Headline:
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 4:35PM CDT until April 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 2:35pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
TORNADO WATCH 129 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
POWESHIEK TAMA
IN NORTHEAST IOWA
BLACK HAWK
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
APPANOOSE MAHASKA MONROE
WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
DAVIS WAPELLO
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBIA, ALLERTON, BLOOMFIELD,
CEDAR FALLS, CENTERVILLE, CORYDON, DYSART, GLADBROOK, GRINNELL,
HUMESTON, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, SEYMOUR, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER,
AND WATERLOO.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3.5
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY.
Area Description:
Appanoose, IA; Black Hawk, IA; Davis, IA; Mahaska, IA; Monroe, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Tama, IA; Wapello, IA; Wayne, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov