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Tornado Watch

Issued at Thu 1:45 PM Apr. 2

Issued by: National Weather Service

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 89 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA JASPER MARSHALL POLK POWESHIEK TAMA IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR LUCAS MAHASKA MARION MONROE WARREN WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DAVIS WAPELLO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBIA, ALLERTON, BLOOMFIELD, CARLISLE, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORYDON, DES MOINES, DYSART, GLADBROOK, GRINNELL, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, KNOXVILLE, LAMONI, LEON, MARSHALLTOWN, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PELLA, SEYMOUR, TAMA, TOLEDO, AND TRAER. Primary Threats Include: A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75 MPH LIKELY. SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 70% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 40% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 70% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 60% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 40% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 30% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 90% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 40

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Issued at Thu 2:47 PM Apr. 2

Issued by: National Weather Service

Description

At 247 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Valeria to 4 miles southeast of Prairie City to Knoxville Raceway, moving east at 50 mph.
Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
Source: Radar indicated.
Impact: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include Newton, Altoona, Pleasant Hill, Bondurant, Mitchellville, Colfax, Monroe, Pleasantville, Prairie City, Lake Red Rock, Iowa Speedway, Prairie Meadows, Runnells, Mingo, Lambs Grove, Reasnor, Swan, Valeria, Prairie City Krohn Airport, and Elk Rock State Park. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 142 and 169.

Recommended Action

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central and south central Iowa. Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant property damage.

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