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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
836 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

IAC153-190145-
/O.CAN.KDMX.SV.W.0179.000000T0000Z-260519T0200Z/
Polk IA-
836 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 4171 9310 4198 9330 4216 9303 4191 9276
      4186 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 236DEG 36KT 4188 9302 

$$

IAC099-127-169-190200-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0179.000000T0000Z-260519T0200Z/
Story IA-Marshall IA-Jasper IA-
836 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL STORY...MARSHALL AND NORTH CENTRAL JASPER
COUNTIES...

At 835 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Laurel, or 12
miles southwest of Marshalltown, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Marshalltown, State Center, Baxter, Melbourne, Gilman, Albion,
Rhodes, Laurel, Haverhill, and Ferguson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4171 9310 4198 9330 4216 9303 4191 9276
      4186 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 236DEG 36KT 4188 9302 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Donavon