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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 28, 2026Cerro Gordo County, Worth County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2026, 8:36 AM CDT for Cerro Gordo County, Worth County, Iowa. It was in force for 39 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 28, 2026, 8:36 AM CDT (13:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2026, 9:15 AM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cerro Gordo County, IA, Worth County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 28, 4:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 6:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXEmmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto42 min
Jun 28, 7:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXEmmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas and 1 more44 min
Jun 28, 7:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth and 1 more48 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

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.