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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 14 at 5:47PM CDT until March 14 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IASEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 31 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THISEVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREASIN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 44 COUNTIESIN CENTRAL IOWABOONE DALLAS GRUNDYHAMILTON HARDIN JASPERMARSHALL POLK POWESHIEKSTORY TAMA WEBSTERIN NORTH CENTRAL IOWABUTLER FRANKLIN HUMBOLDTWRIGHTIN NORTHEAST IOWABLACK HAWK BREMERIN NORTHWEST IOWAPOCAHONTASIN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWAAPPANOOSE CLARKE DECATURLUCAS MADISON MAHASKAMARION MONROE RINGGOLDUNION WARREN WAYNEIN SOUTHEAST IOWADAVIS WAPELLOIN SOUTHWEST IOWAADAIR ADAMS CASSTAYLORIN WEST CENTRAL IOWAAUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLLCRAWFORD GREENE GUTHRIESACTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADAIR, ADEL, ALBIA, ALLERTON,ALLISON, AMES, APLINGTON, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BEDFORD,BELMOND, BLOOMFIELD, BOONE, CARLISLE, CARROLL, CASEY,CEDAR FALLS, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CLARION, CLARKSVILLE, CONRAD,CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON, DENISON, DES MOINES, DIKE, DUMONT,DYSART, EAGLE GROVE, EARLHAM, EARLY, ELDORA, EXIRA, FONDA,FONTANELLE, FORT DODGE, GILMORE CITY, GLADBROOK, GREENE,GREENFIELD, GRINNELL, GRUNDY CENTER, GUTHRIE CENTER, HAMPTON,HUMBOLDT, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, IOWA FALLS, JEFFERSON, KNOXVILLE,LAKE CITY, LAKE VIEW, LAMONI, LAURENS, LENOX, LEON, MANSON,MARSHALLTOWN, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NEWTON, NORWALK, ODEBOLT,OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PANORA, PARKERSBURG, PELLA, PERRY,POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, REINBECK, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY,SCHALLER, SEYMOUR, SHELL ROCK, STUART, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER,WALL LAKE, WATERLOO, WAUKEE, WAVERLY, WEBSTER CITY, WELLSBURG,AND WINTERSET.* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 90MPH LIKELY.SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE.

National Weather Service

Red Flag Warning issued March 14 at 11:32AM CDT until March 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA...Critical Fire Weather Conditions this Afternoon and EarlyEvening over much of Southern, Central, and Eastern Iowa....Very warm conditions with near record highs, strong and gustysouth to southeast winds, and drier air coupled with dry fuelswill create critical fire weather conditions by this afternoon.* AFFECTED AREA...Portions of central and northeast Iowa.* WIND...Sustained winds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 35 to 45mph will be common.* HUMIDITY...As low as 30 to 35 percent.* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.Outdoor burning is not recommended.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination ofstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures cancontribute to extreme fire behavior.

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