Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 2 at 6:09PM CDT until July 2 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
July 2, 2026 - 4:09pm
Expires:
July 2, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 437, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
BOONE DALLAS GRUNDY
HAMILTON HARDIN JASPER
MARSHALL POLK POWESHIEK
STORY TAMA WEBSTER
IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
BUTLER FRANKLIN HUMBOLDT
WRIGHT
IN NORTHEAST IOWA
BLACK HAWK BREMER
IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
AUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLL
GREENE GUTHRIE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADEL, ALLISON, AMES,
APLINGTON, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BELMOND, BOONE, CARROLL, CASEY,
CEDAR FALLS, CLARION, CLARKSVILLE, CONRAD, DES MOINES, DIKE,
DUMONT, DYSART, EAGLE GROVE, ELDORA, EXIRA, FORT DODGE,
GLADBROOK, GREENE, GRINNELL, GRUNDY CENTER, GUTHRIE CENTER,
HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, IOWA FALLS, JEFFERSON, LAKE CITY, MANSON,
MARSHALLTOWN, NEWTON, PANORA, PARKERSBURG, PERRY, POMEROY,
REINBECK, ROCKWELL CITY, SHELL ROCK, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER,
WATERLOO, WAUKEE, WAVERLY, WEBSTER CITY, 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:
Audubon, IA; Black Hawk, IA; Boone, IA; Bremer, IA; Butler, IA; Calhoun, IA; Carroll, IA; Dallas, IA; Franklin, IA; Greene, IA; Grundy, IA; Guthrie, IA; Hamilton, IA; Hardin, IA; Humboldt, IA; Jasper, IA; Marshall, IA; Polk, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Story, IA; Tama, IA; Webster, IA; Wright, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: