Elevated North America

NWS / NOAA weather: Tornado Watch issued July 20 at 8:43PM CDT until July 20 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

TORNADO WATCH 500 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

BOONE DALLAS JASPER
MARSHALL POLK POWESHIEK
STORY

IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

APPANOOSE LUCAS MADISON
MAHASKA MARION MONROE
WARREN WAYNE

IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

DAVIS WAPELLO

IN SOUTHWEST IOWA

ADAIR

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

GREENE GUTHRIE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ADEL, ALBIA, ALLERTON, AMES,
BAYARD, BLOOMFIELD, BOONE, CARLISLE, CASEY, CENTERVILLE,
CHARITON, CORYDON, DES MOINES, EARLHAM, FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD,
GRINNELL, GUTHRIE CENTER, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, JEFFERSON,
KNOXVILLE, MARSHALLTOWN, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA,
PANORA, PELLA, PERRY, SEYMOUR, STUART, WAUKEE, AND WINTERSET.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH 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 2.5
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.

Severity
Extreme (5/5) · CAP Extreme
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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