Hartwick, IA Weather Warnings

Flood Watch issued May 21 at 4:20AM CDT until May 21 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, northwest, south central, southwest, and west central Iowa, including the following counties, in central Iowa, Boone, Dallas, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Tama and Webster. In north central Iowa, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth and Wright. In northeast Iowa, Black Hawk and Bremer. In northwest Iowa, Emmet, Palo Alto and Pocahontas. In south central Iowa, Madison, Mahaska, Marion and Warren. In southwest Iowa, Adair and Cass. In west central Iowa, Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie and Sac. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - 3 to 5 inches of rain have already fallen over portions of northern and north central Iowa. Slow moving storms with efficient rainfall rates will continue through the early morning hours, and could impact the morning commute. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water.

National Weather Service

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 21 at 6:15AM CDT until May 21 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 275 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 38 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA BOONE DALLAS GRUNDY HAMILTON HARDIN JASPER MARSHALL POLK POWESHIEK STORY TAMA WEBSTER IN NORTHEAST IOWA BLACK HAWK IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR LUCAS MADISON MAHASKA MARION MONROE RINGGOLD UNION WARREN WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DAVIS WAPELLO IN SOUTHWEST IOWA ADAIR ADAMS CASS TAYLOR IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA AUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLL CRAWFORD GREENE GUTHRIE SAC THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADAIR, ADEL, ALBIA, ALLERTON, AMES, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BEDFORD, BLOOMFIELD, BOONE, CARLISLE, CARROLL, CASEY, CEDAR FALLS, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CONRAD, CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON, DENISON, DES MOINES, DIKE, DYSART, EARLHAM, EARLY, ELDORA, EXIRA, FONTANELLE, FORT DODGE, GLADBROOK, GREENFIELD, GRINNELL, GRUNDY CENTER, GUTHRIE CENTER, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, IOWA FALLS, JEFFERSON, KNOXVILLE, LAKE CITY, LAKE VIEW, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MANSON, MARSHALLTOWN, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NEWTON, NORWALK, ODEBOLT, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PANORA, PELLA, PERRY, POMEROY, REINBECK, ROCKWELL CITY, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, SEYMOUR, STUART, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER, WALL LAKE, WATERLOO, WAUKEE, WEBSTER CITY, WELLSBURG, AND WINTERSET. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 20% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 10% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 50% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 50% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 30% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 10% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 70% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 50

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