⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Jasper, IA; Polk, IA – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 4:17PM CDT until July 2 at 5:15PM 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…
Central Polk County in central Iowa…
West central Jasper County in central Iowa…

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 417 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Drake Stadium
And Knapp Center, or near Des Moines, moving northeast 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…
Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive,
Altoona, Pleasant Hill, Windsor Heights, Bondurant, Polk City,
Saylorville, Mitchellville, Southridge Mall, Adventureland
Amusement Park, Merle Hay Mall, Iowa Events Center, Prairie
Meadows, Iowa State Fairgrounds, and Principal Park.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 35 between mile markers 70 and 72, and between mile
markers 87 and 100.
Interstate 80 between mile markers 130 and 150.
Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.

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.