Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 06/17/2026 06:21

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 17 at 8:21AM CDT until June 17 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 17, 2026 - 6:21am
Expires: 
June 17, 2026 - 9:00am
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 339 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA GRUNDY HAMILTON HARDIN JASPER MARSHALL POLK POWESHIEK STORY TAMA IN NORTHEAST IOWA BLACK HAWK IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA APPANOOSE CLARKE LUCAS MAHASKA MARION MONROE WARREN WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DAVIS WAPELLO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ALBIA, ALLERTON, AMES, BLOOMFIELD, CARLISLE, CEDAR FALLS, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CONRAD, CORYDON, DES MOINES, DIKE, DYSART, ELDORA, GLADBROOK, GRINNELL, GRUNDY CENTER, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, IOWA FALLS, KNOXVILLE, MARSHALLTOWN, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PELLA, REINBECK, SEYMOUR, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER, WATERLOO, WEBSTER CITY, AND WELLSBURG. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE.
Area Description: 
Appanoose, IA; Black Hawk, IA; Clarke, IA; Davis, IA; Grundy, IA; Hamilton, IA; Hardin, IA; Jasper, IA; Lucas, IA; Mahaska, IA; Marion, IA; Marshall, IA; Monroe, IA; Polk, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Story, IA; Tama, IA; Wapello, IA; Warren, IA; Wayne, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov