Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Audubon, IA; Calhoun, IA; Carroll, IA +5 more
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 444 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA POCAHONTAS IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA AUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLL CRAWFORD GREENE...
Official alert brief
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 444 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA POCAHONTAS IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA AUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLL CRAWFORD GREENE GUTHRIE SAC THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUDUBON, BAYARD, CARROLL, CASEY, DENISON, EARLY, EXIRA, FONDA, GILMORE CITY, GUTHRIE CENTER, JEFFERSON, LAKE CITY, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, MANSON, ODEBOLT, PANORA, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, AND WALL LAKE.
PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE. 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 : 50% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 10% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 30% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 30% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 80% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 25