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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 225

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

848 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026



IAC001-003-029-121-153-190300-

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 225 FOR

THE FOLLOWING AREAS



IN IOWA THIS CANCELS 5 COUNTIES



IN CENTRAL IOWA



POLK                  



IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA



MADISON               



IN SOUTHWEST IOWA



ADAIR                 ADAMS                 CASS                 



THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ATLANTIC, CORNING, DES MOINES,

EARLHAM, FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD, STUART, AND WINTERSET.



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IAC007-039-051-053-099-117-123-125-127-135-157-159-171-173-175-

179-181-185-190300-

/O.CON.KDMX.TO.A.0225.000000T0000Z-260519T0300Z/



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.



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