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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
622 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Union County in south central Iowa...
  Western Ringgold County in south central Iowa...
  Taylor County in southwestern Iowa...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 622 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bedford,
  moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Mount Ayr, Bedford, Lenox, Clearfield, Diagonal, Blockton, Gravity,
  Sharpsburg, Redding, Conway, Benton, Maloy, Delphos, Athelstan,
  Lake Of Three Fires State Park, and Bedford Municipal Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and southwestern Iowa.

&&

LAT...LON 4057 9479 4081 9486 4090 9455 4090 9448
      4093 9447 4096 9435 4057 9419
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 255DEG 30KT 4066 9472 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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