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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 116/118
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1223 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2024

IAC009-025-027-029-047-063-073-077-081-091-109-147-151-161-187-
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 118 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

WEBSTER

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

HANCOCK               HUMBOLDT              KOSSUTH
WINNEBAGO             WORTH

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

EMMET                 PALO ALTO             POCAHONTAS

IN SOUTHWEST IOWA

CASS

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

AUDUBON               CALHOUN               CARROLL
CRAWFORD              GREENE                GUTHRIE
SAC

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONA, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD,
BRITT, CARROLL, CASEY, DENISON, EARLY, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE,
EXIRA, FONDA, FOREST CITY, FORT DODGE, GARNER, GILMORE CITY,
GUTHRIE CENTER, HUMBOLDT, JEFFERSON, KANAWHA, LAKE CITY,
LAKE MILLS, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, MANLY, MANSON, NORTHWOOD,
ODEBOLT, PANORA, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE,
SAC CITY, SCHALLER, AND WALL LAKE.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

 A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
 SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
 ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES                        :  40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES       :  20%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS              :  30%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH            :  10%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS              :  40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES          :  10%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS :  80%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/                            :  NE 40

$$

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TORNADO WATCH 116 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 34 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

BOONE                 DALLAS                GRUNDY
HAMILTON              HARDIN                JASPER
MARSHALL              POLK                  POWESHIEK
STORY                 TAMA

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

BUTLER                CERRO GORDO           FRANKLIN
WRIGHT

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

BLACK HAWK            BREMER

IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

APPANOOSE             CLARKE                DECATUR
LUCAS                 MADISON               MAHASKA
MARION                MONROE                RINGGOLD
UNION                 WARREN                WAYNE

IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

DAVIS                 WAPELLO

IN SOUTHWEST IOWA

ADAIR                 ADAMS                 TAYLOR

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADAIR, ADEL, ALBIA, ALLERTON,
ALLISON, AMES, APLINGTON, BEDFORD, BELMOND, BLOOMFIELD, BOONE,
CARLISLE, CEDAR FALLS, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CLARION,
CLARKSVILLE, CLEAR LAKE, CONRAD, CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON,
DES MOINES, DIKE, DUMONT, DYSART, EAGLE GROVE, EARLHAM, ELDORA,
FONTANELLE, GLADBROOK, GREENE, GREENFIELD, GRINNELL,
GRUNDY CENTER, HAMPTON, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, IOWA FALLS,
KNOXVILLE, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MARSHALLTOWN, MASON CITY,
MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA,
OTTUMWA, PARKERSBURG, PELLA, PERRY, REINBECK, SEYMOUR,
SHELL ROCK, STUART, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER, WATERLOO, WAUKEE,
WAVERLY, WEBSTER CITY, WELLSBURG, AND WINTERSET.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

 A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
 SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
   INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
 SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.

$$
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
