Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 7:49PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 5:49pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 225 TO
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
JASPER MARSHALL POLK
POWESHIEK TAMA
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
MADISON MAHASKA MARION
WARREN
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
DAVIS WAPELLO
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLOOMFIELD, CARLISLE, DES MOINES,
DYSART, EARLHAM, GLADBROOK, GRINNELL, INDIANOLA, KNOXVILLE,
MARSHALLTOWN, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PELLA, TAMA,
TOLEDO, TRAER, AND WINTERSET.
* 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.
Area Description:
Davis, IA; Jasper, IA; Madison, IA; Mahaska, IA; Marion, IA; Marshall, IA; Polk, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Tama, IA; Wapello, IA; Warren, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov