Iowa, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 04/23/2026 18:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 23 at 8:59PM CDT until April 24 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 6:59pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 139 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA IOWA JOHNSON IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DES MOINES HENRY IA JEFFERSON KEOKUK LEE LOUISA VAN BUREN WASHINGTON IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI CLARK SCOTLAND THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, FAIRFIELD, IOWA CITY, KAHOKA, KEOKUK, KEOSAUQUA, MARENGO, MEMPHIS, MOUNT PLEASANT, SIGOURNEY, WAPELLO, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Des Moines, IA; Henry, IA; Iowa, IA; Jefferson, IA; Johnson, IA; Keokuk, IA; Lee, IA; Louisa, IA; Van Buren, IA; Washington, IA; Clark, MO; Scotland, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL