Weather Watch Clearance Notification
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
342 WWUS63 KDMX 191913 WCNDMX WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 677 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 213 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2024 IAC033-063-081-109-147-189-195-200300- /O.NEW.KDMX.SV.A.0677.240919T1913Z-240920T0300Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 677 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA CERRO GORDO HANCOCK KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH IN NORTHWEST IOWA EMMET PALO ALTO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONA, BRITT, CLEAR LAKE, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, FOREST CITY, GARNER, KANAWHA, LAKE MILLS, MANLY, MASON CITY, AND NORTHWOOD. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH 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 : 10% 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 : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 50% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 80% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 35 $$