Headline:
Tornado Watch issued April 15 at 5:31PM CDT until April 15 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 15, 2026 - 3:31pm
Expires:
April 15, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
TORNADO WATCH 122 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
JASPER MARSHALL POLK
POWESHIEK TAMA
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR
LUCAS MAHASKA MARION
MONROE WARREN WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
DAVIS WAPELLO
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBIA, ALLERTON, BLOOMFIELD,
CARLISLE, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORYDON, DES MOINES, DYSART,
GLADBROOK, GRINNELL, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, KNOXVILLE, LAMONI,
LEON, MARSHALLTOWN, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA,
PELLA, SEYMOUR, TAMA, TOLEDO, AND TRAER.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
Area Description:
Appanoose, IA; Clarke, IA; Davis, IA; Decatur, IA; Jasper, IA; Lucas, IA; Mahaska, IA; Marion, IA; Marshall, IA; Monroe, IA; Polk, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Tama, IA; Wapello, IA; Warren, IA; Wayne, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov