Iowa Tornado Watch | Effective 04/23/2026 11:56

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 23 at 1:56PM CDT until April 23 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 11:56am
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 134 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY DICKINSON O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH SIOUX IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA IDA WOODBURY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNOLDS PARK, BATTLE CREEK, CHEROKEE, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HOLSTEIN, HULL, IDA GROVE, LE MARS, MILFORD, ORANGE CITY, ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER, SIOUX CITY, SPENCER, SPIRIT LAKE, AND STORM LAKE.
Area Description: 
Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Clay, IA; Dickinson, IA; Ida, IA; O'Brien, IA; Osceola, IA; Plymouth, IA; Sioux, IA; Woodbury, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov