Iowa Tornado Watch | Effective 04/23/2026 10:02

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 23 at 12:02PM CDT until April 23 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 10:02am
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 134 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY DICKINSON O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH SIOUX IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA IDA WOODBURY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNOLDS PARK, BATTLE CREEK, CHEROKEE, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HOLSTEIN, HULL, IDA GROVE, LE MARS, MILFORD, ORANGE CITY, ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER, SIOUX CITY, SPENCER, SPIRIT LAKE, AND STORM LAKE.
Area Description: 
Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Clay, IA; Dickinson, IA; Ida, IA; O'Brien, IA; Osceola, IA; Plymouth, IA; Sioux, IA; Woodbury, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD