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Strong Winds with fast moving Thunderstorms in Central Iowa

AT 202 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF AMES TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AMES TO 24 MILES WEST OF DES MOINES TO 46 MILES WEST OF INDIANOLA…MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH…BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS…ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
BOONE AIRPORT… WAUKEE… VAN METER…
MADRID… LUTHER… GRANGER…
BOONE… SAYLORVILLE LAKE… SHELDAHL…
POLK CITY… GRIMES… CLIVE…
WINTERSET… WINDSOR HEIGHTS… WEST DES MOINES…

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN…AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.