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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 589
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1230 PM CDT FRI AUG 15 2025
IAC015-025-027-033-063-069-073-079-081-083-091-109-127-147-151-
161-169-187-189-195-197-152200-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.A.0589.250815T1730Z-250815T2200Z/
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
589 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
BOONE HAMILTON HARDIN
MARSHALL STORY WEBSTER
IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
CERRO GORDO FRANKLIN HANCOCK
HUMBOLDT KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO
WORTH WRIGHT
IN NORTHWEST IOWA
EMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTAS
IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
CALHOUN CARROLL GREENE
SAC
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ALGONA, AMES, BELMOND, BOONE,
BRITT, CARROLL, CLARION, CLEAR LAKE, EAGLE GROVE, EARLY, ELDORA,
EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, FONDA, FOREST CITY, FORT DODGE, GARNER,
GILMORE CITY, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, IOWA FALLS, JEFFERSON, KANAWHA,
LAKE CITY, LAKE MILLS, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, MANLY, MANSON,
MARSHALLTOWN, MASON CITY, NORTHWOOD, ODEBOLT, POCAHONTAS,
POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, WALL LAKE,
AND WEBSTER CITY.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY.
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 : 05%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 20%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 30%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 20%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 80%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 40
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