| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Emmet; Kossuth |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 5:56:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 6:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 5:56AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
At 556 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Iowa Lake, or 13 miles southeast of Fairmont, moving
northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Iowa Lake, Swea City, Lakota, and Ledyard.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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