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Weather Watch Clearance Notification
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 116
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1024 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2024

IAC001-003-007-039-051-053-117-121-123-125-135-159-173-175-179-
181-185-162300-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.A.0116.240416T1524Z-240416T2300Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 116 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES

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 ADAIR, ALBIA, ALLERTON, BEDFORD,
BLOOMFIELD, CARLISLE, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORNING, CORYDON,
CRESTON, EARLHAM, FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA,
KNOXVILLE, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NORWALK,
OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PELLA, SEYMOUR, STUART,
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.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES                        :  50%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES       :  30%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS              :  50%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH            :  20%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS              :  40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES          :  30%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS :  90%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/                            :  NE 45

$$