455 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014
TORNADO WATCH 234 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONSIOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED AREAUDUBON CARROLL CASS  CRAWFORD GUTHRIE HARRISON POTTAWATTAMIE SAC SHELBY & WOODBURY.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF REDWOOD FALLS MINNESOTA TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OMAHA NEBRASKA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMEMBER…A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.