TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 499

Tornado Watch (Counties in Yellow)

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

335 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

TORNADO WATCH 499 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE: ADAIR ADAMS AUDUBON CASS FREMONT GUTHRIE HARRISON MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE RINGGOLD SHELBY TAYLOR UNION.

PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

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

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KEARNEY NEBRASKA TO 60 MILES EAST OF SHENANDOAH IOWA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMEMBER…A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND 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.