| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Calhoun, IA; Hamilton, IA; Humboldt, IA; Pocahontas, IA; Sac, IA; Story, IA; Webster, IA; Wright, IA |
| Effective | 8/12/2026, 4:16:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/12/2026, 10:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 12 at 4:16AM CDT until August 12 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 573 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
HAMILTON STORY WEBSTER
IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
HUMBOLDT WRIGHT
IN NORTHWEST IOWA
POCAHONTAS
IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
CALHOUN SAC
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMES, BELMOND, CLARION, EAGLE GROVE,
EARLY, FONDA, FORT DODGE, GILMORE CITY, HUMBOLDT, LAKE CITY,
LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, MANSON, ODEBOLT, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY,
ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, WALL LAKE,
AND WEBSTER CITY.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE.
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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