July 3, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Jasper, IA; Marshall, IA; Polk, IA; Story, IA – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Jasper, IA; Marshall, IA; Polk, IA; Story, IA
Effective 7/2/2026, 10:26:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/2/2026, 11:15:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 10:26PM CDT until July 2 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

SVRDMX

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Polk County in central Iowa…
Southeastern Story County in central Iowa…
Southwestern Marshall County in central Iowa…
Northwestern Jasper County in central Iowa…

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1025 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mingo, or 13
miles northeast of Altoona, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Baxter, Melbourne, Rhodes, Mingo, and Valeria.

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.