Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 3:49PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
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 8 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
CLARKE DECATUR RINGGOLD
UNION
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
ADAIR ADAMS CASS
TAYLOR
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ATLANTIC, BEDFORD, CORNING,
CRESTON, FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR,
NEW MARKET, OSCEOLA, AND STUART.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY.
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
MPH LIKELY.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY.
PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 70%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 60%
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 : 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 40
Area Description:
Adair, IA; Adams, IA; Cass, IA; Clarke, IA; Decatur, IA; Ringgold, IA; Taylor, IA; Union, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov