972 WWUS83 KDMX 060012 SPSDMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 712 PM CDT Sun Jul 5 2020 IAZ033-034-045-046-057-058-060115- Sac-Calhoun-Carroll-Greene-Audubon-Guthrie- Including the cities of Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, Carroll, Jefferson, Audubon, Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, and Casey 712 PM CDT Sun Jul 5 2020 ...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS... Current atmospheric conditions support the development of brief funnel clouds. Usually, these funnel clouds can form from showers and weak thunderstorms. These funnels are normally brief, drop only a few hundred feet from the cloud base, and rarely become a tornado or cause damage. However, if one is spotted, please immediately report it to the National Weather Service. If a tornado warning would become necessary, take appropriate action. Isolated thunderstorms continue near Audubon, Coon Rapids, Carroll, Dedham, and Ralston. Radar estimated rainfall rates of up to 1 or more inches are possible with these storms as well as possible pea to dime sized hail and wind gusts to 45 mph with any stronger storms. Rainfall amounts so far have been estimated between 0.5 and 1.0 inches. Expect up to 1 to 1.5 inches of in some of the heavier downpours. The storms are expected to diminish in strength over the next 30 to 60 minutes. $$ REV