⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Calhoun, IA; Cerro Gordo, IA; Emmet, IA; Franklin, IA; Hamilton, IA; Hancock, IA; Hardin, IA; Humboldt, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Pocahontas, IA; Sac, IA; Webster, IA; Winnebago, IA; Worth, IA; Wright, IA – Saturday, July 25, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 25 at 7:59PM CDT until July 26 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
515 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

HAMILTON HARDIN WEBSTER

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

CERRO GORDO FRANKLIN HANCOCK
HUMBOLDT KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO
WORTH WRIGHT

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

EMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTAS

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

CALHOUN SAC

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ALGONA, BELMOND, BRITT,
CLARION, CLEAR LAKE, EAGLE GROVE, EARLY, ELDORA, EMMETSBURG,
ESTHERVILLE, FONDA, FOREST CITY, FORT DODGE, GARNER,
GILMORE CITY, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, IOWA FALLS, KANAWHA, LAKE CITY,
LAKE MILLS, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, MANLY, MANSON, MASON CITY,
NORTHWOOD, ODEBOLT, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE,
SAC CITY, SCHALLER, WALL LAKE, AND WEBSTER CITY.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 85
MPH LIKELY.
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES 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 : 80%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 60%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 20%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : <05%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 40

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