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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 425
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
855 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central Iowa
* Effective this Monday morning and afternoon from 855 AM until
200 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 80 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A fast-moving cluster over western Iowa with a history of
severe wind gusts should expand and intensify as it sweeps across
central Iowa through early afternoon. Damaging winds are the primary
threat.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles south of Storm
Lake IA to 45 miles north of Ottumwa IA. 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 424...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
29050.
...Grams
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 425 SEVERE TSTM IA 101355Z - 101900Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
40S SLB/STORM LAKE IA/ - 45N OTM/OTTUMWA IA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /55SW FOD - 40WNW IOW/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29050.
LAT...LON 42899523 42629245 40889245 41159523
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 425 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 425
VALID 101735Z - 101840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 S OXV TO
30 NE OXV TO 20 WSW ALO TO 25 ENE ALO.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1452
..GLEASON..08/10/20
ATTN...WFO...DMX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 425
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC013-075-123-135-157-171-179-101840-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLACK HAWK GRUNDY MAHASKA
MONROE POWESHIEK TAMA
WAPELLO
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 425
VALID 101550Z - 101640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 NE SDA TO
45 ESE DNS TO 25 WSW FOD TO 30 WSW MCW.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1449
..GLEASON..08/10/20
ATTN...WFO...DMX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 425
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC001-013-015-017-023-025-039-049-069-073-075-077-079-083-091-
099-117-121-123-125-127-135-153-157-169-171-179-181-187-197-
101640-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR BLACK HAWK BOONE
BREMER BUTLER CALHOUN
CLARKE DALLAS FRANKLIN
GREENE GRUNDY GUTHRIE
HAMILTON HARDIN HUMBOLDT
JASPER LUCAS MADISON
MAHASKA MARION MARSHALL
MONROE POLK POWESHIEK
STORY TAMA WAPELLO
WARREN WEBSTER WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 425
VALID 101435Z - 101540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GLEASON..08/10/20
ATTN...WFO...DMX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 425
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC001-009-013-015-017-023-025-027-029-039-047-049-069-073-075-
077-079-083-091-099-117-121-123-125-127-135-151-153-157-161-169-
171-179-181-187-197-101540-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR AUDUBON BLACK HAWK
BOONE BREMER BUTLER
CALHOUN CARROLL CASS
CLARKE CRAWFORD DALLAS
FRANKLIN GREENE GRUNDY
GUTHRIE HAMILTON HARDIN
HUMBOLDT JASPER LUCAS
MADISON MAHASKA MARION
MARSHALL MONROE POCAHONTAS
POLK POWESHIEK SAC
STORY TAMA WAPELLO
WARREN WEBSTER WRIGHT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (5%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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High (70%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (40%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (10%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (90%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.