| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Cerro Gordo, IA; Hancock, IA; Humboldt, IA; Kossuth, IA; Wright, IA |
| Effective | 7/20/2026, 2:46:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/20/2026, 3:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 2:46PM CDT until July 20 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northern Wright County in north central Iowa…
Southern Kossuth County in north central Iowa…
Eastern Humboldt County in north central Iowa…
Hancock County in north central Iowa…
Southwestern Cerro Gordo County in north central Iowa…
* Until 330 PM CDT.
* At 245 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of
Titonka, or 10 miles northeast of Algona, moving southeast at 50
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…
Algona, Garner, Belmond, Britt, Eagle Lake, Union Slogh, Bancroft,
Kanawha, Goldfield, Burt, Klemme, Titonka, Thornton, Wesley,
Livermore, Corwith, Fenton, Lu Verne, Meservey, and Renwick.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 180 and 183.
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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