Expires:202410302000;Remove:202410302000;177248 WWUS83 KDMX 301927 SPSDMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 227 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024 IAZ048>050-061-302000- Story IA-Tama IA-Jasper IA-Marshall IA- 227 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN STORY...MARSHALL...WEST CENTRAL TAMA AND NORTH CENTRAL JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM CDT... At 226 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles north of Baxter, or 13 miles southwest of Marshalltown, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Marshalltown, State Center, Baxter, Gladbrook, Melbourne, Albion, Rhodes, Liscomb, Haverhill, Green Mountain, Marshalltown Municipal Airport, and Union Grove State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for central Iowa. && LAT...LON 4215 9264 4181 9313 4193 9330 4221 9297 4221 9277 4227 9276 TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 223DEG 48KT 4192 9312 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Jimenez