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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:02 AM Jun. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Wright County in north central Iowa... Northern Franklin County in north central Iowa... Eastern Hancock County in north central Iowa... Cerro Gordo County in north central Iowa... * Until 445 AM CDT. * At 401 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hanlontown to Thornton to near Elm Lake, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Mason City, Hampton, Forest City, Garner, Belmond, Nora Springs, Sheffield, Rockwell, Clear Lake, Mason City Municipal Airport, Ventura, Kanawha, Klemme, Latimer, Thornton, Fertile, Coulter, Meservey, Alexander, and Swaledale. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 166 and 202. 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...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Heat Advisory
Issued: 8:21 AM Jun. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central into east central Iowa. * WHEN...From noon Saturday 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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