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Tornado Watch Until Tonight, More Rain on the Way
A large storm is on its way through Iowa yet again.
A large storm is rumbling our way. The National Weather Service also is predicting storms to develop in its wake, with a tornado watch in effect for the following Iowa counties until 8:00 p.m. There are also swaths of Illinois and Missouri under the watch area.
- BENTONÂ
- BUCHANANÂ
- CEDARÂ
- CLINTONÂ
- DELAWAREÂ
- DES MOINES
- DUBUQUEÂ
- HENRYÂ
- IOWAÂ
- JACKSONÂ
- JEFFERSONÂ
- JOHNSON
- JONES
- KEOKUK
- LEE
- LINN
- LOUISA
- MUSCATINE
- SCOTT
- VAN BUREN
- WASHINGTONÂ
Here is the Thursday weather forecast for Marion from the National Weather Service, which includes chances of intermittent thunderstorms through Saturday.
- Thursday Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Some storms could be severe, with large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Some storms could be severe, with large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
- Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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