Hail Map for Havelock, IA

Hail and Wind Damage Spotted near Havelock, IA

Date / Time	Report Details
8/29/2024 5:28 PM CDT	The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however, additional thunderstorms are still affecting the area and gusty winds and heavy rain remain possible. to report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. they will relay your report to the national weather service des moines.
8/29/2024 5:06 PM CDT	At 506 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over odebolt, or 12 miles east of ida grove, moving northeast at 40 mph. while the clusters of thunderstorms that prompted the warning have moved into sac county, additional strong storms also continue to move into crawford county from the southwest (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, denison, sac city, pocahontas, laurens, lake view, dunlap, odebolt, black hawk lake, schleswig, wall lake, schaller, fonda, rolfe, early, dow city, charter oak, vail, lytton, kiron, and deloit.
8/29/2024 4:43 PM CDT	Svrdmx the national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, pocahontas county in northwestern iowa, sac county in west central iowa, northwestern calhoun county in west central iowa, crawford county in west central iowa, * until 530 pm cdt. * at 442 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over schleswig, or 10 miles northwest of denison, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
5/24/2024 4:36 AM CDT	At 436 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near wallingford, or 7 miles south of estherville, moving north at 65 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, estherville, emmetsburg, pocahontas, swan lake, five island lake, ingham lake, high lake, lost island lake, okamanpedan lake, silver lake, rush lake, armstrong, graettinger, ruthven, mallard, wallingford, ayrshire, havelock, gruver, and dolliver.
5/24/2024 4:18 AM CDT	Svrdmx the national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, emmet county in northwestern iowa, western pocahontas county in northwestern iowa, palo alto county in northwestern iowa, * until 500 am cdt. * at 418 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over silver lake, or 12 miles southwest of emmetsburg, moving north at 65 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
5/20/2024 11:26 PM CDT	The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however, heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight cdt for north central and northwestern iowa.
5/20/2024 11:20 PM CDT	At 1119 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of laurens, or 8 miles west of pocahontas, moving east at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail and winds up to 40mph. Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include, pocahontas, laurens, rolfe, mallard, havelock, plover, and pocahontas municipal airport.
5/20/2024 11:02 PM CDT	Svrdmx the national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, northern pocahontas county in northwestern iowa, south central palo alto county in northwestern iowa, * until 1130 pm cdt. * at 1102 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over albert city, or 11 miles west of pocahontas, moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. damage to vehicles is expected
5/20/2024 9:16 PM CDT	The warning has expired. however, large hail is still possible with this thunderstorm. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight cdt for northwestern iowa. remember, a severe thunderstorm warning still remains in effect for palo alto, pocahontas, humboldt, and kossuth counties.
5/20/2024 9:13 PM CDT	Svrdmx the national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, northern pocahontas county in northwestern iowa, southwestern kossuth county in north central iowa, northwestern humboldt county in north central iowa, southern palo alto county in northwestern iowa, * until 1000 pm cdt. * at 913 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over mallard, or 12 miles south of emmetsburg, moving east at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
5/20/2024 9:05 PM CDT	At 904 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near curlew, or 13 miles southwest of emmetsburg, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 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, laurens, silver lake, rush lake, mallard, ayrshire, havelock, plover, and curlew.
5/20/2024 8:54 PM CDT	At 852 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over rush lake, or 14 miles southwest of emmetsburg, moving east at 25 mph. this is a destructive storm for palo alto and pocahontas counties (trained weather spotters reported baseball sized hail near royal). Hazards include baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. Locations impacted include, pocahontas, laurens, silver lake, rush lake, mallard, ayrshire, havelock, plover, curlew, and pocahontas municipal airport.
5/20/2024 8:41 PM CDT	At 840 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over rush lake, or 16 miles southwest of emmetsburg, moving southeast at 25 mph. this is a destructive storm for palo alto and pocahontas counties (trained weather spotters reported baseball sized hail near royal). Hazards include baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. Locations impacted include, emmetsburg, pocahontas, laurens, silver lake, rush lake, mallard, ayrshire, havelock, cylinder, plover, curlew, pocahontas municipal airport, and emmetsburg municipal airport.
5/20/2024 8:25 PM CDT	Svrdmx the national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, northwestern pocahontas county in northwestern iowa, southern palo alto county in northwestern iowa, * until 915 pm cdt. * at 824 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over gillett grove, or 11 miles southeast of spencer in clay county, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
5/6/2024 11:13 PM CDT	The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms. a tornado watch remains in effect until 300 am cdt for central, north central, northwestern and west central iowa.
5/6/2024 10:51 PM CDT	At 1051 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near pocahontas to near rinard to near jefferson, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect considerable tree damage. damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include, jefferson, pocahontas, rockwell city, manson, laurens, gowrie, north twin lake, south twin lake, grand junction, pomeroy, fonda, rolfe, scranton, gilmore city, churdan, callender, farnhamville, lohrville, twin lakes, and rippey.
5/6/2024 10:38 PM CDT	At 1037 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from varina to lake city to 4 miles southwest of scranton, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect considerable tree damage. damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include, jefferson, sac city, pocahontas, rockwell city, lake city, manson, coon rapids, laurens, glidden, gowrie, north twin lake, south twin lake, grand junction, pomeroy, fonda, rolfe, scranton, gilmore city, churdan, and callender.
5/6/2024 10:38 PM CDT	the severe thunderstorm warning has been cancelled and is no longer in effect
5/6/2024 10:14 PM CDT	Svrdmx the national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, greene county in west central iowa, western webster county in central iowa, pocahontas county in northwestern iowa, sac county in west central iowa, calhoun county in west central iowa, western humboldt county in north central iowa, northeastern crawford county in west central iowa, carroll county in west central iowa, * until 1115 pm cdt. * at 1013 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles east of schaller to near arcadia to near gray, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
4/26/2024 8:08 PM CDT	The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however, small hail and gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. a tornado watch remains in effect until midnight cdt for west central iowa.
4/26/2024 7:46 PM CDT	At 745 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near fonda to near lake city to near gray, moving northeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, carroll, sac city, pocahontas, rockwell city, lake city, manson, manning, glidden, lake view, black hawk lake, north twin lake, south twin lake, wall lake, pomeroy, fonda, rolfe, arcadia, breda, callender, and farnhamville.
4/26/2024 7:25 PM CDT	Svrdmx the national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, northwestern greene county in west central iowa, northwestern webster county in central iowa, pocahontas county in northwestern iowa, northwestern audubon county in west central iowa, sac county in west central iowa, calhoun county in west central iowa, eastern crawford county in west central iowa, carroll county in west central iowa, * until 815 pm cdt. * at 725 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near newell to near auburn to manning municipal airport, moving northeast at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
4/16/2024 3:39 PM CDT	At 338 pm cdt, a confirmed tornado was located over rolfe, or 7 miles northeast of pocahontas, moving north at 25 mph (law enforcement confirmed tornado near highway 3 and highway 15 in pocahontas county). Hazards include damaging tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. this tornado will be near, west bend around 400 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include bradgate, pocahontas municipal airport, ottosen, plover, rolfe, havelock, and west bend.
4/16/2024 3:27 PM CDT	At 326 pm cdt, a confirmed tornado was located near rolfe, or 6 miles east of pocahontas, moving north at 30 mph (weather spotters confirmed tornado. this storm has produced intermittent tornadoes). Hazards include damaging tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. this tornado will be near, rolfe around 330 pm cdt. plover around 340 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include bradgate, pocahontas municipal airport, ottosen, plover, rolfe, gilmore city, havelock, and west bend.
