⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Polk; Jasper; Warren; Marion – Friday, July 3, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 7:38AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

At 738 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles northeast of Prairie City to 5 miles
northeast of Pleasantville to 7 miles northwest of Melcher-Dallas.
Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and additional rainfall up to one
inch.

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…
Pella, Knoxville, Monroe, Pleasantville, Prairie City, Knoxville
Raceway, Lake Red Rock, Hartford, Runnells, Reasnor, Swan,
Sandyville, Knoxville Municipal Airport, and Elk Rock State Park.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.