THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 277 INEFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREASIN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIESIN CENTRAL IOWABOONE DALLAS GRUNDYHAMILTON HARDIN JASPERMARSHALL POLK STORYWEBSTERIN NORTH CENTRAL IOWABUTLER CERRO GORDO FRANKLINHANCOCK HUMBOLDT KOSSUTHWINNEBAGO WORTH WRIGHTIN NORTHEAST IOWABREMERIN NORTHWEST IOWAEMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTASIN SOUTHWEST IOWAADAIR CASSIN WEST CENTRAL IOWAAUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLLCRAWFORD GREENE GUTHRIESACTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADAIR, ADEL, ALGONA, ALLISON,AMES, APLINGTON, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BELMOND, BOONE,BRITT, CARROLL, CASEY, CLARION, CLARKSVILLE, CLEAR LAKE, CONRAD,DENISON, DES MOINES, DIKE, DUMONT, EAGLE GROVE, EARLY, ELDORA,EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, EXIRA, FONDA, FONTANELLE, FOREST CITY,FORT DODGE, GARNER, GILMORE CITY, GREENE, GREENFIELD,GRUNDY CENTER, GUTHRIE CENTER, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, IOWA FALLS,JEFFERSON, KANAWHA, LAKE CITY, LAKE MILLS, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS,MANLY, MANSON, MARSHALLTOWN, MASON CITY, NEWTON, NORTHWOOD,ODEBOLT, PANORA, PARKERSBURG, PERRY, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY,REINBECK, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, SHELL ROCK,STUART, WALL LAKE, WAUKEE, WAVERLY, WEBSTER CITY, AND WELLSBURG....THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STRONG LONG LIVEDTORNADOES MAY OCCUR...* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...SEVERAL TORNADOES AND A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY.WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 90MPH LIKELY.SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTSTO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.PROBABILITY TABLE:PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 90%PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 80%PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 80%PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 60%PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 60%PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 50%PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 50