Weather Watch Clearance Notification
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 446
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
318 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2024

IAC013-017-023-069-075-083-127-171-230100-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.A.0446.240622T2018Z-240623T0100Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 446 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

GRUNDY                HARDIN                MARSHALL
TAMA

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

BUTLER                FRANKLIN

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

BLACK HAWK            BREMER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ALLISON, APLINGTON,
CEDAR FALLS, CLARKSVILLE, CONRAD, DIKE, DUMONT, DYSART, ELDORA,
GLADBROOK, GREENE, GRUNDY CENTER, HAMPTON, IOWA FALLS,
MARSHALLTOWN, PARKERSBURG, REINBECK, SHELL ROCK, TAMA, TOLEDO,
TRAER, WATERLOO, WAVERLY, AND WELLSBURG.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

 A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
 SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY.
 SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
   INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES                        :  40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES       :  20%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS              :  60%
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/                            :  E 35

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