⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Calhoun, IA; Pocahontas, IA; Sac, IA – Friday, October 9, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 9 at 12:06AM CDT until October 9 at 12:45AM 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…
Southwestern Pocahontas County in northwestern Iowa…
Northeastern Sac County in west central Iowa…
Northwestern Calhoun County in west central Iowa…

* Until 1245 AM CDT.

* At 1206 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Newell, or 9
miles east of Storm Lake, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include…
Sac City, Pomeroy, Fonda, Lytton, Nemaha, and Varina.

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.