Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 465
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 465
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
145 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and Southern Iowa
Northeast Kansas
Northern Missouri
Southeast Nebraska
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to intensify along/ahead of a
weak cold front moving across western Iowa. A few of the storms may
pose a risk of damaging wind gusts through the afternoon and early
evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles north of
Waterloo IA to 70 miles south southwest of Lamoni IA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 463...WW 464...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24030.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 465 SEVERE TSTM IA KS MO NE 261845Z - 270200Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
30N ALO/WATERLOO IA/ - 70SSW LWD/LAMONI IA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /41E MCW - 27NNE MCI/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.
LAT...LON 42989121 39669331 39669556 42989359
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 465 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 465
VALID 262355Z - 270040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 ESE SDA
TO 25 ESE SDA TO 5 WNW LWD TO 20 NNE LWD TO 25 N OXV TO 35 SW ALO
TO 40 NNE ALO.
..SQUITIERI..06/26/25
ATTN...WFO...DMX...DVN...ARX...OAX...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 465
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC007-011-013-017-019-043-051-053-055-065-095-107-113-117-123-
125-135-157-171-179-185-270040-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
APPANOOSE BENTON BLACK HAWK
BREMER BUCHANAN CLAYTON
DAVIS DECATUR DELAWARE
FAYETTE IOWA KEOKUK
LINN LUCAS MAHASKA
MARION MONROE POWESHIEK
TAMA WAPELLO WAYNE
$$
KSC005-043-103-209-270040-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATCHISON DONIPHAN LEAVENWORTH
WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC003-021-025-047-049-061-063-075-079-081-087-117-129-147-165-
171-177-211-227-270040-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW BUCHANAN CALDWELL
CLAY CLINTON DAVIESS
DEKALB GENTRY GRUNDY
HARRISON HOLT LIVINGSTON
MERCER NODAWAY PLATTE
PUTNAM RAY SULLIVAN
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 465
VALID 262235Z - 262340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 ESE SDA
TO 35 SW DSM TO 20 NE DSM TO 30 SE FOD TO 10 E FOD.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1463
..SQUITIERI..06/26/25
ATTN...WFO...DMX...DVN...ARX...OAX...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 465
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC007-011-013-017-019-023-033-039-043-051-053-055-065-069-075-
079-083-095-099-107-113-117-123-125-127-135-157-159-169-171-173-
175-179-181-185-195-197-262340-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
APPANOOSE BENTON BLACK HAWK
BREMER BUCHANAN BUTLER
CERRO GORDO CLARKE CLAYTON
DAVIS DECATUR DELAWARE
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GRUNDY
HAMILTON HARDIN IOWA
JASPER KEOKUK LINN
LUCAS MAHASKA MARION
MARSHALL MONROE POWESHIEK
RINGGOLD STORY TAMA
TAYLOR UNION WAPELLO
WARREN WAYNE WORTH
WRIGHT
$$
KSC005-043-103-209-262340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATCHISON DONIPHAN LEAVENWORTH
WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC003-021-025-047-049-061-063-075-079-081-087-117-129-147-165-
171-177-211-227-262340-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW BUCHANAN CALDWELL
CLAY CLINTON DAVIESS
DEKALB GENTRY GRUNDY
HARRISON HOLT LIVINGSTON
MERCER NODAWAY PLATTE
PUTNAM RAY SULLIVAN
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 465
VALID 262200Z - 262340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SQUITIERI..06/26/25
ATTN...WFO...DMX...DVN...ARX...OAX...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 465
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC001-003-007-011-013-015-017-019-023-033-039-043-049-051-053-
055-065-069-075-079-083-095-099-107-113-117-121-123-125-127-135-
153-157-159-169-171-173-175-179-181-185-195-197-262340-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ADAMS APPANOOSE
BENTON BLACK HAWK BOONE
BREMER BUCHANAN BUTLER
CERRO GORDO CLARKE CLAYTON
DALLAS DAVIS DECATUR
DELAWARE FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GRUNDY HAMILTON HARDIN
IOWA JASPER KEOKUK
LINN LUCAS MADISON
MAHASKA MARION MARSHALL
MONROE POLK POWESHIEK
RINGGOLD STORY TAMA
TAYLOR UNION WAPELLO
WARREN WAYNE WORTH
WRIGHT
$$
KSC043-262340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DONIPHAN
$$
MOC003-021-025-049-061-063-075-079-081-087-129-147-171-211-227-
262340-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW BUCHANAN CALDWELL
CLINTON DAVIESS DEKALB
GENTRY GRUNDY HARRISON
HOLT MERCER NODAWAY
PUTNAM SULLIVAN WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 465
VALID 262035Z - 262140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1459
..DEAN..06/26/25
ATTN...WFO...DMX...DVN...ARX...OAX...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 465
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC001-003-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-023-027-029-033-039-043-
049-051-053-055-065-069-071-073-075-077-079-083-095-099-107-113-
117-121-123-125-127-129-135-137-145-153-155-157-159-165-169-171-
173-175-179-181-185-187-195-197-262140-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ADAMS APPANOOSE
AUDUBON BENTON BLACK HAWK
BOONE BREMER BUCHANAN
BUTLER CARROLL CASS
CERRO GORDO CLARKE CLAYTON
DALLAS DAVIS DECATUR
DELAWARE FAYETTE FRANKLIN
FREMONT GREENE GRUNDY
GUTHRIE HAMILTON HARDIN
IOWA JASPER KEOKUK
LINN LUCAS MADISON
MAHASKA MARION MARSHALL
MILLS MONROE MONTGOMERY
PAGE POLK POTTAWATTAMIE
POWESHIEK RINGGOLD SHELBY
STORY TAMA TAYLOR
UNION WAPELLO WARREN
WAYNE WEBSTER WORTH
WRIGHT
$$
KSC043-262140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DONIPHAN
$$
MOC003-005-021-025-049-061-063-075-079-081-087-129-147-171-211-
227-262140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW ATCHISON BUCHANAN
CALDWELL CLINTON DAVIESS
DEKALB GENTRY GRUNDY
HARRISON HOLT MERCER
NODAWAY PUTNAM SULLIVAN
WORTH
$$
NEC127-147-262140-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
NEMAHA RICHARDSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (<2%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Low (10%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (<5%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
Mod (60%)
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
