THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
148 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 36 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
BOONE DALLAS HAMILTON
HARDIN POLK STORY
WEBSTER
IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
BUTLER CERRO GORDO FRANKLIN
HANCOCK HUMBOLDT KOSSUTH
WINNEBAGO WORTH WRIGHT
IN NORTHWEST IOWA
EMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTAS
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
CLARKE DECATUR MADISON
RINGGOLD UNION WARREN
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
ADAIR ADAMS CASS
TAYLOR
IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
AUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLL
CRAWFORD GREENE GUTHRIE
SAC
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADAIR, ADEL, ALGONA, ALLISON,
AMES, APLINGTON, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BEDFORD, BELMOND,
BOONE, BRITT, CARLISLE, CARROLL, CASEY, CLARION, CLARKSVILLE,
CLEAR LAKE, CORNING, CRESTON, DENISON, DES MOINES, DUMONT,
EAGLE GROVE, EARLHAM, EARLY, ELDORA, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE,
EXIRA, FONDA, FONTANELLE, FOREST CITY, FORT DODGE, GARNER,
GILMORE CITY, GREENE, GREENFIELD, GUTHRIE CENTER, HAMPTON,
HUMBOLDT, INDIANOLA, IOWA FALLS, JEFFERSON, KANAWHA, LAKE CITY,
LAKE MILLS, LAKE VIEW, LAMONI, LAURENS, LENOX, LEON, MANLY,
MANSON, MASON CITY, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NORTHWOOD, NORWALK,
ODEBOLT, OSCEOLA, PANORA, PARKERSBURG, PERRY, POCAHONTAS,
POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, SHELL ROCK,
STUART, WALL LAKE, WAUKEE, WEBSTER CITY, AND WINTERSET.
PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 20%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 05%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 20%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 50%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 10%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 80%
MAX HAIL /INCHES/ : 1.5
MAX WIND GUSTS SURFACE /MPH/ : 70
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