Severe Weather – updated briefing for 5/16/26

The Des Moines National Weather Service has produced an updated weather briefing concerning the following:

  • WHAT – Severe ​weather potential ​​T​oday through Monday.
  • WHERE – ​Western and central Iowa.
  • WHEN -​ ​I​solated storms will develop in central Iowa after 3pm, before becoming more widespread today. A line of storms is expected to enter Iowa from the west and continue overnight through Sunday morning.

The briefing is available at https://www.weather.gov/media/dmx/DssPacket.pdf Additional severe storm specific information at https://www.weather.gov/dmx/dsssevere

The next scheduled update will be sent by ​​5​ PM Today.