There has been a number of morning severe thunderstorm warnings today across western Iowa. There has been reports of hail up to the size of golf balls this morning. This is likely to continue as a Severe Thunderstorm Watch which was issued about 2 hours ago and is in effect until 2pm includes Adair, Audubon, Boone, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Dallas, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Jasper, Kossuth, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Polk, Poweshiek, Sac, Story, Tama, Warren, Webster, Winnebago, Worth and Wright counties.

Also to note, there is a moderate risk of severe weather for today into tonight for parts of central and east central Iowa, with a slight risk surrounding that, including the rest of the state, except northwest Iowa. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main threats today with an isolated tornado also possible.