Iowa, Illinois, Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 16:43

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 6:43PM CDT until April 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 4:43pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 129 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BUREAU PUTNAM IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS CARROLL HENRY IL JO DAVIESS MERCER ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON WHITESIDE IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HANCOCK HENDERSON MCDONOUGH WARREN IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA CLINTON JACKSON SCOTT IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DES MOINES LEE IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI CLARK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, BETTENDORF, BURLINGTON, CARTHAGE, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND, DAVENPORT, FREEPORT, GALENA, GENESEO, HENNEPIN, KAHOKA, KEOKUK, MACOMB, MAQUOKETA, MOLINE, MONMOUTH, MOUNT CARROLL, OQUAWKA, PRINCETON, ROCK ISLAND, AND STERLING.
Area Description: 
Clinton, IA; Des Moines, IA; Jackson, IA; Lee, IA; Scott, IA; Bureau, IL; Carroll, IL; Hancock, IL; Henderson, IL; Henry, IL; Jo Daviess, IL; McDonough, IL; Mercer, IL; Putnam, IL; Rock Island, IL; Stephenson, IL; Warren, IL; Whiteside, IL; Clark, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov