| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Cass; Adair; Madison |
| Effective | 9/15/2026, 1:28:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/15/2026, 2:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 15 at 1:28AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
At 126 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles southwest of Guthrie Center, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and heavy rainfall of one to two
inches.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Ponding of water on roadways, low
visibilities, and rises in small streams and creeks.
Locations impacted include…
Atlantic, Audubon, Guthrie Center, Stuart, Earlham, Panora, Lake
Panorama, Anita, Exira, Redfield, Adair, Elk Horn, Dexter, Casey,
Diamondhead Lake, Menlo, Kimballton, Linden, Brayton, and Marne.
This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 50 and 105.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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