⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Emmet, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Winnebago, IA; Worth, IA – Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 30 at 2:59AM CDT until June 30 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
421 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

EMMET PALO ALTO

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONA, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE,
FOREST CITY, LAKE MILLS, MANLY, AND NORTHWOOD.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH POSSIBLE.
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 10%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : <02%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 50%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 30%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 30%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 20%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 80%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 50

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.