Hazardous Weather Outlook for parts of western/central Iowa, 5/11/2014
May 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson
AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD; 517 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
FIRST ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS…POTENTIALLY SEVERE…WILL AFFECT CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL.
A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE STRONG AND LONG TRACK TORNADOES ALONG WITH VERY LARGE HAIL OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT LEADING TO
LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.