< Tornado Watch 03/06/2026 19:49 Iowa

Tornado Watch 03/06/2026 19:49 Iowa

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 6 at 9:49PM CST until March 7 at 12:00AM CST by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 6, 2026 - 7:49pm
Expires: 
March 6, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 16, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA CLARKE DECATUR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LAMONI, LEON, AND OSCEOLA. * 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: 
Clarke, IA; Decatur, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov