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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 427
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
310 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2024

IAC033-063-069-081-091-109-147-151-189-195-197-171500-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.A.0427.240617T0810Z-240617T1500Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
427 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

CERRO GORDO           FRANKLIN              HANCOCK
HUMBOLDT              KOSSUTH               WINNEBAGO
WORTH                 WRIGHT

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

EMMET                 PALO ALTO             POCAHONTAS

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONA, BELMOND, BRITT, CLARION,
CLEAR LAKE, EAGLE GROVE, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, FONDA,
FOREST CITY, GARNER, GILMORE CITY, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, KANAWHA,
LAKE MILLS, LAURENS, MANLY, MASON CITY, NORTHWOOD, POCAHONTAS,
AND ROLFE.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

 SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
 SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER 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            :  10%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS              :  40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES          :  10%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS :  80%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/                            :  E 40

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