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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 225
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
349 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

IAC001-003-029-039-053-159-173-175-190300-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.A.0225.260518T2049Z-260519T0300Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 225 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

CLARKE                DECATUR               RINGGOLD             
UNION                 

IN SOUTHWEST IOWA

ADAIR                 ADAMS                 CASS                 
TAYLOR                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ATLANTIC, BEDFORD, CORNING, 
CRESTON, FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR, 
NEW MARKET, OSCEOLA, AND STUART.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

 A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY.
 WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
   MPH LIKELY.
 SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
   INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES                        :  70%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES       :  60%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS              :  80%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH            :  70%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS              :  60%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES          :  60%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/                            :  E 40

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