Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 16 at 4:43PM CDT until May 16 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 16, 2026 - 2:43pm
Expires:
May 16, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 210 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR
LUCAS MADISON RINGGOLD
UNION WARREN WAYNE
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
ADAIR ADAMS CASS
TAYLOR
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ALLERTON, ATLANTIC, BEDFORD,
CARLISLE, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON,
EARLHAM, FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, LAMONI,
LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, SEYMOUR,
STUART, AND WINTERSET.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY.
PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 60%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 40%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 10%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 60%
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 15
Area Description:
Adair, IA; Adams, IA; Appanoose, IA; Cass, IA; Clarke, IA; Decatur, IA; Lucas, IA; Madison, IA; Ringgold, IA; Taylor, IA; Union, IA; Warren, IA; Wayne, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov