Tornado Watch issued April 14 at 2:35PM CDT until April 14 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 109 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

BOONE DALLAS GRUNDY
HAMILTON HARDIN JASPER
MARSHALL POLK POWESHIEK
STORY TAMA

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

BUTLER FRANKLIN

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

BLACK HAWK BREMER

IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

MADISON MAHASKA MARION
WARREN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADEL, ALLISON, AMES,
APLINGTON, BOONE, CARLISLE, CEDAR FALLS, CLARKSVILLE, CONRAD,
DES MOINES, DIKE, DUMONT, DYSART, EARLHAM, ELDORA, GLADBROOK,
GREENE, GRINNELL, GRUNDY CENTER, HAMPTON, INDIANOLA, IOWA FALLS,
KNOXVILLE, MARSHALLTOWN, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSKALOOSA, PARKERSBURG,
PELLA, PERRY, REINBECK, SHELL ROCK, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER,
WATERLOO, WAUKEE, WAVERLY, WEBSTER CITY, WELLSBURG,
AND WINTERSET.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

SEVERAL TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY.
WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND SCATTERED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 4
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 80%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 60%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 40%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 80%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 80%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 40