⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Dallas, IA; Madison, IA; Marion, IA; Polk, IA; Warren, IA – Thursday, October 8, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 8 at 10:34PM CDT until October 8 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…
Southern Polk County in central Iowa…
Northeastern Madison County in south central Iowa…
Northwestern Marion County in south central Iowa…
Southeastern Dallas County in central Iowa…
Warren County in south central Iowa…

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1033 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Badger Creek
State Park, or 5 miles southwest of West Des Moines, moving
southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include…
Des Moines, West Des Moines, Clive, Indianola, Norwalk, Windsor
Heights, Carlisle, Pleasantville, Southridge Mall, Jordan Creek
Town Center, Des Moines Int’l Airport, Valley West Mall, Milo,
Hartford, Martensdale, Cumming, St. Marys, Ackworth, Swan, and
Spring Hill.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 35 between mile markers 54 and 72.
Interstate 80 between mile markers 121 and 125.
Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 4.

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.