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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
546 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-311100-
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-
Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-
Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-
Poweshiek-Cass-Adair-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-
Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Appanoose-Davis-
546 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight

Thunderstorms are possible in western Iowa this afternoon. A few
storms may be strong to severe, with damaging winds being the primary
threat. The storms will also pose a heavy rainfall and flash
flooding threat as storms progress east Thursday night into
Friday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Additional storms will be possible Friday afternoon in southern
Iowa. A few storms may be strong to severe with gusty winds and a
brief tornado. Dry weather returns over the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible Thursday night and Friday for
severe weather and heavy rainfall.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0505 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-311005-
Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-
Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler-
Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton-
Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton-
Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-
Cooper-Bates-Henry-
0505 AM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Through tonight.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Isolated to scattered showers and storms expected early this
  morning. Isolated precipitation chances continue through the
  day along and west of the I-35/I-49 corridors.

- More widespread showers and thunderstorms expected overnight
  (Thu into Fri) as a thunderstorm complex moves through the
  area. Heavy downpours and gusty winds are expected; however,
  storms are expected to move through the area fairly quickly
  exiting just after 8am.

- Additional showers and storms are possible Friday evening
  south of I-70. There is a potential that a few of these storms
  may be strong to severe; however, this is highly conditional
  on activity Friday morning.

- Substantially cooler conditions expected Saturday with highs
  in the low to mid 80s forecasted. Temperatures warm back into
  the 90s next week.

$$

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