Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 2 at 12:45PM CDT until July 2 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
July 2, 2026 - 10:45am
Expires:
July 2, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
437 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
GRUNDY HARDIN MARSHALL
TAMA
IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
BUTLER FRANKLIN
IN NORTHEAST IOWA
BLACK HAWK BREMER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ALLISON, APLINGTON,
CEDAR FALLS, CLARKSVILLE, CONRAD, DIKE, DUMONT, DYSART, ELDORA,
GLADBROOK, GREENE, GRUNDY CENTER, HAMPTON, IOWA FALLS,
MARSHALLTOWN, PARKERSBURG, REINBECK, SHELL ROCK, TAMA, TOLEDO,
TRAER, WATERLOO, WAVERLY, AND WELLSBURG.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY.
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 : = 75 MPH : 20%
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 : 90%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 30
Area Description:
Black Hawk, IA; Bremer, IA; Butler, IA; Franklin, IA; Grundy, IA; Hardin, IA; Marshall, IA; Tama, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: