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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2026, 6:03 PM CDT for Dallas County, Polk County, Story County, Iowa. It was in force for 27 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
- Mar 30, 2026, 6:03 PM CDT (23:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2026, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dallas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Story County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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 Mar 30, 3:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 3:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 4:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Des Moines IA 408 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-312115- 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- 408 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa. .DAY ONE...Tonight Elevated fire weather conditions will diminish into this evening. There is a Marginal (level 1 of 5) risk of severe storms tonight in central to eastern Iowa. Large hail and damaging wind gusts are the main hazards. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday There is a Marginal (level 1 of 5) risk of a few severe storms over portions of southern and eastern Iowa Tuesday afternoon and evening. Additional precipitation chances exist through the remainder of the week and into next weekend. While a wintry mix is possible over northern Iowa Wednesday night into early Thursday, there will also be additional severe weather potential in portions of the state with these risks being better determined in the coming days. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed tonight and Tuesday. Ansorge
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 30, 1:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
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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.