⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Emmet, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA – Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 30 at 2:40AM CDT until June 30 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

SVRDMX

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Emmet County in northwestern Iowa…
Northern Kossuth County in north central Iowa…
Northern Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa…

* Until 330 AM CDT.

* At 237 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Terril, or 6
miles southeast of Spirit Lake, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Public. This storm is producing wind gusts of 65 to 70
mph upstream.

IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Estherville, Swan Lake, Ingham Lake, High Lake, Lost Island Lake,
Okamanpedan Lake, Iowa Lake, Five Island Lake, Armstrong,
Graettinger, Ruthven, Bancroft, Swea City, Ringsted, Fenton,
Lakota, Wallingford, Ledyard, Gruver, and Dolliver.

Instructions

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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