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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 29, 2025Carroll County, Crawford County, Sac County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2025, 4:50 AM CDT for Carroll County, Crawford County, Sac County, Iowa. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 29, 2025, 4:50 AM CDT (09:50 UTC)
Expired: Jun 29, 2025, 5:45 AM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Carroll County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Sac County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 29, 2:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 2:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 3:54 AM CDT, 56 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
354 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-300900-
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-
Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-
Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-
Poweshiek-Cass-Adair-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-
Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Appanoose-Davis-
354 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight

There will be thunderstorm chances today, including this morning
over at least parts of western Iowa. Gusty winds are the main
hazards this morning. Later this afternoon into this evening,
depending on how the morning storms pass through the state,
damaging wind gusts and locally heavy rainfall will be possible.
Large hail and funnel clouds cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Storm chances will return to the forecast mid to late this week
with any severe risk better assessed in the coming days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible today into this evening.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 29, 10:58 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Decatur	4 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2025 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2025

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.