| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Harrison, IA; Pottawattamie, IA; Shelby, IA |
| Effective | 7/8/2026, 9:42:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/8/2026, 10:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 9:42PM CDT until July 8 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Details
SVROAX
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Pottawattamie County in southwestern Iowa…
Southeastern Harrison County in southwestern Iowa…
Southern Shelby County in southwestern Iowa…
* Until 1045 PM CDT.
* At 942 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles east of Persia to near Shelby, moving east
at 25 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Avoca around 950 PM CDT.
Walnut around 1000 PM CDT.
This includes Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 29 and 48.
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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