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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 129
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1240 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern Iowa
Northern and West-Central Illinois
Southeast Minnesota
Far Northeast Missouri
Central and Southern Wisconsin

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 1240 PM until
800 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...A very moist and unstable airmass exists ahead of a cold
front progressing eastward/southeastward across the region.
Thunderstorm development is anticipated within the warm sector ahead
of the front, where discrete supercells capable of all severe
hazards, including very large hail and strong to intense tornadoes,
are possible. Thunderstorm development is possible along the front
as well, with large hail and strong gusts the primary risk with
these storms.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 110 statute miles
north and south of a line from 55 miles north northwest of Des
Moines IA to 55 miles east of Madison WI. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU9).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...<a href="ww0128.html">WW 128</a>...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 26035.

...Mosier

WOUS64 KWNS 171738
WOU9

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 129
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1240 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026

TORNADO WATCH 129 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

IAC005-007-011-013-015-017-019-023-031-033-037-039-043-045-049-
051-053-055-057-061-065-067-069-075-079-083-087-089-095-097-099-
101-103-105-107-111-113-115-117-121-123-125-127-131-135-139-153-
157-159-163-169-171-175-177-179-181-183-185-191-195-197-
180100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0129.260417T1740Z-260418T0100Z/

IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALLAMAKEE APPANOOSE BENTON
BLACK HAWK BOONE BREMER
BUCHANAN BUTLER CEDAR
CERRO GORDO CHICKASAW CLARKE
CLAYTON CLINTON DALLAS
DAVIS DECATUR DELAWARE
DES MOINES DUBUQUE FAYETTE
FLOYD FRANKLIN GRUNDY
HAMILTON HARDIN HENRY
HOWARD IOWA JACKSON
JASPER JEFFERSON JOHNSON
JONES KEOKUK LEE
LINN LOUISA LUCAS
MADISON MAHASKA MARION
MARSHALL MITCHELL MONROE
MUSCATINE POLK POWESHIEK
RINGGOLD SCOTT STORY
TAMA UNION VAN BUREN
WAPELLO WARREN WASHINGTON
WAYNE WINNESHIEK WORTH
WRIGHT


ILC007-011-015-037-067-071-073-085-099-103-109-111-131-141-155-
161-177-187-195-201-180100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0129.260417T1740Z-260418T0100Z/

IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOONE BUREAU CARROLL
DE KALB HANCOCK HENDERSON
HENRY JO DAVIESS LA SALLE
LEE MCDONOUGH MCHENRY
MERCER OGLE PUTNAM
ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON WARREN
WHITESIDE WINNEBAGO


MNC039-045-049-055-099-109-157-169-180100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0129.260417T1740Z-260418T0100Z/

MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

DODGE FILLMORE GOODHUE
HOUSTON MOWER OLMSTED
WABASHA WINONA


MOC045-199-180100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0129.260417T1740Z-260418T0100Z/

MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CLARK SCOTLAND


WIC001-009-011-015-019-021-023-025-027-035-039-043-045-047-049-
053-055-057-059-063-065-073-077-079-081-087-089-091-093-097-101-
103-105-111-115-117-121-123-127-131-133-135-137-139-141-
180100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0129.260417T1740Z-260418T0100Z/

WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS BROWN BUFFALO
CALUMET CLARK COLUMBIA
CRAWFORD DANE DODGE
EAU CLAIRE FOND DU LAC GRANT
GREEN GREEN LAKE IOWA
JACKSON JEFFERSON JUNEAU
KENOSHA LAFAYETTE LA CROSSE
MARATHON MARQUETTE MILWAUKEE
MONROE OUTAGAMIE OZAUKEE
PEPIN PIERCE PORTAGE
RACINE RICHLAND ROCK
SAUK SHAWANO SHEBOYGAN
TREMPEALEAU VERNON WALWORTH
WASHINGTON WAUKESHA WAUPACA
WAUSHARA WINNEBAGO WOOD


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