Iowa, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 19:35

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 9:35PM CDT until May 19 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 7:35pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 228 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA BENTON IOWA JOHNSON LINN IN NORTHEAST IOWA BUCHANAN DELAWARE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA HENRY IA JEFFERSON KEOKUK LEE VAN BUREN WASHINGTON IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI CLARK SCOTLAND THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CEDAR RAPIDS, FAIRFIELD, INDEPENDENCE, IOWA CITY, KAHOKA, KEOKUK, KEOSAUQUA, MANCHESTER, MARENGO, MEMPHIS, MOUNT PLEASANT, SIGOURNEY, VINTON, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Benton, IA; Buchanan, IA; Delaware, IA; Henry, IA; Iowa, IA; Jefferson, IA; Johnson, IA; Keokuk, IA; Lee, IA; Linn, IA; Van Buren, IA; Washington, IA; Clark, MO; Scotland, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov