Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Calhoun, IA; Cerro Gordo, IA; Emmet, IA +13 more

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 515 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA HAMILTON HARDIN WEBSTER IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA CERRO GORDO FRANKLIN HANCOCK HUMBOLDT KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH WRIGHT IN NORTHWEST IOWA EMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTAS IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA CALHOUN SAC THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ALGONA, BELMOND, BRITT, CLARION, CLEAR LAKE, EAGLE GROVE, EARLY, ELDORA, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, FONDA, FOREST CITY, FORT DODGE, GARNER, GILMORE CITY, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, IOWA FALLS, KANAWHA, LAKE CITY, LAKE MILLS, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, MANLY, MANSON, MASON CITY, NORTHWOOD, ODEBOLT, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, WALL LAKE, AND WEBSTER CITY. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 85 MPH LIKELY. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 10% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : <02% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 80% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 60% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 20% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : <05% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 40