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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 225
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
749 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

IAC051-099-121-123-125-127-153-157-171-179-181-190300-
/O.EXA.KDMX.TO.A.0225.000000T0000Z-260519T0300Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 225 TO
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

JASPER                MARSHALL              POLK                 
POWESHIEK             TAMA                  

IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

MADISON               MAHASKA               MARION               
WARREN                

IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

DAVIS                 WAPELLO               

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLOOMFIELD, CARLISLE, DES MOINES, 
DYSART, EARLHAM, GLADBROOK, GRINNELL, INDIANOLA, KNOXVILLE, 
MARSHALLTOWN, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PELLA, TAMA, 
TOLEDO, TRAER, AND WINTERSET.

* 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.

$$

IAC001-003-007-029-039-053-117-135-159-173-175-185-190300-
/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 12 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

APPANOOSE             CLARKE                DECATUR              
LUCAS                 MONROE                RINGGOLD             
UNION                 WAYNE                 

IN SOUTHWEST IOWA

ADAIR                 ADAMS                 CASS                 
TAYLOR                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ALBIA, ALLERTON, ATLANTIC, 
BEDFORD, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON, 
FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD, HUMESTON, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR,
NEW MARKET, OSCEOLA, SEYMOUR, AND STUART.

* 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.

$$