Iowa Tornado Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 13:49

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 3:49PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 1:49pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 225 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA FREMONT MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CLARINDA, FARRAGUT, GLENWOOD, HAMBURG, RED OAK, SHENANDOAH, SIDNEY, AND TABOR.
Area Description: 
Fremont, IA; Mills, IA; Montgomery, IA; Page, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov