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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 565
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1155 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
West Central Iowa
* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1155 PM
until 300 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A fast-moving line of thunderstorms over western Iowa will
track eastward for the next 2-3 hours, continuing to pose a risk of
locally damaging wind gusts.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles northwest of
Denison IA to 35 miles southeast of Fort Dodge 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 561...WW 562...WW
563...WW 564...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
28035.
...Hart
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 565
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1155 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
West Central Iowa
* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1155 PM
until 300 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A fast-moving line of thunderstorms over western Iowa will
track eastward for the next 2-3 hours, continuing to pose a risk of
locally damaging wind gusts.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles northwest of
Denison IA to 35 miles southeast of Fort Dodge 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 561...WW 562...WW
563...WW 564...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
28035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 565 SEVERE TSTM IA 300455Z - 300800Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30NW DNS/DENISON IA/ - 35SE FOD/FORT DODGE IA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM N/S /67N OVR - 36SE FOD/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.
LAT...LON 43019580 42919372 41479372 41569580
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 565 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 565
VALID 300650Z - 300740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NE OMA TO
35 SE SLB TO 30 NNW FOD.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1738.
..GRAMS..07/30/24
ATTN...WFO...DMX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 565
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC001-009-015-025-027-029-049-073-077-079-091-151-187-197-
300740-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR AUDUBON BOONE
CALHOUN CARROLL CASS
DALLAS GREENE GUTHRIE
HAMILTON HUMBOLDT POCAHONTAS
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
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (20%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (70%)
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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.
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