Iowa Falls, IA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN HARDIN...SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...GRUNDY AND SOUTHWESTERN
BUTLER COUNTIES...

At 533 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stout, or 8
miles north of Grundy Center, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Eldora, Grundy Center, Ackley, Dike, Aplington, Wellsburg, Union,
Steamboat Rock, Holland, Whitten, Pine Lake State Park, Eldora
Municipal Airport, and Ackley Municipal Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and
north central Iowa.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 109 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

BOONE                 DALLAS                GRUNDY
HAMILTON              HARDIN                JASPER
MARSHALL              POLK                  POWESHIEK
STORY                 TAMA

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

BUTLER                FRANKLIN

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

BLACK HAWK            BREMER

IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

MADISON               MAHASKA               MARION
WARREN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADEL, ALLISON, AMES,
APLINGTON, BOONE, CARLISLE, CEDAR FALLS, CLARKSVILLE, CONRAD,
DES MOINES, DIKE, DUMONT, DYSART, EARLHAM, ELDORA, GLADBROOK,
GREENE, GRINNELL, GRUNDY CENTER, HAMPTON, INDIANOLA, IOWA FALLS,
KNOXVILLE, MARSHALLTOWN, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSKALOOSA, PARKERSBURG,
PELLA, PERRY, REINBECK, SHELL ROCK, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER,
WATERLOO, WAUKEE, WAVERLY, WEBSTER CITY, WELLSBURG,
AND WINTERSET.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

SEVERAL TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY.
WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND SCATTERED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 4
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES                        :  80%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES       :  60%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS              :  60%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH            :  40%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS              :  80%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES          :  80%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/                            :  E 40