The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
northwestern Jasper County in central Iowa...
southwestern Marshall County in central Iowa...
northeastern Polk County in central Iowa...
southern Story County in central Iowa...
* until 800 PM CDT
* at 711 PM CDT... a confirmed tornado was located near Huxley... and
moving east at 45 mph.
Hazard... damaging tornado and Golf Ball size hail.
Source... radar confirmed tornado.
Impact... Mobile homes will be heavily damaged or destroyed.
Significant damage to roofs... windows and vehicles will
occur. Flying debris will be deadly to people and animals.
Extensive tree damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Nevada... State Center... Cambridge... Maxwell... Mingo... Collins...
Colo... Baxter... Rhodes... St. Anthony... Melbourne... Clemons...
Haverhill and Laurel.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 94 and 111.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Take cover now. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If in a Mobile home... a vehicle or
outdoors... move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
This line of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
Lat... Lon 4169 9353 4194 9369 4221 9311 4221 9308
4186 9281
time... Mot... loc 0014z 251deg 39kt 4186 9356
Tornado... observed
hail... 1.75in
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Newton, IA
Current Conditions
81 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Updated — 7:35 PM CDT on May 19, 2013
Local Radar
Forecast for Newton (50208)
Sunday
 T-storms
H 86° / L 66°
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Monday
 Chance of T-storms
H 81° / L 66°
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Tuesday
T-storms
H 79° / L 59°
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Wednesday
 Partly Cloudy
H 70° / L 52°
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Thursday
Partly Cloudy
H 70° / L 48°
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Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms, then a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 84F. Breezy. Winds from the SSE at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.
Sunday NightOvercast with thunderstorms, then a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain after midnight. Low of 66F. Breezy. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 0.5 in. possible.
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 81F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Monday NightOvercast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 66F. Winds from the South at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 79F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tuesday NightMostly cloudy with thunderstorms and a chance of rain. Low of 59F. Winds from the West at 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then overcast. High of 70F. Winds from the West at 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday NightOvercast with a chance of rain in the evening, then mostly cloudy. Low of 52F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Overcast in the morning, then mostly cloudy. High of 70F. Winds from the NNE at 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday NightPartly cloudy. Low of 48F. Winds from the ENE at 5 to 10 mph.
Statement as of 7:14 PM CDT on May 19, 2013
Tornado Warning
Statement as of 7:35 PM CDT on May 19, 2013
Tornado Watch
Tornado Watch 183 remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for the
following locations
IA
. Iowa counties included are
Adair Adams Appanoose
Audubon Benton Boone
Carroll Cass Cedar
Clarke Clinton Crawford
Dallas Davis Decatur
Des Moines Greene Guthrie
Harrison Henry Iowa
Jackson Jasper Jefferson
Johnson Jones Keokuk
Lee Linn Louisa
Lucas Madison Mahaska
Marion Marshall Mills
Monona Monroe Montgomery
Muscatine Polk Pottawattamie
Poweshiek Ringgold SAC
Scott Shelby story
Tama Taylor Union
Van Buren Wapello Warren
Washington Wayne
Statement as of 7:16 PM CDT on May 19, 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
west central Jasper County in central Iowa...
southeastern Polk County in central Iowa...
northern Warren County in south central Iowa...
* until 745 PM CDT
* at 711 PM CDT... a severe thunderstorm was located near Indianola...
and moving northeast at 45 mph.
Hazard... half dollar size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
Source... radar indicated.
Impact... hail damage to vehicles and crops is expected. Expect wind
damage to roofs... siding and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Des Moines... Norwalk... Carlisle... Pleasant Hill... Altoona...
Bondurant... Des Moines int Airport... Hartford... Runnells... Ankeny
Airport... Mitchellville and Valeria.
This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 133 and 155.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 87 and 91.
This includes Interstate 235 between mile markers 5 and 14.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe
weather... including extremely large hail... destructive straight line
winds and tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter... such as in an
interior room... a bathroom or closet... or basement.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm... and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways!
Lat... Lon 4167 9366 4179 9321 4160 9326 4132 9349
4134 9377
time... Mot... loc 0016z 203deg 39kt 4144 9358
Hail... 1.25in
wind... 60mph
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