Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 30 at 2:59AM CDT until June 30 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
June 30, 2026 - 12:59am
Expires:
June 30, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
421 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH
IN NORTHWEST IOWA
EMMET PALO ALTO
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONA, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE,
FOREST CITY, LAKE MILLS, MANLY, AND NORTHWOOD.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH POSSIBLE.
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 10%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : = 75 MPH : 30%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 30%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 20%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 80%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 50
Area Description:
Emmet, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Winnebago, IA; Worth, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: