Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin Tornado Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 14:49

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 4:49PM CDT until April 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 2:49pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 129 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST IOWA ALLAMAKEE CLAYTON IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA HOUSTON WINONA IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN ADAMS CLARK JUNEAU IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN CRAWFORD GRANT RICHLAND VERNON IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BUFFALO JACKSON LA CROSSE MONROE TREMPEALEAU THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ARCADIA, BLACK RIVER FALLS, CALEDONIA, ELKADER, FRIENDSHIP, LA CROSSE, MAUSTON, NEILLSVILLE, PLATTEVILLE, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, RICHLAND CENTER, SPARTA, TOMAH, VIROQUA, WAUKON, WHITEHALL, AND WINONA.
Area Description: 
Allamakee, IA; Clayton, IA; Houston, MN; Winona, MN; Adams, WI; Buffalo, WI; Clark, WI; Crawford, WI; Grant, WI; Jackson, WI; Juneau, WI; La Crosse, WI; Monroe, WI; Richland, WI; Trempealeau, WI; Vernon, WI
Forcast Office: 
NWS La Crosse WI
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov