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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 244, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 17, 2025, 5:03 PM CDT for Decatur County, Wayne County, Iowa. It was in force for 16 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
- Sep 17, 2025, 5:03 PM CDT (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2025, 5:19 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Decatur County, IA, Wayne County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster | 48 min |
| Sep 16, 8:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Webster | 3 hr |
| Sep 16, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Webster | 21 min |
| Sep 17, 1:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Guthrie | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Decatur | 29 min |
| Sep 17, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Clarke | 31 min |
| Sep 17, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold | 50 min |
| Sep 17, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke | 26 min |
| Sep 17, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Decatur, Wayne | 36 min |
| Sep 17, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Warren, Wayne | 35 min |
| Sep 17, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marion, Warren | 21 min |
Nearby
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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.