{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.5dccee326d35de63e88956a11bcaf3b131e097cb.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 1:07PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.5dccee326d35de63e88956a11bcaf3b131e097cb.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Des Moines IA"},"word_count":129,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 1:07PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama\n**Issued by:** NWS Des Moines IA\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T13:07:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T13:07:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-16T19:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nWHAT...Funnel clouds are possible due to current atmospheric\nconditions. These funnel clouds are typically brief, drop only a\nfew hundred feet from the cloud base, and rarely become a tornado\nor cause damage.\n\nWHERE...Along and north of Highway 30\n\nWHEN...Until late this afternoon.\n\nIMPACTS...None expected.\n\nPREPAREDNESS AND PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS...If a funnel cloud is spotted,\nreport it to the National Weather Service. If a tornado warning\nbecomes necessary, take appropriate action."}