Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 1 at 6:52PM CDT until July 2 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
July 1, 2026 - 4:52pm
Expires:
July 1, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
434 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
WEBSTER
IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
CERRO GORDO HANCOCK HUMBOLDT
KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH
WRIGHT
IN NORTHWEST IOWA
EMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTAS
IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
CALHOUN CRAWFORD SAC
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONA, BELMOND, BRITT, CLARION,
CLEAR LAKE, DENISON, EAGLE GROVE, EARLY, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE,
FONDA, FOREST CITY, FORT DODGE, GARNER, GILMORE CITY, HUMBOLDT,
KANAWHA, LAKE CITY, LAKE MILLS, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, MANLY,
MANSON, MASON CITY, NORTHWOOD, ODEBOLT, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY,
ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, AND WALL LAKE.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND 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 : 60%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 40%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 40%
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 35
Area Description:
Calhoun, IA; Cerro Gordo, IA; Crawford, IA; Emmet, IA; Hancock, IA; Humboldt, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Pocahontas, IA; Sac, IA; Webster, IA; Winnebago, IA; Worth, IA; Wright, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: