Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 12:18AM CDT until May 18 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 10:18pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 1:00am
Description:
TORNADO WATCH 218 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
POWESHIEK
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
DECATUR LUCAS MAHASKA
MARION MONROE WAYNE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBIA, ALLERTON, CHARITON, CORYDON,
GRINNELL, HUMESTON, KNOXVILLE, LAMONI, LEON, OSKALOOSA, PELLA,
AND SEYMOUR.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
MPH LIKELY.
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
Area Description:
Decatur, IA; Lucas, IA; Mahaska, IA; Marion, IA; Monroe, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Wayne, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov