DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch in effect until 9:00 p.m.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 378 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 33 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

BOONE                 DALLAS                GRUNDY
HAMILTON              HARDIN                JASPER
MARSHALL              POLK                  POWESHIEK
STORY                 TAMA                  WEBSTER

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

BUTLER                CERRO GORDO           FRANKLIN
HANCOCK               HUMBOLDT              KOSSUTH
WINNEBAGO             WORTH                 WRIGHT

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

BLACK HAWK            BREMER

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

EMMET                 PALO ALTO             POCAHONTAS

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

AUDUBON               CALHOUN               CARROLL
CRAWFORD              GREENE                GUTHRIE
SAC

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADEL, ALGONA, ALLISON, AMES,
APLINGTON, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BELMOND, BOONE, BRITT, CARROLL,
CASEY, CEDAR FALLS, CLARION, CLARKSVILLE, CLEAR LAKE, CONRAD,
DENISON, DES MOINES, DIKE, DUMONT, DYSART, EAGLE GROVE, EARLY,
ELDORA, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, EXIRA, FONDA, FOREST CITY,
FORT DODGE, GARNER, GILMORE CITY, GLADBROOK, GREENE, GRINNELL,
GRUNDY CENTER, GUTHRIE CENTER, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, IOWA FALLS,
JEFFERSON, KANAWHA, LAKE CITY, LAKE MILLS, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS,
MANLY, MANSON, MARSHALLTOWN, MASON CITY, NEWTON, NORTHWOOD,
ODEBOLT, PANORA, PARKERSBURG, PERRY, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY,
REINBECK, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, SHELL ROCK,
TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER, WALL LAKE, WATERLOO, WAUKEE, WAVERLY,
WEBSTER CITY, AND WELLSBURG.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.

(Contributed information, NWS)