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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
204 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

IAZ005-015-016-024-025-035-180730-
Humboldt IA-Palo Alto IA-Wright IA-Kossuth IA-Webster IA-Hancock IA-
204 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN WEBSTER...WESTERN
WRIGHT...KOSSUTH...HUMBOLDT...SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN
PALO ALTO COUNTIES THROUGH 230 AM CDT...

At 204 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles east of Five Island Lake to 11 miles
north of Humboldt to 7 miles northwest of Fort Dodge Regional
Airport. Movement was northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Wesley, Hutchins, Corwith, Stinson Prairie State Park, Whittemore,
Humboldt, Ottosen, Clare, St. Joseph, Goldfield, Thor, West Bend, St.
Benedict, Fort Dodge Regional Airport, Bradgate, Lu Verne, Barnum,
Vincent, Sexton, and Livermore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4307 9385 4262 9387 4247 9443 4291 9444
      4291 9448 4304 9459 4338 9412
TIME...MOT...LOC 0704Z 239DEG 45KT 4310 9448 4288 9429 4261 9431

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Dodson