Station Name: Des Moines - 2nd Ave
Data Source: USGS

Elevation Above Sea Level: 784 feet

Nearest Address:
2098 2nd Ave
Des Moines, IA 50314
Polk County

GPS Coordinates: 41.6125, -93.6208

Nearby Water Temperatures

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 30 at 9:21PM CDT until March 31 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Effective: Mon March 30, 2026, 9:21 PM
Expires: Tue March 31, 2026, 3:00 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 77 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA BOONE DALLAS JASPER MARSHALL POLK POWESHIEK STORY TAMA IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA MADISON MAHASKA MARION WARREN IN SOUTHWEST IOWA ADAIR CASS IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA AUDUBON GUTHRIE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ADEL, AMES, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BOONE, CARLISLE, CASEY, DES MOINES, DYSART, EARLHAM, EXIRA, FONTANELLE, GLADBROOK, GREENFIELD, GRINNELL, GUTHRIE CENTER, INDIANOLA, KNOXVILLE, MARSHALLTOWN, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSKALOOSA, PANORA, PELLA, PERRY, STUART, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER, WAUKEE, AND WINTERSET. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 10% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 05% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 30% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 10% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 50% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 30% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 80% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 35