4/16/2024 3:11 PM CDT	Tordmx the national weather service in des moines has issued a * tornado warning for, eastern pocahontas county in northwestern iowa, southwestern kossuth county in north central iowa, northwestern humboldt county in north central iowa, southeastern palo alto county in northwestern iowa, * until 400 pm cdt. * at 310 pm cdt, a confirmed tornado was located near palmer, or 8 miles southeast of pocahontas, moving north at 35 mph (weather spotters confirmed tornado. intermittent tornado touchdowns reported by spotters). Hazards include damaging tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. the tornado will be near, rolfe around 320 pm cdt. plover around 330 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include palmer, bradgate, pocahontas municipal airport, ottosen, plover, rolfe, gilmore city, havelock, and west bend.
8/11/2023 8:41 PM CDT	At 841 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near webb, or 18 miles southeast of spencer in clay county, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
8/27/2022 9:35 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northern pocahontas and southwestern palo alto counties will expire at 945 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm.
8/27/2022 9:29 PM CDT	At 929 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over laurens, or 12 miles northwest of pocahontas, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, mallard, ayrshire and curlew. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
8/27/2022 9:06 PM CDT	At 906 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near albert city, or 14 miles northeast of storm lake, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, laurens around 925 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include havelock, rush lake, mallard, ayrshire and curlew. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
8/24/2022 5:37 PM CDT	At 537 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over pocahontas, moving southeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, pocahontas, palmer, havelock and pocahontas municipal airport. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 00 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
8/24/2022 5:23 PM CDT	At 523 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near pocahontas, moving east at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, pocahontas, pocahontas municipal airport, palmer and gilmore city. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 25 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
8/24/2022 5:11 PM CDT	At 510 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near pocahontas, moving southeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe storm will be near, plover around 515 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include pocahontas, rolfe, pocahontas municipal airport, gilmore city and palmer. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 25 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
8/24/2022 5:06 PM CDT	At 506 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near laurens, or 7 miles north of pocahontas, moving southeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, havelock around 510 pm cdt. plover around 515 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include pocahontas, rolfe, pocahontas municipal airport, gilmore city and palmer. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 00 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/23/2022 10:34 PM CDT	At 1034 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest of humboldt, or 11 miles northwest of dakota city, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, pocahontas, dakota city, humboldt, laurens, rolfe, gilmore city, livermore, bode, lu verne, thor, havelock, rutland, bradgate, plover, varina, st. joseph, ottosen, hardy, pocahontas municipal airport and frank a gotch state park. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/23/2022 10:17 PM CDT	At 1017 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of humboldt, or 11 miles west of dakota city, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, pocahontas, dakota city, humboldt, laurens, fonda, rolfe, gilmore city, livermore, bode, lu verne, thor, palmer, havelock, rutland, bradgate, plover, varina, st. joseph, ottosen and hardy. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 0. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/23/2022 9:55 PM CDT	At 955 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near pocahontas, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/5/2022 6:00 PM CDT	At 600 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near five island lake to near pocahontas to 9 miles northwest of north twin lake to 6 miles northeast of sac city, moving east at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, estherville, emmetsburg, sac city, pocahontas, rockwell city, manson, laurens, swan lake, five island lake, ingham lake, iowa lake, north twin lake, high lake, lost island lake, south twin lake, okamanpedan lake, silver lake, rush lake, armstrong and graettinger. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/5/2022 5:31 PM CDT	At 530 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near spencer in clay county to near sioux rapids to storm lake to near galva, moving east at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
5/12/2022 9:06 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for emmet, northern pocahontas, western kossuth, northwestern humboldt and palo alto counties will expire at 915 pm cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight cdt for north central and northwestern iowa.
