| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Black Hawk, IA; Bremer, IA |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 1:29:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 2:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 1:29PM CDT until July 2 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Black Hawk County in northeastern Iowa…
Southeastern Bremer County in northeastern Iowa…
* Until 215 PM CDT.
* At 129 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Readlyn, or
12 miles east of Waverly, moving northeast at 35 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…
Sumner, Denver, and Readlyn.
Instructions
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
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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