Active Weather Alerts
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:01 PM Jun. 25, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 460 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA HAMILTON WEBSTER IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA FRANKLIN HUMBOLDT KOSSUTH WRIGHT IN NORTHWEST IOWA EMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTAS IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA CALHOUN CARROLL CRAWFORD SAC THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONA, BELMOND, CARROLL, CLARION, DENISON, EAGLE GROVE, EARLY, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, FONDA, FORT DODGE, GILMORE CITY, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, LAKE CITY, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, MANSON, ODEBOLT, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, WALL LAKE, AND WEBSTER CITY. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 10% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : <02% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 50% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 20% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 20% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 10% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 70% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 35
Flood Watch
Issued: 4:28 PM Jun. 25, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern into west central Iowa, including the following counties, Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Emmet, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Calhoun, Crawford and Sac. * WHEN...From 3 PM CDT this afternoon through 1 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Many area creeks and streams are running high and could rise out of their banks with more heavy rain. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For the latest waterway observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water. &&
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