| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Boone, IA; Polk, IA; Story, IA |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 5:58:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 6:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 5:58PM CDT until July 2 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
North central Polk County in central Iowa…
Southwestern Story County in central Iowa…
Southeastern Boone County in central Iowa…
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 558 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Huxley, or 7
miles south of Ames, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Ames, Nevada, Huxley, Slater, Iowa State Center, Cambridge,
Alleman, Sheldahl, Kelley, and Ames Municipal Airport.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 98 and 118.
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.
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