5/12/2022 8:48 PM CDT	At 848 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near jackson in jackson county to 8 miles east of five island lake to 8 miles north of manson, moving northeast at 70 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ringsted, lone rock, swea city, bode, ottosen, stinson prairie state park and algona municipal airport. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
5/12/2022 8:34 PM CDT	At 833 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from orleans to 10 miles east of rush lake to near south twin lake, moving northeast at 70 mph. this storm is producing a lot of blowing dust and possible gustnadoes (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, rodman and emmetsburg municipal airport around 840 pm cdt. emmetsburg, five island lake, whittemore, cylinder and kearney state park around 845 pm cdt. fenton around 850 pm cdt. other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include rolfe, gilmore city, ringsted, lone rock, rutland, bradgate, swea city, bode, ottosen, stinson prairie state park and algona municipal airport. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
4/12/2022 9:30 PM CDT	At 930 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 miles northwest of humboldt to 8 miles west of coon rapids, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, carroll, pocahontas, rockwell city, dakota city, humboldt, lake city, manson, manning, coon rapids, glidden, north twin lake, south twin lake, pomeroy, fonda, rolfe, scranton, gilmore city, breda, churdan and livermore.
4/12/2022 8:59 PM CDT	At 859 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near laurens to near irwin, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
4/12/2022 7:06 PM CDT	The tornado warning for northwestern pocahontas county will expire at 715 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. a tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 pm cdt for northwestern iowa.
4/12/2022 6:57 PM CDT	At 656 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near laurens, or 7 miles northwest of pocahontas, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern pocahontas county, including the following locations, havelock and plover.
4/12/2022 6:48 PM CDT	At 648 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near albert city, or 9 miles west of pocahontas, moving northeast at 60 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. this dangerous storm will be near, pocahontas and laurens around 655 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include havelock, plover and rolfe.
4/12/2022 5:46 PM CDT	At 545 pm cdt, the leading edge of a cluster of severe thunderstorms was located 8 miles east of pocahontas, moving northeast at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
12/15/2021 6:02 PM CST	At 601 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles north of union slogh to near webster city, moving northeast at 80 mph. these are destructive storms for portions of central and northern iowa (radar indicated). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be heavily damaged. expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. Locations impacted include, fort dodge, boone, algona, emmetsburg, dakota city, humboldt, madrid, ogden, gowrie, swan lake, five island lake, ingham lake, iowa lake, fort dodge regional airport, high lake, okamanpedan lake, boone speedway, armstrong, graettinger and dayton.
12/15/2021 5:48 PM CST	At 547 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles east of five island lake to 10 miles east of gowrie, moving northeast at 80 mph. these are destructive storms for portions of central and northern iowa (radar indicated). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be heavily damaged. expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of greene, emmet, webster, pocahontas, kossuth, eastern calhoun, humboldt, boone and palo alto counties, including the following locations, ayrshire, woodman hollow state park, kearney state park, curlew, whittemore, ottosen, pomeroy, jolley, jefferson municipal airport and swea city.
12/15/2021 5:41 PM CST	At 540 pm cst, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 9 miles northwest of north twin lake, or 9 miles south of pocahontas, moving northeast at 70 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. This dangerous storm will be near, pocahontas around 550 pm cst.
12/15/2021 5:36 PM CST	At 536 pm cst, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles northwest of south twin lake, or 12 miles northwest of rockwell city, moving northeast at 70 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. This dangerous storm will be near, pocahontas around 550 pm cst.
12/15/2021 5:19 PM CST	At 518 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from sioux rapids to near coon rapids, moving northeast at 80 mph. these are destructive storms for portions of central iowa (radar indicated). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be heavily damaged. expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. severe thunderstorms will be near, silver lake and rush lake around 530 pm cst. jefferson around 535 pm cst. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include emmetsburg and five island lake.
7/11/2020 3:57 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for eastern pocahontas, west central humboldt and south central palo alto counties will expire at 400 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however small hail and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 pm cdt for north central and northwestern iowa.
7/11/2020 3:38 PM CDT	At 338 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near pocahontas, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, pocahontas, rolfe, gilmore city, mallard, palmer, havelock, bradgate, plover and pocahontas municipal airport.
7/11/2020 3:20 PM CDT	At 320 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of rush lake, or 13 miles south of emmetsburg, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/9/2020 9:10 AM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern pocahontas county will expire at 915 am cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however heavy rain, small hail, and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
7/9/2020 9:01 AM CDT	At 901 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near pocahontas, moving north at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, pocahontas, laurens, havelock, plover and pocahontas municipal airport.
