Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jasper, IA; Marshall, IA; Polk, IA +1 more
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What is happening
At 700 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles northwest of Colo to near Baxter to Des Moines, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Des Moines, Ames, West...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Bulletin details
At 700 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles northwest of Colo to near Baxter to Des Moines, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Des Moines, Ames, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive, Altoona, Pleasant Hill, Nevada, Windsor Heights, Carlisle, Bondurant, Polk City, Huxley, Saylorville, Mitchellville, Colfax, Slater, and State Center. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 68 and 70, and between mile markers 87 and 121. Interstate 80 between mile markers 130 and 160. Interstate 235 between mile markers 2 and 14.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 7:00AM CDT until August 13 at 7:15AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 6:27AM CDT until August 13 at 7:15AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Des Moines IA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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