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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
646 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Decatur County in south central Iowa...
  Ringgold County in south central Iowa...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 645 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Benton, or
  near Mount Ayr, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf 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, Diagonal, Kellerton, Redding, Benton, Maloy, Delphos,
  and Mt Ayr Municipal Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
Iowa.

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LAT...LON 4082 9437 4079 9393 4057 9401 4057 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 287DEG 17KT 4072 9432

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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Ansorge