7/9/2020 8:40 AM CDT	At 840 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near pocahontas, moving north at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, pocahontas, laurens, havelock, plover, varina and pocahontas municipal airport.
7/9/2020 8:23 AM CDT	At 823 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near pocahontas, moving north at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/9/2020 8:57 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern emmet, northern pocahontas and palo alto counties will expire at 900 pm cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however, gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.
6/9/2020 8:48 PM CDT	At 848 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from superior to near emmetsburg to near laurens, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, estherville, emmetsburg, laurens, five island lake, ingham lake, high lake, lost island lake, silver lake, rush lake, swan lake, graettinger, ruthven, rolfe, mallard, wallingford, ayrshire, havelock, cylinder, plover and curlew.
6/9/2020 8:29 PM CDT	At 829 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near spirit lake to silver lake to laurens, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include, estherville, emmetsburg, laurens, five island lake, ingham lake, high lake, lost island lake, silver lake, rush lake, swan lake, graettinger, ruthven, rolfe, mallard, wallingford, ayrshire, havelock, gruver, cylinder and plover.
6/9/2020 8:09 PM CDT	At 808 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from wahpeton to near silver lake to near laurens, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. the spencer airport reported a 63 mph wind gust at 8:03pm. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
6/5/2020 2:23 AM CDT	At 222 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles northeast of dakota city to near odebolt, moving southeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, fort dodge, clarion, sac city, pocahontas, rockwell city, dakota city, humboldt, eagle grove, lake city, manson, lake view, odebolt, black hawk lake, elm lake, north twin lake, fort dodge regional airport, south twin lake, wall lake, west bend and schaller.
6/5/2020 2:02 AM CDT	At 202 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near algona to near galva, moving southeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/5/2020 1:52 AM CDT	At 150 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 miles north of pocahontas to near newell, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, pocahontas, laurens, rush lake, fonda, rolfe, gilmore city, palmer, havelock, plover, varina, pioneer and pocahontas municipal airport.
6/5/2020 1:33 AM CDT	At 133 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of rush lake to near newell, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
10/1/2019 2:38 AM CDT	At 237 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over albert city, or 14 miles northeast of storm lake, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/20/2019 11:12 AM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for pocahontas, kossuth, northern humboldt and southeastern palo alto counties will expire at 1115 am cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and have exited the warned area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 400 pm cdt for north central and northwestern iowa.
7/20/2019 10:41 AM CDT	At 1014 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near iowa lake to 6 miles east of five island lake to near albert city, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated. at 1001am a 64 mph wind gust was reported at the estherville airport). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
7/20/2019 10:15 AM CDT	At 1014 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near iowa lake to 6 miles east of five island lake to near albert city, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated. at 1001am a 64 mph wind gust was reported at the estherville airport). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
5/29/2019 4:59 PM CDT	At 459 pm cdt, a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near pocahontas, moving northwest at 5 mph (weather spotters reported funnel cloud at 457pm). Hazards include tornado. Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles. This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern pocahontas county, including the following locations, havelock, plover and rolfe.
5/29/2019 4:50 PM CDT	At 449 pm cdt, trained weather spotters confirmed a tornado 1 mile north of pocahontas, moving north at 10 mph (weather spotters confirmed tornado). Hazards include tornado. Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles. this tornado will be near, laurens around 500 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include havelock, plover and rolfe.
5/29/2019 4:46 PM CDT	At 441 pm cdt, trained weather spotters reported a funnel cloud north of pocahontas. this storm is moving north at 10 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. this dangerous storm will be near, laurens around 500 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include havelock, plover and rolfe.
9/20/2018 6:03 PM CDT	At 603 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles southeast of five island lake to 12 miles northeast of pocahontas, moving northeast at 65 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, pocahontas, humboldt, west bend, rolfe, gilmore city, bode, mallard, palmer, havelock, rutland, bradgate, plover, st. Joseph, ottosen, irvington, pocahontas municipal airport, aa call state park and humboldt municipal airport.
