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Live weather radar today: Boone, Des Moines, Ames, Woodward, Iowa [Video]

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for portions of southern Iowa until 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The storms have been known for gusty winds to 50 mph but have generally stayed sub-severe for now. Additional activity is expected from the south later Tuesday, where the threat will generally target the southern and eastern sides of the state.

A round of thunderstorm development begins Tuesday morning in western Iowa and quickly strengthens as it moves across Iowa. This line of storms will feature embedded supercells capable of high wind, large hail and tornadoes. The window of opportunity will be 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in central Iowa.

This first line should be pushing through the metro around noon. 

A few more storms are likely to develop mainly south and east of the metro later Tuesday afternoon which could certainly be severe again including the risk for tornadoes. The good …

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