# Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Calhoun, IA; Cerro Gordo, IA; Emmet, IA; Franklin, IA; Hamilton, IA; Hancock, IA; Hardin, IA; Humboldt, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Pocahontas, IA; Webster, IA; Winnebago, IA; Worth, IA; Wright, IA — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-06-28 04:52 ingested 2026-06-28 12:50

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## extract

Severe Thunderstorm Watch — Calhoun, IA; Cerro Gordo, IA; Emmet, IA; Franklin, IA; Hamilton, IA; Hancock, IA; Hardin, IA; Humboldt, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Pocahontas, IA; Webster, IA; Winnebago, IA; Worth, IA; Wright, IA
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
411 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

HAMILTON              HARDIN                WEBSTER

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

CERRO GORDO           FRANKLIN              HANCOCK
HUMBOLDT              KOSSUTH               WINNEBAGO
WORTH                 WRIGHT

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

EMMET                 PALO ALTO             POCAHONTAS

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

CALHOUN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ALGONA, BELMOND, BRITT,
CLARION, CLEAR LAKE, EAGLE GROVE, ELDORA, EMMETSBURG,
ESTHERVILLE, FONDA, FOREST CITY, FORT DODGE, GARNER,
GILMORE CITY, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, IOWA FALLS, KANAWHA, LAKE CITY,
LAKE MILLS, LAURENS, MANLY, MANSON, MASON CITY, NORTHWOOD,
POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, AND WEBSTER CITY.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES                        : <05%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES       : <02%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS              :  50%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH            :  10%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS              :  20%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES          :  10%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS :  70%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/                            :  E 40

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