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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
312 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026

IAZ044>050-057-058-070-071-081-032015-
Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Audubon-Guthrie-
Cass-Adair-Adams-
312 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight

Warm and humid conditions continue this afternoon. There is a
Slight (Level 2 of 5) Risk for severe storms from this afternoon
into evening, and again overnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

There is an Enhanced (Level 3 of 5) to Slight (Level 2 of 5) Risk
for Severe Storms on Friday with multiple rounds of storms
possible from the morning through the evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters may be needed at times tonight into Friday.

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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 437
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
417 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2026

IAC009-015-025-027-049-073-077-079-091-099-153-157-169-187-197-
030000-
/O.EXA.KDMX.SV.A.0437.000000T0000Z-260703T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 437 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

BOONE                 DALLAS                HAMILTON
JASPER                POLK                  POWESHIEK
STORY                 WEBSTER

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

HUMBOLDT              WRIGHT

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

AUDUBON               CALHOUN               CARROLL
GREENE                GUTHRIE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADEL, AMES, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BELMOND,
BOONE, CARROLL, CASEY, CLARION, DES MOINES, EAGLE GROVE, EXIRA,
FORT DODGE, GRINNELL, GUTHRIE CENTER, HUMBOLDT, JEFFERSON,
LAKE CITY, MANSON, NEWTON, PANORA, PERRY, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY,
WAUKEE, AND WEBSTER CITY.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

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

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