Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/17/2026 21:10

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 17 at 11:10PM CDT until May 18 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 9:10pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 219 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA BENTON CEDAR IOWA JOHNSON JONES LINN IN NORTHEAST IOWA BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA HENRY IA JEFFERSON KEOKUK VAN BUREN WASHINGTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANAMOSA, CEDAR RAPIDS, DUBUQUE, FAIRFIELD, INDEPENDENCE, IOWA CITY, KEOSAUQUA, MANCHESTER, MARENGO, MOUNT PLEASANT, SIGOURNEY, TIPTON, VINTON, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Benton, IA; Buchanan, IA; Cedar, IA; Delaware, IA; Dubuque, IA; Henry, IA; Iowa, IA; Jefferson, IA; Johnson, IA; Jones, IA; Keokuk, IA; Linn, IA; Van Buren, IA; Washington, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov