Tornado Watch 04/28/2025 17:52 for Iowa areas

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 28 at 7:52PM CDT until April 29 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 28, 2025 - 5:52pm
Expires: 
April 28, 2025 - 10:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 183 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA BOONE DALLAS POLK STORY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA CLARKE DECATUR MADISON RINGGOLD UNION WARREN IN SOUTHWEST IOWA ADAIR ADAMS CASS TAYLOR IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA AUDUBON CARROLL GREENE GUTHRIE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ADEL, AMES, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BEDFORD, BOONE, CARLISLE, CARROLL, CASEY, CORNING, CRESTON, DES MOINES, EARLHAM, EXIRA, FONTANELLE, GREENFIELD, GUTHRIE CENTER, INDIANOLA, JEFFERSON, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, PANORA, PERRY, STUART, WAUKEE, AND WINTERSET. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.
Area Description: 
Adair, IA; Adams, IA; Audubon, IA; Boone, IA; Carroll, IA; Cass, IA; Clarke, IA; Dallas, IA; Decatur, IA; Greene, IA; Guthrie, IA; Madison, IA; Polk, IA; Ringgold, IA; Story, IA; Taylor, IA; Union, IA; Warren, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA