Active AlertsAthelstan, IA

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 92 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR LUCAS MONROE RINGGOLD UNION WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DAVIS WAPELLO IN SOUTHWEST IOWA TAYLOR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBIA, ALLERTON, BEDFORD, BLOOMFIELD, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORYDON, CRESTON, HUMESTON, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, OSCEOLA, OTTUMWA, AND SEYMOUR.
Primary Threats Include: A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY. SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH LIKELY. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 50% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 20% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 10% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 60% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 35