Iowa, Nebraska Tornado Watch | Effective 04/23/2026 10:02

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 23 at 12:02PM CDT until April 23 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 10:02am
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 134 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA FREMONT HARRISON MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA MONONA IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BURT DODGE DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THURSTON IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASS GAGE JEFFERSON JOHNSON LANCASTER NEMAHA OTOE PAWNEE RICHARDSON SALINE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, AUBURN, BEATRICE, BELLEVUE, BLAIR, CLARINDA, COUNCIL BLUFFS, CRETE, DECATUR, DUNLAP, FAIRBURY, FALLS CITY, FARRAGUT, FREMONT, GLENWOOD, HAMBURG, HARLAN, LA VISTA, LINCOLN, LOGAN, LYONS, MACY, MAPLETON, MISSOURI VALLEY, NEBRASKA CITY, OAKLAND, OMAHA, ONAWA, PAPILLION, PAWNEE CITY, PENDER, PLATTSMOUTH, RED OAK, SHENANDOAH, SIDNEY, STERLING, TABLE ROCK, TABOR, TECUMSEH, TEKAMAH, WAHOO, WALTHILL, WILBER, WINNEBAGO, WOODBINE, AND YUTAN.
Area Description: 
Fremont, IA; Harrison, IA; Mills, IA; Monona, IA; Montgomery, IA; Page, IA; Pottawattamie, IA; Shelby, IA; Burt, NE; Cass, NE; Dodge, NE; Douglas, NE; Gage, NE; Jefferson, NE; Johnson, NE; Lancaster, NE; Nemaha, NE; Otoe, NE; Pawnee, NE; Richardson, NE; Saline, NE; Sarpy, NE; Saunders, NE; Thurston, NE; Washington, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov