THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 163 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 31 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
BOONE DALLAS JASPER
POLK POWESHIEK STORY
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR
LUCAS MADISON MAHASKA
MARION MONROE RINGGOLD
UNION WARREN WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
DAVIS WAPELLO
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
ADAIR ADAMS CASS
TAYLOR
IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
AUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLL
CRAWFORD GREENE GUTHRIE
SAC
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ADEL, ALBIA, ALLERTON, AMES,
ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BEDFORD, BLOOMFIELD, BOONE, CARLISLE,
CARROLL, CASEY, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON,
DENISON, DES MOINES, EARLHAM, EARLY, EXIRA, FONTANELLE,
GREENFIELD, GRINNELL, GUTHRIE CENTER, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA,
JEFFERSON, KNOXVILLE, LAKE CITY, LAKE VIEW, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON,
MANSON, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NEWTON, NORWALK, ODEBOLT, OSCEOLA,
OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PANORA, PELLA, PERRY, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY,
SAC CITY, SCHALLER, SEYMOUR, STUART, WALL LAKE, WAUKEE,
AND WINTERSET.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
MPH LIKELY.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY.
PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 50%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 20%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 70%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 60%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 70%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 60%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/