⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Palo Alto, IA; Pocahontas, IA – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 12:45PM CDT until July 4 at 1:15PM 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…
North central Pocahontas County in northwestern Iowa…
Southern Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa…

* Until 115 PM CDT.

* At 1244 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Curlew, or 6
miles southwest of Emmetsburg, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Emmetsburg, Silver Lake, Five Island Lake, Mallard, Ayrshire,
Curlew, Rodman, and Emmetsburg Municipal Airport.

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.