Tornado Watch issued April 28 at 3:27PM CDT until April 28 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 181 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

HAMILTON HARDIN WEBSTER

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

BUTLER CERRO GORDO FRANKLIN
HANCOCK HUMBOLDT KOSSUTH
WINNEBAGO WORTH WRIGHT

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

POCAHONTAS

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

CALHOUN SAC

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ALGONA, ALLISON, APLINGTON,
BELMOND, BRITT, CLARION, CLARKSVILLE, CLEAR LAKE, DUMONT,
EAGLE GROVE, EARLY, ELDORA, FONDA, FOREST CITY, FORT DODGE,
GARNER, GILMORE CITY, GREENE, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, IOWA FALLS,
KANAWHA, LAKE CITY, LAKE MILLS, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, MANLY,
MANSON, MASON CITY, NORTHWOOD, ODEBOLT, PARKERSBURG, POCAHONTAS,
POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, SHELL ROCK,
WALL LAKE, AND WEBSTER CITY.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY.
WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND SCATTERED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 70%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 60%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS>=75 MPH : 30%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 80%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS>=2 INCHES : 80%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS :>95%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 40