⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Emmet, IA; Palo Alto, IA – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 7:20PM CDT until August 18 at 8:00PM 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…
Southwestern Emmet County in northwestern Iowa…
Northwestern Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa…

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 720 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Terril, or 5
miles southwest of Estherville, moving southeast 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…
Estherville, High Lake, Lost Island Lake, Ingham Lake, Five Island
Lake, Graettinger, Ruthven, Wallingford, Wolden County Park, Fort
Defiance State Park, and Lost Island Lake State Park.

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.