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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 437 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA BOONE DALLAS HAMILTON JASPER POLK POWESHIEK STORY WEBSTER IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA HUMBOLDT WRIGHT IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA AUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLL GREENE GUTHRIE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADEL, AMES, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BELMOND, BOONE, CARROLL, CASEY, CLARION, DES MOINES, EAGLE GROVE, EXIRA, FORT DODGE, GRINNELL, GUTHRIE CENTER, HUMBOLDT, JEFFERSON, LAKE CITY, MANSON, NEWTON, PANORA, PERRY, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, WAUKEE, AND WEBSTER CITY. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY. SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE.