THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 129 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
BOONE, DALLAS, GRUNDY, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JASPER, MARSHALL, POLK, POWESHIEK, STORY, TAMA
IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
BUTLER, CERRO GORDO, FRANKLIN, WORTH, WRIGHT
IN NORTHEAST IOWA
BLACK HAWK, BREMER
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
APPANOOSE, CLARKE, DECATUR, LUCAS, MADISON, MAHASKA, MARION, MONROE, RINGGOLD, UNION, WARREN, WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
DAVIS, WAPELLO
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADEL, ALBIA, ALLERTON, ALLISON, AMES, APLINGTON, BELMOND, BLOOMFIELD, BOONE, CARLISLE, CEDAR FALLS, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CLARION, CLARKSVILLE, CLEAR LAKE, CONRAD, CORYDON, CRESTON, DES MOINES, DIKE, DUMONT, DYSART, EAGLE GROVE, EARLHAM, ELDORA, GLADBROOK, GREENE, GRINNELL, GRUNDY CENTER, HAMPTON, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, IOWA FALLS, KNOXVILLE, LAMONI, LEON, MANLY, MARSHALLTOWN, MASON CITY, MOUNT AYR, NEWTON, NORTHWOOD, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PARKERSBURG, PELLA, PERRY, REINBECK, SEYMOUR, SHELL ROCK, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER, WATERLOO, WAUKEE, WAVERLY, WEBSTER CITY, WELLSBURG, AND WINTERSET.
PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS UP TO 3.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER ARE LIKELY. SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY.
PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES: 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG TORNADOES (EF2-EF5): 40% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS: 70% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 75 MPH: 20% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS: 80% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 2 INCHES: 60% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS: GREATER THAN 95% MEAN STORM MOTION (MPH): E 40
