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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 4:34AM CDT until August 9 at 5:00AM 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…
Western Emmet County in northwestern Iowa…

* Until 500 AM CDT.

* At 434 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Terril, or 10
miles southwest of Estherville, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Estherville, Swan Lake, Wallingford, Gruver, Fort Defiance State
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.