A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for central and south central Iowa. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

At 112 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of Marysville, or 9 miles south of Knoxville, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Pella, Knoxville, Monroe, Melcher-Dallas, Knoxville Raceway, Lake Red Rock, Lovilia, Bussey, Harvey, Leighton, Hamilton, Melrose, Marysville, Pella Municipal Airport, Knoxville Municipal Airport, and Elk Rock State Park.