Tornado Watch

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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 142 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 751 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024 The National Weather Service has extended tornado watch 142 to include the following areas until midnight cdt tonight in iowa this watch includes 10 counties in central iowa boone jasper polk story in south central iowa appanoose lucas marion monroe warren wayne this includes the cities of albia, allerton, ames, boone, carlisle, centerville, chariton, corydon, des moines, humeston, indianola, knoxville, newton, norwalk, pella, and seymour. * primary threats include... a few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible. scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter likely. scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely.