| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Cass; Adair; Adams; Union; Clarke; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur |
| Effective | 8/16/2026, 7:55:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/16/2026, 9:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 7:55AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
An area of showers and thunderstorms is moving slowly from
southwestern into south central Iowa this morning. As it does so,
wind gusts of 40 to 50 MPH will occur at times, mainly near and
south of Highway 34.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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