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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 11:07PM CDT until July 2 at 11:30PM 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…
Northwestern Polk County in central Iowa…

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1107 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Polk City,
or 7 miles north of Johnston, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Public. A personal weather station reported a 60 mph wind
gust at at 11:02pm near Big Creek.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Ankeny, Polk City, Granger, Saylorville Lake, Big Creek Lake,
Elkhart, Alleman, and Big Creek State Park.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 92 and 101.

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.