Weather Watch Clearance Notification
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
078 WWUS63 KDMX 170810 WCNDMX 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 $$