COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD

248 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY EVENING AND SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA INTO TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING WITH ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE. GOLF BALL HAIL…DAMAGING SURFACE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.

MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY….SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM TIME TO TIME ON MONDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS WELL AS AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA. ADDITIONAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM TIME TO TIME EARLY IN THE WORK WEEK.

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 181 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

150 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA, CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 150 PM UNTIL 1000 PM CDT. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA, THE WATCH CURRENTLY INCLUDES FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

SEVERAL TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE NUMEROUS LARGE HAIL EVENTS LIKELY WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY WITH A FEW SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 115 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF FALLS CITY NEBRASKA TO 45 MILES SOUTH OF WICHITA KANSAS.

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.

(National Weather Service/update 5:26-a.m.)

Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 83. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 62. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

The National Weather Service in Des Moines says scattered thunderstorms will be possible today (Sunday) across central Iowa. However, the thunderstorms will become much more numerous by mid to late afternoon and spread northeast across the state tonight. Large hail, damaging winds and even a few tornadoes are expected with the storms by late afternoon into the evening. Localized heavy rainfall will also be possible, especially in portions of western into northern Iowa late today into tonight.