Afternoon severe weather briefing 5/18/26

The Des Moines National Weather Service has produced a weather briefing concerning the following flash flooding and severe weather conditions weather.

  • WHAT – Severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding
  • WHERE – Much of Iowa with the highest risk over southern Iowa
  • WHEN – Late this afternoon into tonight

The briefing is available at https://www.weather.gov/media/dmx/DssPacket.pdf