THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
293 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

GRUNDY                HAMILTON              HARDIN
MARSHALL              TAMA                  WEBSTER

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

BUTLER                CERRO GORDO           FRANKLIN
HANCOCK               HUMBOLDT              KOSSUTH
WINNEBAGO             WORTH                 WRIGHT

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

BLACK HAWK            BREMER

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

EMMET                 PALO ALTO             POCAHONTAS

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

CALHOUN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ALGONA, ALLISON, APLINGTON,
BELMOND, BRITT, CEDAR FALLS, CLARION, CLARKSVILLE, CLEAR LAKE,
CONRAD, DIKE, DUMONT, DYSART, EAGLE GROVE, ELDORA, EMMETSBURG,
ESTHERVILLE, FONDA, FOREST CITY, FORT DODGE, GARNER,
GILMORE CITY, GLADBROOK, GREENE, GRUNDY CENTER, HAMPTON,
HUMBOLDT, IOWA FALLS, KANAWHA, LAKE CITY, LAKE MILLS, LAURENS,
MANLY, MANSON, MARSHALLTOWN, MASON CITY, NORTHWOOD, PARKERSBURG,
POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, REINBECK, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SHELL ROCK,
TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER, WATERLOO, WAVERLY, WEBSTER CITY,
AND WELLSBURG.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE.