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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1050 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024
 

IAZ046-047-058>060-071>073-082-083-070430-
Boone IA-Guthrie IA-Greene IA-Clarke IA-Adair IA-Polk IA-Union IA-
Madison IA-Dallas IA-Warren IA-
1050 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN POLK...SOUTHEASTERN
GREENE...MADISON...NORTHERN UNION...EASTERN GUTHRIE...SOUTHERN
BOONE...NORTHWESTERN CLARKE...DALLAS...EASTERN ADAIR AND WESTERN
WARREN COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM CDT...

At 1049 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles south of Jefferson to 4 miles northeast
of Stuart to 4 miles south of Creston. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive,
Waukee, Boone, Norwalk, Grimes, Creston, Perry, Winterset, Osceola,
Adel, Windsor Heights, Polk City, Saylorville, Madrid, and Ogden.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 35 and 72.
 Interstate 80 between mile markers 93 and 136.
 Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 8.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for central, south
central, southwestern and west central Iowa.

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LAT...LON 4097 9446 4151 9433 4195 9444 4211 9375
      4194 9370 4186 9370 4186 9367 4163 9360
      4104 9376
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 258DEG 33KT 4190 9435 4153 9425 4099 9436 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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