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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of n.w./western IA

Weather

July 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

345 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 372 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BUENA VISTA CALHOUN CARROLL CHEROKEE CLAY CRAWFORD DICKINSON EMMET HUMBOLDT IDA KOSSUTH LYON O’BRIEN OSCEOLA PALO ALTO PLYMOUTH POCAHONTAS SAC SIOUX WEBSTER WOODBURY.

Watch #372. Counties in purple.

Watch #372. Counties in purple.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.

SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.

A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE:

PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 20%

PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /F2-F5/ TORNADOES : 05%

PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 50%

PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS > 75 MPH : 20%

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%