Johnston, IA Alerts
Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 1:45PM CDT until April 2 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Headline
Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 1:45PM CDT until April 2 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Description
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 89 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
JASPER MARSHALL POLK
POWESHIEK TAMA
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR
LUCAS MAHASKA MARION
MONROE WARREN WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
DAVIS WAPELLO
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBIA, ALLERTON, BLOOMFIELD,
CARLISLE, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORYDON, DES MOINES, DYSART,
GLADBROOK, GRINNELL, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, KNOXVILLE, LAMONI,
LEON, MARSHALLTOWN, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA,
PELLA, SEYMOUR, TAMA, TOLEDO, AND TRAER.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH LIKELY.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 70%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 40%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 70%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 60%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 30%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 90%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 40
Instructions
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Tornado |
| Severity | Watch |
| Event Code | TOA |
| Area | Appanoose, IA; Clarke, IA; Davis, IA; Decatur, IA; Jasper, IA; Lucas, IA; Mahaska, IA; Marion, IA; Marshall, IA; Monroe, IA; Polk, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Tama, IA; Wapello, IA; Warren, IA; Wayne, IA |
| Sent | Thursday, April 2, 2026 1:45 PM CDT |
| Expires | Thursday, April 2, 2026 8:00 PM CDT |
| Sender | NWS Des Moines IA |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf9f7552da56f448baec2af984e940b75447dbbf.001.1 |