Headline:
Tornado Watch issued April 23 at 5:58PM CDT until April 23 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 23, 2026 - 3:58pm
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 17 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
WEBSTER
IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
HANCOCK HUMBOLDT KOSSUTH
WINNEBAGO WRIGHT
IN NORTHWEST IOWA
EMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTAS
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
CASS
IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
AUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLL
CRAWFORD GREENE GUTHRIE
SAC
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONA, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD,
BELMOND, BRITT, CARROLL, CASEY, CLARION, DENISON, EAGLE GROVE,
EARLY, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, EXIRA, FONDA, FOREST CITY,
FORT DODGE, GARNER, GILMORE CITY, GUTHRIE CENTER, HUMBOLDT,
JEFFERSON, KANAWHA, LAKE CITY, LAKE MILLS, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS,
MANSON, ODEBOLT, PANORA, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY,
ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, AND WALL LAKE.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
Area Description:
Audubon, IA; Calhoun, IA; Carroll, IA; Cass, IA; Crawford, IA; Emmet, IA; Greene, IA; Guthrie, IA; Hancock, IA; Humboldt, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Pocahontas, IA; Sac, IA; Webster, IA; Winnebago, IA; Wright, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov