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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:19 AM Jun. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Story County in central Iowa... Marshall County in central Iowa... Hardin County in central Iowa... Southwestern Black Hawk County in northeastern Iowa... Tama County in central Iowa... Grundy County in central Iowa... Southeastern Hamilton County in central Iowa... * Until 615 AM CDT. * At 517 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Holland to near Whitten to near Jewell Junction, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Personal weather stations reported wind gusts between 50 and 70 mph. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ames, Marshalltown, Nevada, Eldora, Grundy Center, Toledo, Story City, Tama, Traer, Reinbeck, State Center, Dysart, Roland, Jewell Junction, Conrad, Meskwaki Casino, Gladbrook, Le Grand, Maxwell, and Colo. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 114 and 139. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...OBSERVED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Heat Advisory
Issued: 8:21 AM Jun. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 106 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, northern and southern Iowa. * WHEN...From noon today to 9 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. &&
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