Weather Watch Clearance Notification
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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 459
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
517 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2024

IAC001-003-007-009-029-039-049-051-053-077-099-117-121-123-125-
135-153-157-159-173-175-179-181-185-260500-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.A.0459.240625T2217Z-240626T0500Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
459 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

DALLAS                JASPER                POLK
POWESHIEK

IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

APPANOOSE             CLARKE                DECATUR
LUCAS                 MADISON               MAHASKA
MARION                MONROE                RINGGOLD
UNION                 WARREN                WAYNE

IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

DAVIS                 WAPELLO

IN SOUTHWEST IOWA

ADAIR                 ADAMS                 CASS
TAYLOR

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

AUDUBON               GUTHRIE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ADEL, ALBIA, ALLERTON,
ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BEDFORD, BLOOMFIELD, CARLISLE, CASEY,
CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON, DES MOINES,
EARLHAM, EXIRA, FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD, GRINNELL, GUTHRIE CENTER,
HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, KNOXVILLE, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR,
NEW MARKET, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PANORA,
PELLA, PERRY, SEYMOUR, STUART, WAUKEE, AND WINTERSET.

* 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 LIKELY.
 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              :  70%
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          :  30%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS :  90%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/                            :  SE 30

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