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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
503 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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503 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY
WITH A SEVERE STORM POSSIBLE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL OR A DAMAGING
WIND GUST. HOWEVER...MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND SPREAD
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA INTO TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SEVERE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THE EVENING WITH ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE. GOLF BALL
HAIL...DAMAGING SURFACE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH AND A FEW
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM TIME TO TIME ON MONDAY
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER
MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS WELL AS AGAIN ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA. ADDITIONAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE
NEEDED FROM TIME TO TIME EARLY IN THE WORK WEEK.

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POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-
GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-
503 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY
WITH A SEVERE STORM POSSIBLE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL OR A DAMAGING
WIND GUST. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BECOME MORE
NUMEROUS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING
WITH LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING SURFACE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60MPH. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS
TIME. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE TODAY
INTO TONIGHT WHICH MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM TIME TO TIME ON MONDAY
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER
MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS WELL AS AGAIN ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING. ADDITIONAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM TIME TO
TIME EARLY IN THE WORK WEEK.

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