⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Decatur, IA; Wayne, IA – Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 5:41AM CDT until August 5 at 6:30AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

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The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Decatur County in south central Iowa…
Western Wayne County in south central Iowa…

* Until 630 AM CDT.

* At 540 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Le Roy to 4 miles southwest of Garden Grove to near
Leon, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. A personal
weather station north of Leon recently reported a 56 mph
wind gust.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Leon, Corydon, Lamoni, Allerton, Humeston, Lineville, Garden Grove,
Davis City, Decatur, Clio, Pleasanton, Millerton, South Lineville,
Le Roy, Nine Eagles State Park, and Lamoni Municipal Airport.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 1 and 15.

Instructions

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

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.