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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
244 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

The National Weather Service in Des Moines  has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Pocahontas County in northwestern Iowa...
  Southwestern Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 243 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fonda, or 9
  miles southwest of Pocahontas, moving northwest at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. This is a left moving supercell. 

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Pocahontas, Laurens, Rush Lake, Silver Lake, Fonda, and Varina.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Iowa.

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LAT...LON 4264 9462 4256 9484 4256 9488 4260 9492
      4306 9491
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 149DEG 31KT 4264 9479 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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