Weather Watch Clearance Notification
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
348 WWUS63 KDMX 172208 WCNDMX WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 429 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 508 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2024 IAC017-023-033-063-069-081-091-109-147-151-189-195-197-180500- /O.NEW.KDMX.SV.A.0429.240617T2208Z-240618T0500Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 429 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA BUTLER CERRO GORDO FRANKLIN HANCOCK HUMBOLDT KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH WRIGHT IN NORTHEAST IOWA BREMER IN NORTHWEST IOWA EMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTAS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONA, ALLISON, APLINGTON, BELMOND, BRITT, CLARION, CLARKSVILLE, CLEAR LAKE, DUMONT, EAGLE GROVE, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, FONDA, FOREST CITY, GARNER, GILMORE CITY, GREENE, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, KANAWHA, LAKE MILLS, LAURENS, MANLY, MASON CITY, NORTHWOOD, PARKERSBURG, POCAHONTAS, ROLFE, SHELL ROCK, AND WAVERLY. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 20% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 05% 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 : 50% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 30% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 80% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 30 $$