⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Winnebago; Worth; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Wright; Franklin – Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 4 at 4:20AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

At 419 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles northeast of Union Slogh to 9 miles
west of Britt to 4 miles northeast of Dakota City. Movement was east
at 50 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph. The Algona Airport recently
recorded a 35 mph wind gust with a personal weather station
north of Algona recording a 46 mph wind gust.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Mason City, Hampton, Forest City, Garner, Clarion, Northwood,
Belmond, Lake Mills, Britt, Nora Springs, Manly, Sheffield, Rockwell,
Emmons, Elm Lake, Clear Lake, Eagle Lake, Mason City Municipal
Airport, Rice Lake, and Ventura.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 164 and 218.

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.