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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:24 AM Jul. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 561 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 30 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA BOONE DALLAS GRUNDY HAMILTON HARDIN JASPER MARSHALL POLK POWESHIEK STORY TAMA IN NORTHEAST IOWA BLACK HAWK 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 THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADAIR, ADEL, ALBIA, ALLERTON, AMES, ATLANTIC, BEDFORD, BLOOMFIELD, BOONE, CARLISLE, CEDAR FALLS, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CONRAD, CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON, DES MOINES, DIKE, DYSART, EARLHAM, ELDORA, FONTANELLE, GLADBROOK, GREENFIELD, GRINNELL, GRUNDY CENTER, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, IOWA FALLS, KNOXVILLE, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MARSHALLTOWN, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PELLA, PERRY, REINBECK, SEYMOUR, STUART, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER, WATERLOO, WAUKEE, WEBSTER CITY, WELLSBURG, AND WINTERSET. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : <05% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : <02% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 30% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 20% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : <05% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : <05% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 40% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 30
Flood Watch
Issued: 2:25 AM Jul. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southern, central, and east-central Iowa. * WHEN...Through noon Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall are possible tonight through noon Wednesday, with 1-3" of rainfall common, and locally higher amounts of 3-5" possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For the latest waterway observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water. &&
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