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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 5, 2026Marion County, Warren County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2026, 9:33 PM CDT for Marion County, Warren County, Iowa. It was in force for 42 min. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 5, 2026, 9:33 PM CDT (02:33 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2026, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Marion County, IA, Warren County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 5, 9:45 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	2 Nw Sandyville, IA	Received video of funnel cloud from social media.
Jun 5, 9:53 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	2 N Sandyville, IA	Received phone call reporting funnel cloud and rotation.
Jun 5, 9:55 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Pleasantville, IA	Received phone call from trained spotter reporting quarter sized hail falling in Pleasantville.
Jun 5, 9:59 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 N Sandyville, IA	Received phone call of tree branches down north of Sandyville.
Jun 5, 10:00 PM CDT	HAIL 2	Pleasantville, IA	Delayed report - relayed from broadcast media. Time estimated from radar.
Jun 5, 10:02 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Pleasantville, IA	Received photo from media of golf ball sized hail.
Jun 5, 10:02 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Pleasantville, IA	Received phone call from trained spotter reporting golf ball sized hail in Pleasantville.
Jun 5, 10:11 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 63	2 E Sandyville, IA	Received text message from trained spotter of 63mph gust on PWS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 243 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1742 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1025 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 5.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

206 
WFUS53 KDMX 060233
TORDMX
IAC125-181-060315-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0053.260606T0233Z-260606T0315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
933 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Marion County in south central Iowa...
  Northeastern Warren County in south central Iowa...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 932 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Ackworth, or 7 miles east of Indianola, moving
  southeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Sandyville around 940 PM CDT.
  Pleasantville around 1005 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Sandyville and Hartford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4141 9348 4146 9342 4139 9325 4129 9341
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 311DEG 9KT 4140 9343 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

Fowle

2 follow-up statements

438 
WWUS53 KDMX 060245
SVSDMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
945 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

IAC125-181-060315-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260606T0315Z/
Marion IA-Warren IA-
945 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MARION AND EAST CENTRAL WARREN COUNTIES...

At 944 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Sandyville, or 10 miles east of Indianola, moving
east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Pleasantville around 950 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Sandyville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4141 9344 4144 9340 4139 9325 4131 9338
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 284DEG 13KT 4140 9336 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

Fowle

699 
WWUS53 KDMX 060256
SVSDMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
956 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

IAC125-181-060315-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260606T0315Z/
Marion IA-Warren IA-
956 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MARION AND EAST CENTRAL WARREN COUNTIES...

At 956 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sandyville, or 11 miles east of Indianola, moving
east at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Pleasantville around 1000 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4142 9341 4144 9339 4139 9325 4134 9333
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 258DEG 5KT 4142 9336 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

Fowle

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 9:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DMX	Marion	30 min
Jun 5, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Marion, Warren	48 min
Jun 5, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Madison, Union	64 min
Jun 5, 9:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Clarke, Madison, Union	29 min
Jun 5, 9:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Cass	46 min
Jun 5, 10:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Marion, Warren	45 min
Jun 5, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Marion, Warren	57 min
Jun 5, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Cass	64 min
Jun 5, 10:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Marion, Warren	4 hr
Jun 5, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Cass	67 min
Jun 5, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Marion	61 min
Jun 5, 11:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Clarke, Madison, Union	32 min
Jun 5, 11:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Cass	20 min
Jun 5, 11:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Cass, Clarke, Madison, Union	4 hr
Jun 5, 11:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe	65 min
Jun 5, 11:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Cass	47 min
Jun 5, 11:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Cass, Union	67 min
Jun 5, 11:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	DMX	Marion	3 hr
Jun 5, 11:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Lucas, Marion, Warren	55 min
Jun 6, 12:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Wapello	59 min
Jun 6, 12:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne	78 min
Jun 6, 1:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Wayne	5 hr
Jun 6, 12:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DMX	Marion	20 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.