Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 6:13PM CDT until May 18 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 4:13pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 216 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
BUTLER CERRO GORDO FRANKLIN
HANCOCK HUMBOLDT KOSSUTH
WINNEBAGO WORTH WRIGHT
IN NORTHEAST IOWA
BREMER
IN NORTHWEST IOWA
EMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTAS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONA, ALLISON, APLINGTON, BELMOND,
BRITT, CLARION, CLARKSVILLE, CLEAR LAKE, DUMONT, EAGLE GROVE,
EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, FONDA, FOREST CITY, GARNER,
GILMORE CITY, GREENE, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, KANAWHA, LAKE MILLS,
LAURENS, MANLY, MASON CITY, NORTHWOOD, PARKERSBURG, POCAHONTAS,
ROLFE, SHELL ROCK, AND WAVERLY.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH LIKELY.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 50%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 30%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 80%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 70%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 30%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 35
Area Description:
Bremer, IA; Butler, IA; Cerro Gordo, IA; Emmet, IA; Franklin, IA; Hancock, IA; Humboldt, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Pocahontas, IA; Winnebago, IA; Worth, IA; Wright, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov