⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Emmet, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 5:17AM CDT until August 9 at 6:00AM 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…
Southeastern Emmet County in northwestern Iowa…
Northwestern Kossuth County in north central Iowa…
Northeastern Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa…

* Until 600 AM CDT.

* At 516 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fenton, or 14
miles northeast of Emmetsburg, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include…
Union Slogh, Bancroft, Swea City, Burt, Ringsted, Fenton, and Lone
Rock.

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.