⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Polk, IA; Warren, IA – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 2:15AM CDT until July 4 at 3:00AM 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 Polk County in central Iowa…
Northern Warren County in south central Iowa…

* Until 300 AM CDT.

* At 214 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Southridge
Mall, or 6 miles southeast of Des Moines, moving southeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Trained weather spotters.reported a 58 mph wind gust at
the Des Moines Airport at 214 am.

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

* Locations impacted include…
Des Moines, West Des Moines, Indianola, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill,
Carlisle, Southridge Mall, Des Moines Int’l Airport, Hartford,
Ackworth, Spring Hill, and Sandyville.

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.