TORNADO WATCH 169 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA: ADAIR ADAMS APPANOOSE AUDUBON CASS CLARKE DALLAS DAVIS DECATUR GUTHRIE JASPER LUCAS MADISON MAHASKA MARION MONROE POLK POWESHIEK RINGGOLD TAYLOR UNION WAPELLO WARREN WAYNE

427 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…MADISON COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 424 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WINTERSET…OR 24 MILES WEST OF INDIANOLA…AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 92 AND PITCHER ROAD.  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…WINTERSET…NORWALK…PATTERSON…ST. CHARLES…BEVINGTON…

THE  TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAMS…SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR…SOUTHWESTERN MADISON AND NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4:15-P.M. THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS…AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER QUARTER SIZED HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION…STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP…AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4:30-P.M. FOR… SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY… NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY

AT 415 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF WINTERSET…OR 21 MILES NORTHEAST OF CRESTON…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… WINTERSET.

**TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9-P.M. FOR ADAIR, ADAMS, CASS, AUDUBON, GUTHRIE, RINGGOLD, TAYLOR AND UNION COUNTIES, AND UNTIL 7PM FOR FREMONT, HARRISON, MILLS, MONONA, MONTGOMERY, PAGE & POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES

411 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

LATE THIS AFTERNOON…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WINDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.

354 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY…NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY  UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 352 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENFIELD…OR 14 MILES NORTH OF CRESTON…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…WINTERSET.

351 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 …A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAMS… SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR…SOUTHWESTERN MADISON AND NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT… AT 347 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF GREENFIELD…OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRESTON…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… MACKSBURG.

347 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR…

SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA… SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 342 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF GREENFIELD…OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRESTON…AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…ORIENT AND MACKSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IMMEDIATELY SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT… OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A REINFORCED BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE…IN A MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT…FIND THE LOWEST SPOT AVAILABLE AND COVER YOUR HEAD.

3:44-P.M.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS 1″ DIAMETER HAIL FELL SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 7-MILES NORTH/NORTHWEST OF CARBON, IN ADAMS COUNTY. A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER-SIZED HAIL FELL FOR ABOUT 5-MINUTES AT AROUND 3:05PM.  NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT REPORTS RECEIVED IN OUR AREA THUS FAR.

329 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CASS…NORTHERN ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN ADAIR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM CDT…THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS…AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL…GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION…STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP…AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT.

328 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA…AT 321 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY…MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL…WINDS UP TO 50 MPH…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…FREQUENT DOWNPOURS…ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…BRIDGEWATER… FONTANELLE… ORIENT…GREENFIELD…GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN…AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

THIS STORM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE HAIL AND WINDS. IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER…PLEASE REPORT IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.