Headline:
Tornado Watch issued April 13 at 3:13PM CDT until April 13 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 13, 2026 - 1:13pm
Expires:
April 13, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 103 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH
IN NORTHWEST IOWA
EMMET PALO ALTO
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONA, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE,
FOREST CITY, LAKE MILLS, MANLY, AND NORTHWOOD.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 70%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 40%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 20%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 80%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 60%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 35
Area Description:
Emmet, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Winnebago, IA; Worth, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov