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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 183 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA BOONE DALLAS POLK STORY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA CLARKE DECATUR MADISON RINGGOLD UNION WARREN IN SOUTHWEST IOWA ADAIR ADAMS CASS TAYLOR IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA AUDUBON CARROLL GREENE GUTHRIE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ADEL, AMES, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BEDFORD, BOONE, CARLISLE, CARROLL, CASEY, CORNING, CRESTON, DES MOINES, EARLHAM, EXIRA, FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD, GUTHRIE CENTER, INDIANOLA, JEFFERSON, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, PANORA, PERRY, STUART, WAUKEE, AND WINTERSET.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED 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 : 50% 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 : 70% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 70% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 40

* AFFECTED AREAS: ADAIR, IA ... ADAMS, IA ... AUDUBON, IA ... BOONE, IA ... CARROLL, IA ... CASS, IA ... CLARKE, IA ... DALLAS, IA ... DECATUR, IA ... GREENE, IA ... GUTHRIE, IA ... MADISON, IA ... POLK, IA ... RINGGOLD, IA ... STORY, IA ... TAYLOR, IA ... UNION, IA ... WARREN, IA