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City of Waukee
Tuesday May 7th, 2024 :: 06:33 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:00PM Tuesday

SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Polk County in central Iowa... Southwestern Story County in central Iowa... Northeastern Dallas County in central Iowa...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 632 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ankeny, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. Personal weather stations have observed wind gusts up to around 55 mph near Dallas Center. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive, Altoona, Waukee, Grimes, Windsor Heights, Bondurant, Polk City, Huxley, Saylorville, Mitchellville, Slater, Granger, Jordan Creek Town Center, Saylorville Lake, and Adventureland Amusement Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 near mile marker 72, and between mile markers 87 and 107. Interstate 80 between mile markers 120 and 149. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 4, and between mile markers 13 and 14.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DALLAS, IA ... POLK, IA ... STORY, IA

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
City of Waukee
230 W. Hickman Rd
Waukee, IA 50263

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 515-978-7979

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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