Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/02/2026 14:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 2 at 4:17PM CDT until July 2 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 2:17pm
Expires: 
July 2, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 437 REMAINS VALID 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.
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