Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 541 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

BOONE DALLAS GRUNDY HAMILTON HARDIN JASPER MARSHALL POLK POWESHIEK STORY TAMA WEBSTER

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

BUTLER FRANKLIN HUMBOLDT WRIGHT

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

BLACK HAWK BREMER

IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

MADISON MAHASKA MARION WARREN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADEL, ALLISON, AMES, APLINGTON, BELMOND, BOONE, CARLISLE, CEDAR FALLS, CLARION, CLARKSVILLE, CONRAD, DES MOINES, DIKE, DUMONT, DYSART, EAGLE GROVE, EARLHAM, ELDORA, FORT DODGE, GLADBROOK, GREENE, GRINNELL, GRUNDY CENTER, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, 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...

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