9/20/2018 5:49 PM CDT	At 549 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles east of rush lake to near pocahontas, moving northeast at 65 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
9/4/2018 2:21 PM CDT	At 221 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near pocahontas, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
8/28/2018 1:39 PM CDT	At 130 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near pocahontas, moving north at 40 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, pocahontas, rolfe, havelock, plover and pocahontas municipal airport.
8/28/2018 1:31 PM CDT	At 130 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near pocahontas, moving north at 40 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, pocahontas, rolfe, havelock, plover and pocahontas municipal airport.
8/28/2018 1:17 PM CDT	At 116 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of newell, or 10 miles southwest of pocahontas, moving north at 40 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 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, pocahontas, laurens, pomeroy, rolfe, havelock, plover and pocahontas municipal airport.
8/28/2018 1:03 PM CDT	At 103 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of newell, or 9 miles northeast of sac city, moving north at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
8/5/2018 4:58 AM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for pocahontas, sac, calhoun and eastern palo alto counties will expire at 500 am cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 am cdt for central, north central, northwestern and west central iowa.
8/5/2018 4:40 AM CDT	At 440 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of algona to 7 miles east of manson to 7 miles southeast of odebolt, moving east at 60 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include, emmetsburg, sac city, pocahontas, rockwell city, lake city, manson, lake view, odebolt, five island lake, north twin lake, black hawk lake, south twin lake, wall lake, west bend, pomeroy, fonda, rolfe, early, gilmore city and farnhamville.
8/5/2018 4:07 AM CDT	At 406 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near lost island lake to near newell to galva, moving east at 60 mph. these are very dangerous storms (trained weather spotters). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be heavily damaged. expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. Locations impacted include, emmetsburg, sac city, pocahontas, rockwell city, lake city, manson, laurens, lake view, odebolt, five island lake, black hawk lake, north twin lake, lost island lake, south twin lake, silver lake, rush lake, graettinger, wall lake, west bend and schaller.
8/5/2018 3:53 AM CDT	At 352 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near spencer in clay county to near alta to near washta, moving southeast at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
7/10/2018 12:22 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for central pocahontas county will expire at 1230 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. however, hail to the size of nickels and wind gusts to 50 mph are still possible with this thunderstorm.
7/10/2018 12:11 PM CDT	At 1210 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over pocahontas, moving southeast at 25 mph and continues to weaken (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, pocahontas, havelock and pocahontas municipal airport.
7/10/2018 11:58 AM CDT	At 1157 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near laurens, or 10 miles northwest of pocahontas, moving southeast at 25 mph and continuing to weaken (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, pocahontas, laurens, rolfe, havelock, plover and pocahontas municipal airport.
7/10/2018 11:44 AM CDT	At 1144 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over rush lake, or 15 miles southwest of emmetsburg, moving southeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/10/2018 11:32 AM CDT	At 1132 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over silver lake, or 13 miles southwest of emmetsburg, moving southeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 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, laurens, silver lake, rush lake, lost island lake, ruthven, mallard, ayrshire, havelock, plover, curlew and lost island lake state park.
7/10/2018 11:07 AM CDT	At 1106 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near lost island lake, or 8 miles east of spencer in clay county, moving southeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/30/2018 1:57 PM CDT	At 156 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles north of dakota city to near humboldt, moving east at 50 mph (trained weather spotters reported half dollar size hail near rolfe). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, pocahontas, dakota city, humboldt, west bend, rolfe, gilmore city, livermore, corwith, bode, lu verne, renwick, havelock, rutland, bradgate, plover, st. Joseph, ottosen, hardy, irvington and pocahontas municipal airport.
6/30/2018 1:38 PM CDT	At 138 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 17 miles southeast of emmetsburg to 15 miles northwest of humboldt to 7 miles east of pocahontas, moving northeast at 40 mph (trained weather spotters reported quarter size hail near rolfe). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/30/2018 1:32 PM CDT	At 132 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of pocahontas, moving northeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, west bend, mallard, havelock and plover.
6/30/2018 1:21 PM CDT	At 121 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles north of pocahontas, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, laurens, west bend, mallard, havelock, plover and rodman.
6/30/2018 1:05 PM CDT	At 104 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near laurens, or 8 miles northwest of pocahontas, moving northeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
5/1/2018 6:12 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northern pocahontas and southern palo alto counties will expire at 615 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the original warning has moved out of the area. therefore this warning will be allowed to expire. however hail is still possible with this thunderstorm. remember, a severe thunderstorm warning still remains in effect for portions of northeastern pocahontas and southeast palo alto counties until 645 pm. a severe thunderstorm watch also remains in effect until 200 am cdt for north central and northwestern iowa.
5/1/2018 5:48 PM CDT	At 548 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of laurens, or 10 miles north of pocahontas, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 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, laurens, rush lake, west bend, mallard, havelock, plover, curlew and rodman.
5/1/2018 5:39 PM CDT	At 539 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near rush lake, or 14 miles southwest of emmetsburg, moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 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, emmetsburg, laurens, rush lake, west bend, mallard, havelock, cylinder, plover, curlew, rodman and emmetsburg municipal airport.
5/1/2018 5:29 PM CDT	At 529 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over rush lake, or 15 miles northwest of pocahontas, moving northeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
8/18/2017 10:33 PM CDT	At 1031 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near humboldt, or 7 miles west of dakota city, moving southeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, pocahontas, dakota city, humboldt, rolfe, gilmore city, palmer, havelock, rutland, bradgate, plover, ottosen, pioneer, pocahontas municipal airport, frank a gotch state park and humboldt municipal airport.
8/18/2017 10:03 PM CDT	At 1002 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles north of pocahontas, moving south at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
5/16/2017 8:53 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for pocahontas, sac and northwestern calhoun counties will expire at 900 pm cdt, new severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for portions of the area where a threat remains. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight cdt for north central, northwestern and west central iowa. remember, a severe thunderstorm warning still remains in effect for 930 pm cdt.
5/16/2017 8:50 PM CDT	At 849 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of algona, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
5/16/2017 8:33 PM CDT	At 833 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near pocahontas, moving northeast at 45 mph (trained weather spotters have reported tree damage and quarter sized hail). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, sac city, pocahontas, laurens, lake view, odebolt, black hawk lake, wall lake, schaller, pomeroy, fonda, rolfe, early, gilmore city, lytton, palmer, havelock, nemaha, plover, varina and pocahontas municipal airport.
5/16/2017 8:18 PM CDT	At 817 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of pocahontas, moving northeast at 45 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
3/23/2017 12:42 PM CDT	Quarter sized hail reported 2.7 miles ESE of Havelock, IA, report via social media.
3/6/2017 4:04 PM CST	At 403 pm cst, a severe thunderstorm was located near emmetsburg, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
8/23/2016 3:34 PM CDT	At 333 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of rush lake, or 12 miles south of emmetsburg, moving east at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. And trees.
7/17/2016 2:35 AM CDT	At 235 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles northeast of pocahontas, moving southeast at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. locations impacted include, pocahontas, laurens, west bend, rolfe, gilmore city, bode, mallard, havelock, bradgate, plover, st. Joseph, curlew, ottosen, rodman, irvington and pocahontas municipal airport.
7/17/2016 2:21 AM CDT	At 221 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near rush lake, or 11 miles southwest of emmetsburg, moving southeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. And trees.
6/22/2016 2:14 AM CDT	At 213 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 miles west of smith pool to near marathon, moving southeast at 25 mph (public. at 206 am cdt...public reported a large tree branch down in webb. additionally, the algona awos measured a 59 mph wind gust). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, algona, emmetsburg, pocahontas, laurens, five island lake, silver lake, rush lake, lost island lake, armstrong, graettinger, west bend, ruthven, rolfe, burt, whittemore, gilmore city, ringsted, wesley, livermore and bode.
