| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Grundy, IA; Hardin, IA |
| Effective | 7/20/2026, 5:44:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/20/2026, 6:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 5:44PM CDT until July 20 at 6:15PM 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…
Central Hardin County in central Iowa…
Southwestern Grundy County in central Iowa…
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 544 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hubbard, or 9
miles west of Eldora, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Eldora, Hubbard, Union, Steamboat Rock, New Providence, Whitten,
Buckeye, Owasa, Pine Lake State Park, and Eldora Municipal Airport.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central Iowa.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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