⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Boone, IA; Dallas, IA; Polk, IA; Story, IA – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 5:16PM CDT until July 2 at 6:00PM 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…
Northwestern Polk County in central Iowa…
Southwestern Story County in central Iowa…
Southeastern Boone County in central Iowa…
Northeastern Dallas County in central Iowa…

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 516 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Granger, or 8
miles northwest of Grimes, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Polk City, Huxley, Madrid, Slater, Granger, Woodward, Big Creek
Lake, Saylorville Lake, Cambridge, Alleman, Sheldahl, Kelley,
Luther, and Big Creek State Park.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 101 and 105.

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.