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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
542 AM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

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542 AM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NUMEROUS
THIS AFTERNOON. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING. HIGH WIND AND HAIL WILL BE
THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. A TORNADO IS POSSIBLE
SOUTHEAST OF A WATERLOO TO LAMONI LINE AS WELL. HEAVY RAINFALL IS
LIKELY WITH SOME OF THE STORMS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREAS TODAY. IN ADDITION...RIVER
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CEDAR RIVER AND THE
SHELL ROCK RIVER. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY...AND AGAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS
MAY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

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