{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.d7afb425920b6486b2f359e41b23351af3f7b886.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 2 at 4:17PM CDT until July 2 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-02","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.d7afb425920b6486b2f359e41b23351af3f7b886.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Des Moines IA"},"word_count":190,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 2 at 4:17PM CDT until July 2 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Audubon, IA; Boone, IA; Calhoun, IA; Carroll, IA; Dallas, IA; Greene, IA; Guthrie, IA; Hamilton, IA; Humboldt, IA; Jasper, IA; Polk, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Story, IA; Webster, IA; Wright, IA\n**Issued by:** NWS Des Moines IA\n**Sent:** 2026-07-02T16:17:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-02T16:17:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-02T19:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM\nWATCH 437 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS\nEVENING\n\nIN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES\n\nIN CENTRAL IOWA\n\nBOONE                 DALLAS                HAMILTON\nJASPER                POLK                  POWESHIEK\nSTORY                 WEBSTER\n\nIN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA\n\nHUMBOLDT              WRIGHT\n\nIN WEST CENTRAL IOWA\n\nAUDUBON               CALHOUN               CARROLL\nGREENE                GUTHRIE\n\nTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADEL, AMES, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BELMOND,\nBOONE, CARROLL, CASEY, CLARION, DES MOINES, EAGLE GROVE, EXIRA,\nFORT DODGE, GRINNELL, GUTHRIE CENTER, HUMBOLDT, JEFFERSON,\nLAKE CITY, MANSON, NEWTON, PANORA, PERRY, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY,\nWAUKEE, AND WEBSTER CITY.\n\n* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...\n\nSCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY.\nSCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2\nINCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.\nA TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE."}