Looks like it’s going to fun ride home tonight and tomorrow!
From the National Weather Center…
THERE IS A RISK OF SIGNIFICANT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY. THE MAIN
THREAT FROM THE STORMS WILL BE TORNADOES…TWO INCH HAIL…AND
STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS AROUND 80 MPH. AT THIS TIME THERE REMAINS
SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE GREATEST RISK
AREA. INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE MAIN THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
ALL AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34 LOCATED IN SOUTHERN IOWA. THERE IS A
LOW RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE NOON OVER AREAS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE DURING THE
AFTERNOON OVER ALL AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS…INCLUDING TORNADOES…FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE. ADDITIONAL
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY
OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA…SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DENISON TO OTTUMWA. THE
MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS.
