July 2, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Franklin, IA; Hamilton, IA; Hardin, IA – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Franklin, IA; Hamilton, IA; Hardin, IA
Effective 7/2/2026, 5:15:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/2/2026, 6:00:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 5:15PM CDT until July 2 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

SVRDMX

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northern Hardin County in central Iowa…
Southwestern Franklin County in north central Iowa…
Northeastern Hamilton County in central Iowa…

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 514 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Williams, or
13 miles east of Webster City, moving east at 35 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…
Iowa Falls, Eldora, Alden, Williams, Buckeye, Owasa, Iowa Falls
Municipal Airport, and Pine Lake State Park.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 136 and 151.

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.