Weather Alert Watch
Extreme Tornado Watch

Tornado Watch for Adair, IA; Adams, IA; Appanoose, IA +10 more

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 210 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR LUCAS MADISON RINGGOLD UNION WARREN WAYNE IN...

IAAdair, IA; Adams, IA; Appanoose, IA; Cass, IA; Clarke, IA; Decatur, IA; Lucas, IA; Madison, IA; Ringgold, IA; Taylor, IA; Union, IA; Warren, IA; Wayne, IA

Official alert brief

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 210 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR LUCAS MADISON RINGGOLD UNION WARREN WAYNE IN SOUTHWEST IOWA ADAIR ADAMS CASS TAYLOR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ALLERTON, ATLANTIC, BEDFORD, CARLISLE, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON, EARLHAM, FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, SEYMOUR, STUART, AND WINTERSET.

PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE

A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY. SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 40% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 10% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 60% 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/ : E 15