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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 14 at 5:47PM CDT until March 15 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IATHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH34 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREASIN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIESIN NORTH CENTRAL IOWACERRO GORDO HANCOCK KOSSUTHWINNEBAGO WORTHIN NORTHWEST IOWAEMMET PALO ALTOTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONA, BRITT, CLEAR LAKE,EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, FOREST CITY, GARNER, KANAWHA,LAKE MILLS, MANLY, MASON CITY, AND NORTHWOOD.* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY.SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.PROBABILITY TABLE:PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 10%PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 05%PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60%PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 20%PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 40%PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 30%PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 90%MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 40

National Weather Service

Wind Advisory issued March 14 at 4:54PM CDT until March 15 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mphexpected.* WHERE...Kossuth, Emmet, Palo Alto, and Pocahontas Counties.* WHEN...From 10 AM to 6 PM CDT Saturday.* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Treelimbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for highprofile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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