⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Appanoose, IA; Davis, IA; Lucas, IA; Mahaska, IA; Monroe, IA; Wapello, IA – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 3:25AM CDT until July 4 at 4:15AM 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…
Eastern Lucas County in south central Iowa…
Monroe County in south central Iowa…
Northern Davis County in southeastern Iowa…
Wapello County in southeastern Iowa…
Southeastern Mahaska County in south central Iowa…
Northeastern Appanoose County in south central Iowa…

* Until 415 AM CDT.

* At 325 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Fremont to Chillicothe to Albia Municipal Airport to
5 miles east of Melrose, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include…
Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Albia, Eddyville, Ottumwa Industrial Airport,
Eldon, Fremont, Agency, University Park, Blakesburg, Kirkville,
Floris, Melrose, Chillicothe, Albia Municipal Airport, and
Oskaloosa 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.