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WWUS63 KDMX 151728
WCNDMX

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 119
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1228 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026

IAC009-013-015-017-023-025-027-047-049-069-073-075-077-079-083-
091-099-127-153-157-161-169-171-187-197-160000-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.A.0119.260415T1728Z-260416T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
119 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 25 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

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

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

BUTLER                FRANKLIN              HUMBOLDT
WRIGHT

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

BLACK HAWK            BREMER

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

AUDUBON               CALHOUN               CARROLL
CRAWFORD              GREENE                GUTHRIE
SAC

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

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

 SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
   INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY.
 SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
 A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES                        :  20%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES       :  10%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS              :  40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH            :  20%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS              :  70%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES          :  60%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS :  80%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/                            :  E 45

$$






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WWUS63 KOAX 151730
WCNOAX

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 119
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1230 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026

IAC085-129-133-155-165-NEC021-023-025-037-053-055-109-153-155-159-
177-160000-
/O.NEW.KOAX.SV.A.0119.260415T1730Z-260416T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
119 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST IOWA

HARRISON              MILLS                 POTTAWATTAMIE
SHELBY

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

MONONA

IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA

BURT                  BUTLER                DODGE
DOUGLAS               SARPY                 SAUNDERS
WASHINGTON

IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA

COLFAX

IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA

CASS                  LANCASTER             SEWARD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, BELLEVUE, BLAIR,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, DAVID CITY, DECATUR, DUNLAP, FREMONT, GLENWOOD,
HARLAN, LA VISTA, LINCOLN, LOGAN, LYONS, MAPLETON, MILFORD,
MISSOURI VALLEY, OAKLAND, OMAHA, ONAWA, PAPILLION, PLATTSMOUTH,
SCHUYLER, SEWARD, TEKAMAH, WAHOO, WOODBINE, AND YUTAN.

$$