6/22/2016 2:02 AM CDT	At 201 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of swan lake to near marathon, moving southeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs. siding. And trees.
8/22/2015 5:13 PM CDT	At 512 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of pocahontas, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. locations impacted include, pocahontas, fonda, rolfe, gilmore city, palmer, plover, varina and pocahontas municipal airport. A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 pm cdt for northwestern iowa.
8/22/2015 4:59 PM CDT	At 459 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of pocahontas, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding and trees.
8/9/2015 9:11 PM CDT	At 910 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of pocahontas, moving southeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding and trees. Locations impacted include, pocahontas, rolfe, gilmore city, havelock, plover and pocahontas municipal airport.
8/9/2015 9:01 PM CDT	At 900 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near laurens, or 10 miles northwest of pocahontas, moving southeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. Siding and trees.
6/22/2015 6:43 AM CDT	At 642 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles south of blue earth to 9 miles northeast of pocahontas to 4 miles west of sac city, moving east at 60 mph (emergency management). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs. Siding and trees.
6/22/2015 6:28 AM CDT	At 628 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 15 miles southeast of blue earth to 6 miles south of smith pool to 13 miles southwest of algona, moving east at 60 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding and trees. Locations impacted include, estherville, algona, emmetsburg, pocahontas, dakota city, humboldt, laurens, iowa lake, swan lake, smith pool, ingham lake, okamanpedan lake, lost island lake, five island lake, high lake, silver lake, rush lake, armstrong, graettinger and west bend.
6/22/2015 5:58 AM CDT	At 558 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles west of iowa lake to 3 miles northwest of five island lake to near webb, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs and outbuildings.
5/10/2015 9:22 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern pocahontas county will expire at 930 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits and exited the warned area. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
5/10/2015 9:10 PM CDT	At 910 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near pocahontas, moving north at 55 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows and vehicles. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs and outbuildings. this severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern pocahontas county, including the following locations, rolfe, pocahontas municipal airport, havelock and plover. 1. 50in.
5/10/2015 8:58 PM CDT	At 858 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of pocahontas, moving north at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows and vehicles. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs and outbuildings. this severe storm will be near, pocahontas around 910 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include palmer, rolfe, pocahontas municipal airport, havelock, plover and gilmore city. 2. 00in.
5/10/2015 8:41 PM CDT	At 841 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near south twin lake, or 4 miles northwest of rockwell city, moving north at 50 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows and vehicles. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs and outbuildings. this severe thunderstorm will be near, north twin lake around 845 pm cdt. manson around 850 pm cdt. pocahontas around 905 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include twin lakes, palmer, rolfe, pomeroy, pocahontas municipal airport, twin lakes state park, jolley, havelock, plover and gilmore city. 2. 00in.
5/10/2015 7:50 PM CDT	At 750 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 5 miles south of laurens, or 8 miles west of pocahontas, moving north at 45 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. this dangerous storm will be near, laurens around 800 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include havelock. Radar indicated.
5/10/2015 7:37 PM CDT	At 737 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles east of newell, or 11 miles southwest of pocahontas, moving north at 55 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. this dangerous storm will be near, laurens around 755 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include havelock, fonda and varina. Radar indicated.
6/14/2013 10:00 PM CDT	In the town of ware. shingles blown off roof with trees damaged. radar estimated time. via kcci in pocahontas county IA, 4.2 miles NE of Havelock, IA
6/14/2013 10:00 PM CDT	Damage to machinery buildings with one blown over and 2 others damaged. time estimated by rada in pocahontas county IA, 4.4 miles NNE of Havelock, IA
6/14/2013 10:00 PM CDT	Several machine sheds blown over in the ware are in pocahontas county IA, 3.6 miles NNE of Havelock, IA