Warning Vector

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

NWS Des Moines IA ยท US

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Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued September 19 At 6:52PM CDT Until September 19 At 7:30PM CDT By NWS Des Moines IA

Event
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Observed
Response
Shelter

Description

Overview

SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Decatur County in south central Iowa... Southeastern Ringgold County in south central Iowa... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 652 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mt Ayr Municipal Airport, or over Mount Ayr, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Hazard

60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted

Mount Ayr, Lamoni, Sun Valley Lake, Kellerton, Grand River, Ellston, Benton, Delphos, Beaconsfield, Mt Ayr Municipal Airport, and Lamoni Municipal Airport. This includes Interstate 35 near mile marker 6.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Affected areas

  • Decatur County, IA
  • Ringgold County, IA

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Des Moines IA

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~39s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2Y1C5MMV5HG375RJB3YD1YH
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.91b810468b8cf4d210b68fb00a47dcc976caf99f.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Des Moines IA
AWIPS ID
CAPDMX
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.10426
WMO heading
XOUS53
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
53

Event codes

NameValue
SAMESVR
NationalWeatherServiceSVW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierSVRDMX
WMOidentifierWUUS53 KDMX 192352
eventMotionDescription2026-09-19T23:52:00-00:00...storm...245DEG...16KT...40.69,-94.22
windThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxWindGust60 MPH
hailThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxHailSize0.88
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0341.260919T2352Z-260920T0030Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-19T19:30:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Decatur County, IA
  • Ringgold County, IA
NameValue
SAME019053
SAME019159
UGCIAC053
UGCIAC159
Polygons
40.58,-94.32 40.72,-94.39 40.9,-94.0 40.64,-93.86 40.58,-94.32