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Severe Weather Alert: Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Johnson, 38 Other Iowa Counties

The chance for severe weather across Iowa continues tonight.

A thunderstorm watch has been issued for 39 counties in Iowa, including Johnson County, a day after severe weather caused power outages and damages around the state.

The watch lasts until 1 a.m.

Counties included in the watch are: Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Clarke, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Grundy, Hardin, Henry, Iowa, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Story, Tama, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne.

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