Headline:
Tornado Watch issued March 6 at 8:23PM CST until March 6 at 10:00PM CST by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 6, 2026 - 6:23pm
Expires:
March 6, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
TORNADO WATCH 16 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
BOONE DALLAS HAMILTON
POLK STORY WEBSTER
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
CLARKE DECATUR MADISON
RINGGOLD UNION WARREN
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
ADAIR ADAMS CASS
TAYLOR
IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
GREENE GUTHRIE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ADEL, AMES, ATLANTIC, BAYARD,
BEDFORD, BOONE, CARLISLE, CASEY, CORNING, CRESTON, DES MOINES,
EARLHAM, FONTANELLE, FORT DODGE, GREENFIELD, GUTHRIE CENTER,
INDIANOLA, JEFFERSON, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET,
NORWALK, OSCEOLA, PANORA, PERRY, STUART, WAUKEE, WEBSTER CITY,
AND WINTERSET.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS
TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
Area Description:
Adair, IA; Adams, IA; Boone, IA; Cass, IA; Clarke, IA; Dallas, IA; Decatur, IA; Greene, IA; Guthrie, IA; Hamilton, IA; Madison, IA; Polk, IA; Ringgold, IA; Story, IA; Taylor, IA; Union, IA; Warren, IA; Webster, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov