The National Weather Service office in Johnston has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Perry area until 4 a.m. Wednesday, with very large hail and damaging winds forecast.
The thunderstorms are expected Tuesday evening into the overnight hours, with the potential for 2-inch-diameter hail and wind gusts up to 70 mph. Locally heavy rainfall is
also forecast.
Along with Dallas County, the severe thunderstorm watch is in effect in Adair, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Harrison, Madison, Mills, Montgomery, Polk, Pottawattamie, Sac, Shelby, Story, Webster and Wright counties.
ThePerryNews.com will update this weather story as forecasts evolve.
