Headline:
Tornado Watch issued March 6 at 9:49PM CST until March 7 at 4:00AM CST by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 6, 2026 - 7:49pm
Expires:
March 7, 2026 - 2:00am
Description:
TORNADO WATCH 19 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
GRUNDY HARDIN JASPER
MARSHALL POWESHIEK TAMA
IN NORTHEAST IOWA
BLACK HAWK
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
APPANOOSE LUCAS MAHASKA
MARION MONROE WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
DAVIS WAPELLO
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ALBIA, ALLERTON, BLOOMFIELD,
CEDAR FALLS, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CONRAD, CORYDON, DIKE,
DYSART, ELDORA, GLADBROOK, GRINNELL, GRUNDY CENTER, HUMESTON,
IOWA FALLS, KNOXVILLE, MARSHALLTOWN, NEWTON, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA,
PELLA, REINBECK, SEYMOUR, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER, WATERLOO,
AND WELLSBURG.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY.
Area Description:
Appanoose, IA; Black Hawk, IA; Davis, IA; Grundy, IA; Hardin, IA; Jasper, IA; Lucas, IA; Mahaska, IA; Marion, IA; Marshall, IA; Monroe, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Tama, IA; Wapello, IA; Wayne, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov