Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 00:01

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 2:01AM CDT until May 18 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 12:01am
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 219 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA CEDAR JOHNSON JONES IN NORTHEAST IOWA DUBUQUE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA HENRY IA JEFFERSON VAN BUREN WASHINGTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANAMOSA, DUBUQUE, FAIRFIELD, IOWA CITY, KEOSAUQUA, MOUNT PLEASANT, TIPTON, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Cedar, IA; Dubuque, IA; Henry, IA; Jefferson, IA; Johnson, IA; Jones, IA; Van Buren, IA; Washington, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov