⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Emmet, IA – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 4:58AM CDT until August 9 at 5:45AM 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…
Emmet County in northwestern Iowa…

* Until 545 AM CDT.

* At 457 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wallingford,
or 6 miles southeast of Estherville, moving northeast at 15 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…
Estherville, Okamanpedan Lake, Iowa Lake, Swan Lake, Ingham Lake,
High Lake, Armstrong, Wallingford, Gruver, Dolliver, Fort Defiance
State Park, Okamanpedan State Park, Wolden County Park, and
Estherville Municipal Airport.

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.