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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 122 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR LUCAS MADISON MAHASKA MARION MONROE RINGGOLD UNION WARREN WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DAVIS WAPELLO IN SOUTHWEST IOWA ADAIR ADAMS TAYLOR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ALBIA, ALLERTON, BEDFORD, BLOOMFIELD, CARLISLE, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON, EARLHAM, FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, KNOXVILLE, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PELLA, SEYMOUR, STUART, AND WINTERSET.
Primary Threats Include: A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 40% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 20% 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 : 50% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 40% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 80% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 40