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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 559
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
840 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2025

IAC009-025-027-047-073-077-151-161-187-300700-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.A.0559.250730T0140Z-250730T0700Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
559 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

WEBSTER

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

POCAHONTAS

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

AUDUBON               CALHOUN               CARROLL
CRAWFORD              GREENE                GUTHRIE
SAC

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUDUBON, BAYARD, CARROLL, CASEY,
DENISON, EARLY, EXIRA, FONDA, FORT DODGE, GILMORE CITY,
GUTHRIE CENTER, JEFFERSON, LAKE CITY, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, MANSON,
ODEBOLT, PANORA, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE,
SAC CITY, SCHALLER, AND WALL LAKE.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

 SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY.
 ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES                        : <05%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES       : <02%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS              :  60%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH            :  20%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS              :  20%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES          :  10%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS :  80%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/                            :  E 40

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