Extreme Tornado ● Closed
Tornado Watch issued September 14 at 10:46PM CDT until September 15 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA, United States of America
Loading live data… · Marker positions are approximate; severity is labelled in each popup. Sources: USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, NOAA/NWS, EMSC.
TORNADO WATCH 669 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
CLARKE RINGGOLD UNION
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
ADAMS TAYLOR
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEDFORD, CORNING, CRESTON, LENOX,
MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, AND OSCEOLA.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
MPH LIKELY.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 39.9645, -100.8105 |
|---|---|
| Region | Adams, IA; Clarke, IA; Ringgold, IA; Taylor, IA; Union, IA |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | United States of America — us-noaa-nws-en |
| Cap Urgency | Future |
| Cap Certainty | Possible |
| Cap Expires | 2026-09-15T00:00:00-05:00 |
Official source
Warnings courtesy of the issuing national meteorological service, via the WMO Alert Hub.
This is an official warning issued by the authority named above. Follow its instructions and those of your local emergency services.
Severity as published by WMO Alert Hub (national weather services).
View original reportThis event as JSON · API and licence
Source updated 34 days ago (Sep 15, 2026 03:47 UTC) · we last heard from WMO Alert Hub (national weather services) 1 minute ago
On a slow connection? Low-bandwidth version — no map, no scripts, under 14 KB.
About this location
The agency did not publish coordinates for this warning. The pin is the centre of the country, not the location of the event — read the area name, not the map, for where it applies.
Area as the agency stated it: Adams, IA; Clarke, IA; Ringgold, IA; Taylor, IA; Union, IA
Official authorities in United States
If you are there, these are the bodies whose instructions apply. This site is not an emergency service and does not issue warnings.
More for United States →What to do
Follow the instructions issued by WMO Alert Hub (national weather services) and your local emergency services. The guidance below is background.
Tornado watches vs warnings, safe rooms, and protecting yourself in homes, mobile homes, vehicles and outdoors.
Open Tornado Safety Guide →Earlier tornado events in United States
Severe and extreme events of the same kind, before this one. Listed for scale, not because they are connected to it.
Nearby & related events
Disclaimer: figures are automatic feeds from the named agencies and may be revised. Do not use this page for life-safety decisions — follow official local emergency services.