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Des Moines, Iowa – A Tornado Watch remains in effect for 27 counties across central and southwest Iowa until 10 p.m. CST Friday, placing the Des Moines metro, Interstate 35, and Interstate 80 corridors at risk for tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail during the evening commute.
According to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Tornado Watch 16 includes Polk, Dallas, Story, Pottawattamie, Warren, Madison, and surrounding counties through late evening as atmospheric conditions support rotating thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes and wind gusts up to 70 mph…