Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 8:48PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 6:48pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
TORNADO WATCH 225 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
JASPER MARSHALL POWESHIEK
TAMA
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR
LUCAS MAHASKA MARION
MONROE RINGGOLD UNION
WARREN WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
DAVIS WAPELLO
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
TAYLOR
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBIA, ALLERTON, BEDFORD, BLOOMFIELD,
CARLISLE, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORYDON, CRESTON, DYSART,
GLADBROOK, GRINNELL, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, KNOXVILLE, LAMONI,
LENOX, LEON, MARSHALLTOWN, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NEWTON,
NORWALK, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PELLA, SEYMOUR, TAMA,
TOLEDO, AND TRAER.
* 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:
Appanoose, IA; Clarke, IA; Davis, IA; Decatur, IA; Jasper, IA; Lucas, IA; Mahaska, IA; Marion, IA; Marshall, IA; Monroe, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Ringgold, IA; Tama, IA; Taylor, IA; Union, IA; Wapello, IA; Warren, IA; Wayne, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov