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Tornado Warnings in Iowa, 2026

191 tornado warnings in 2026. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.

Tornado Warnings by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Tornado Warnings
191
Busiest month
April78 tornado warnings
Busiest day
April 17, 202630 tornado warnings

Over time

By month

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 6:38 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHenry, Jefferson20 min
Mar 10, 8:02 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNVan Buren43 min
Mar 10, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNLee, Van Buren64 min
Apr 2, 2:29 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXWayne23 min
Apr 2, 3:03 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXWapello32 min
Apr 2, 3:18 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJefferson, Keokuk, Washington42 min
Apr 2, 3:56 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJohnson, Washington49 min
Apr 2, 4:27 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDVNCedar, Johnson, Muscatine48 min
Apr 2, 5:05 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNCedar, Clinton, Scott25 min
Apr 2, 5:29 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNClinton, Jackson46 min
Apr 13, 6:47 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXEmmet, Palo Alto23 min
Apr 13, 6:50 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXEmmet, Kossuth25 min
Apr 13, 7:43 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDBuena Vista, Clay32 min
Apr 13, 7:48 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXHancock, Kossuth, Winnebago12 min
Apr 13, 7:52 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXPalo Alto38 min
Apr 13, 8:32 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXHancock, Winnebago28 min
Apr 14, 3:21 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXGrundy, Hardin24 min
Apr 14, 4:53 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBuchanan42 min
Apr 14, 5:17 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDelaware58 min
Apr 14, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJefferson, Keokuk, Washington36 min
Apr 14, 6:03 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJones, Linn42 min
Apr 14, 6:20 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDubuque40 min
Apr 14, 6:29 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJackson46 min
Apr 14, 6:34 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNLouisa, Washington42 min
Apr 14, 6:42 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJones33 min
Apr 14, 6:42 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJackson48 min
Apr 14, 7:05 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDVNJackson40 min
Apr 15, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne34 min
Apr 15, 8:02 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDVNLouisa, Muscatine28 min
Apr 15, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNLee47 min
Apr 15, 8:30 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNMuscatine, Scott17 min
Apr 17, 1:45 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDubuque, Jackson45 min
Apr 17, 2:05 PM CDTTornado WarningARXMitchell40 min
Apr 17, 2:11 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDubuque, Jackson49 min
Apr 17, 2:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJackson46 min
Apr 17, 2:15 PM CDTTornado WarningARXChickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell45 min
Apr 17, 2:33 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXJasper, Marshall, Poweshiek, Tama42 min
Apr 17, 2:38 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler30 min
Apr 17, 2:44 PM CDTTornado WarningARXHoward31 min
Apr 17, 2:48 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJackson42 min
Apr 17, 2:49 PM CDTTornado WarningARXChickasaw, Howard41 min
Apr 17, 3:03 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXLucas, Marion, Monroe11 min
Apr 17, 3:16 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXMahaska, Marion, Monroe29 min
Apr 17, 3:16 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXTama29 min
Apr 17, 3:24 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXPoweshiek39 min
Apr 17, 3:46 PM CDTTornado WarningARXAllamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek44 min
Apr 17, 3:47 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBenton, Linn43 min
Apr 17, 3:48 PM CDTTornado WarningARXAllamakee42 min
Apr 17, 4:17 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXDavis, Wapello28 min
Apr 17, 4:18 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware, Jones, Linn42 min
Apr 17, 4:22 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJones, Linn38 min
Apr 17, 4:24 PM CDTTornado WarningARXAllamakee, Clayton19 min
Apr 17, 4:27 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJefferson, Van Buren48 min
Apr 17, 4:30 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXDavis, Wapello30 min
Apr 17, 4:36 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHenry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Washington54 min
Apr 17, 4:54 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDelaware, Dubuque, Jackson66 min
Apr 17, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDubuque, Jackson, Jones62 min
Apr 17, 5:08 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNCedar, Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine, Washington52 min
Apr 17, 5:43 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNCedar, Clinton, Scott62 min
Apr 17, 5:46 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDes Moines, Henry, Louisa24 min
Apr 17, 5:47 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNLee43 min
Apr 23, 1:37 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXHarrison, Monona38 min
Apr 23, 5:00 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXAudubon, Carroll27 min
Apr 23, 5:04 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXFremont41 min
Apr 23, 5:23 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXKossuth22 min
Apr 23, 5:35 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXFremont, Page40 min
Apr 23, 6:08 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXMontgomery, Page40 min
Apr 23, 6:18 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXPage42 min
Apr 23, 6:33 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXAdams, Taylor42 min
Apr 23, 7:15 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Polk, Story45 min
Apr 23, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXDallas, Madison, Warren29 min
Apr 23, 7:21 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXDallas, Madison24 min
Apr 23, 7:39 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXDallas, Madison, Polk, Warren51 min
Apr 23, 7:46 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXMarshall, Polk, Story32 min
Apr 23, 8:15 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXDecatur, Ringgold45 min
Apr 23, 8:25 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXJasper, Polk23 min
Apr 23, 8:39 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne33 min
Apr 23, 8:49 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXDecatur, Lucas, Wayne41 min
Apr 23, 9:08 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXAppanoose, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne30 min
Apr 23, 11:16 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNCedar, Johnson44 min
Apr 23, 11:46 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNCedar, Clinton, Scott25 min
May 15, 8:35 PM CDTTornado WarningARXFloyd11 min
May 15, 8:53 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCerro Gordo18 min
May 16, 5:52 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXTaylor13 min
May 16, 6:12 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXRinggold, Taylor48 min
May 17, 4:27 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDLyon48 min
May 17, 7:26 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDWoodbury49 min
May 17, 7:47 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDCherokee, Plymouth, Woodbury43 min
May 17, 8:04 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXHarrison, Pottawattamie26 min
May 17, 8:14 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXPottawattamie29 min
May 17, 8:26 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDBuena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, O'Brien28 min
May 17, 8:28 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXHarrison, Pottawattamie25 min
May 17, 8:35 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCalhoun, Pocahontas, Sac40 min
May 17, 8:46 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXMills29 min
May 17, 8:48 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDClay, Dickinson27 min
May 17, 8:54 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDClay, Dickinson51 min
May 17, 8:59 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXEmmet, Palo Alto46 min
May 17, 9:05 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXCalhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster, Wright40 min
May 17, 9:06 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXMills, Montgomery, Pottawattamie39 min
May 17, 9:08 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXHumboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas52 min
May 17, 9:12 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCalhoun, Hamilton, Webster48 min
May 17, 9:15 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXEmmet30 min
May 17, 9:30 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXEmmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago45 min
May 17, 9:35 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth40 min
May 17, 9:45 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXFranklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Humboldt, Webster, Wright45 min
May 17, 9:56 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXHamilton, Hardin, Webster38 min
May 17, 10:07 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth38 min
May 17, 10:13 PM CDTTornado WarningARXMitchell62 min
May 17, 10:19 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCerro Gordo26 min
May 17, 10:24 PM CDTTornado WarningARXFloyd, Mitchell51 min
May 17, 10:54 PM CDTTornado WarningARXChickasaw, Howard51 min
May 18, 5:06 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXFremont, Page54 min
May 18, 5:40 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXTaylor65 min
May 18, 6:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXRinggold, Taylor59 min
May 18, 7:06 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXClarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Union39 min
May 18, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXRinggold, Taylor44 min
May 18, 7:39 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXJasper, Marion, Polk, Warren41 min
May 18, 8:18 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXJasper, Marshall16 min
May 18, 9:06 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXPoweshiek, Tama16 min
May 22, 5:47 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOAXMills43 min
May 22, 6:07 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDWoodbury38 min
Jun 4, 2:37 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXFremont9 min
Jun 5, 9:33 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXMarion, Warren42 min
Jun 5, 9:50 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Madison, Union29 min
Jun 5, 9:59 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Cass46 min
Jun 5, 10:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXMarion, Warren45 min
Jun 5, 11:11 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCass20 min
Jun 10, 3:44 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXDecatur, Lucas, Wayne46 min
Jun 10, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXAppanoose, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne19 min
Jun 10, 4:41 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDMXAppanoose38 min
Jun 10, 5:05 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDMXDavis55 min
Jun 10, 5:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNVan Buren52 min
Jun 10, 6:03 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNCedar, Muscatine, Scott33 min
Jun 11, 5:15 AM CDTTornado WarningOAXFremont, Mills45 min
Jun 11, 5:39 AM CDTTornado WarningOAXFremont, Page36 min
Jun 11, 5:39 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOAXFremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page36 min
Jun 11, 5:43 AM CDTTornado WarningOAXMills, Montgomery, Pottawattamie32 min
Jun 11, 6:00 AM CDTTornado WarningOAXMontgomery, Page30 min
Jun 11, 6:10 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Cass, Taylor35 min
Jun 11, 6:15 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXAdair, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie30 min
Jun 11, 6:32 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor, Union28 min
Jun 11, 7:03 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXDallas, Guthrie27 min
Jun 11, 7:22 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Polk, Story23 min
Jun 11, 8:15 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXMahaska, Poweshiek30 min
Jun 11, 8:38 AM CDTTornado WarningDVNIowa, Keokuk18 min
Jun 11, 9:08 AM CDTTornado WarningDVNIowa, Johnson, Linn37 min
Jun 11, 3:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNLee51 min
Jun 17, 4:50 PM CDTTornado WarningARXAllamakee25 min
Jun 17, 5:04 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedARXAllamakee41 min
Jul 1, 8:05 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFSDIda, Woodbury40 min
Jul 1, 9:00 PM CDTTornado WarningARXHoward15 min
Jul 2, 1:26 PM CDTTornado WarningARXHoward, Winneshiek34 min
Jul 2, 1:47 PM CDTTornado WarningARXFayette43 min
Jul 2, 1:57 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXBremer18 min
Jul 2, 2:00 PM CDTTornado WarningARXFayette30 min
Jul 2, 2:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDelaware19 min
Jul 2, 2:17 PM CDTTornado WarningARXClayton43 min
Jul 2, 2:47 PM CDTTornado WarningARXClayton43 min
Jul 8, 5:07 PM CDTTornado WarningARXMitchell23 min
Jul 8, 9:45 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXHarrison, Pottawattamie, Shelby25 min
Jul 10, 4:34 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCerro Gordo26 min
Jul 20, 3:57 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin, Tama48 min
Jul 20, 4:34 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXHamilton, Hardin41 min
Jul 20, 5:04 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXHamilton, Hardin, Story41 min
Jul 31, 5:47 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNMuscatine26 min
Jul 31, 6:53 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNLinn15 min
Aug 7, 3:53 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer22 min
Aug 7, 3:56 PM CDTTornado WarningARXFayette34 min
Aug 7, 3:59 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDVNBuchanan31 min
Aug 7, 4:20 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBuchanan40 min
Aug 7, 5:02 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDelaware, Jones, Linn43 min
Aug 7, 5:10 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBuchanan, Linn35 min
Aug 7, 5:18 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNCedar, Jones, Linn57 min
Aug 10, 9:02 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDelaware43 min
Aug 11, 7:15 AM CDTTornado WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware45 min
Aug 11, 7:36 AM CDTTornado WarningDVNDelaware, Dubuque39 min
Aug 11, 8:01 AM CDTTornado WarningDVNClinton, Jackson44 min
Aug 11, 8:29 AM CDTTornado WarningDVNClinton20 min
Aug 11, 8:38 AM CDTTornado WarningDVNScott23 min
Aug 13, 4:44 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXCarroll, Crawford31 min
Aug 13, 5:30 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXCarroll30 min
Aug 13, 5:46 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXGreene29 min
Aug 13, 6:44 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXMarshall, Story20 min
Aug 13, 6:48 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXJasper, Marshall, Polk, Story27 min
Aug 13, 9:10 AM CDTTornado WarningDVNJefferson, Keokuk, Washington50 min
Aug 19, 1:57 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXFremont14 min
Aug 19, 2:53 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDVNDes Moines, Louisa24 min
Sep 1, 10:04 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDLyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux26 min
Sep 8, 8:50 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJohnson, Linn25 min
Sep 14, 6:40 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXFremont29 min
Sep 14, 6:55 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXFremont, Mills15 min

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

59 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. April 17, 202630tornado warnings
  2. May 18, 202628tornado warnings
  3. April 14, 202614tornado warnings
  4. June 11, 202614tornado warnings
  5. April 24, 202612tornado warnings
  6. July 2, 20269tornado warnings
  7. April 23, 20268tornado warnings
  8. April 2, 20267tornado warnings
  9. August 7, 20267tornado warnings
  10. June 10, 20266tornado warnings
  11. August 11, 20266tornado warnings
  12. August 13, 20266tornado warnings

Nearby

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.