| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Boone, IA |
| Effective | 7/20/2026, 6:21:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/20/2026, 7:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 6:21PM CDT until July 20 at 7:15PM 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…
Boone County in central Iowa…
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 621 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Boxholm, or
12 miles northwest of Boone, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Boone, Ogden, Boone Speedway, Boxholm, Pilot Mound, Luther, Fraser,
Boone Municipal Airport, and Ledges State Park.
Instructions
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and
west central Iowa.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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