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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
107 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-170000-
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-
Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, 
Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, 
Mason City, Clear Lake, Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, 
Gilmore City, Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, 
Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, 
Dumont, Waverly, Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, 
Schaller, Early, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, 
Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, 
Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, 
Cedar Falls, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, 
Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, and Gladbrook
107 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS...

WHAT...Funnel clouds are possible due to current atmospheric 
conditions. These funnel clouds are typically brief, drop only a 
few hundred feet from the cloud base, and rarely become a tornado 
or cause damage. 

WHERE...Along and north of Highway 30

WHEN...Until late this afternoon.

IMPACTS...None expected. 

PREPAREDNESS AND PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS...If a funnel cloud is spotted, 
report it to the National Weather Service. If a tornado warning 
becomes necessary, take appropriate action. 

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