436  
WWUS20 KWNS 102239  
SEL5  
SPC WW 102239  
IAZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-MIZ000-WIZ000-LMZ000-110500-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 35  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
540 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
EASTERN IOWA  
NORTHERN ILLINOIS  
NORTHWEST INDIANA  
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN  
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN  
LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 540 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT  
CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS  
TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75  
MPH POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND OVERSPREAD THE  
WATCH AREA THROUGH THE EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL POSE A RISK OF  
LARGE HAIL, AND PERHAPS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RAPIDS IA TO 15  
MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAND RAPIDS MI. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE  
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE  
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.  
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE  
WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE  
TORNADOES.  
 

 
 
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 31...WW 32...WW 33...WW  
34...  
 
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO  
3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
25030.  
 
...HART  
 
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