{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.b19809ed105fffa58a7023c87bee9b764e38a33a.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Tornado Watch issued September 14 at 4:53PM CDT until September 15 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-14","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.b19809ed105fffa58a7023c87bee9b764e38a33a.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Des Moines IA"},"word_count":281,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Tornado Watch: Tornado Watch issued September 14 at 4:53PM CDT until September 15 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA\n\n**Severity:** Extreme\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Adair, IA; Adams, IA; Audubon, IA; Boone, IA; Carroll, IA; Cass, IA; Clarke, IA; Crawford, IA; Dallas, IA; Greene, IA; Guthrie, IA; Madison, IA; Polk, IA; Ringgold, IA; Taylor, IA; Union, IA; Warren, IA\n**Issued by:** NWS Des Moines IA\n**Sent:** 2026-09-14T16:53:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-14T16:53:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-15T00:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 669 IN\nEFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS\n\nIN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES\n\nIN CENTRAL IOWA\n\nBOONE                 DALLAS                POLK\n\nIN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA\n\nCLARKE                MADISON               RINGGOLD\nUNION                 WARREN\n\nIN SOUTHWEST IOWA\n\nADAIR                 ADAMS                 CASS\nTAYLOR\n\nIN WEST CENTRAL IOWA\n\nAUDUBON               CARROLL               CRAWFORD\nGREENE                GUTHRIE\n\nTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ADEL, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON,\nBAYARD, BEDFORD, BOONE, CARLISLE, CARROLL, CASEY, CORNING,\nCRESTON, DENISON, DES MOINES, EARLHAM, EXIRA, FONTANELLE,\nGREENFIELD, GUTHRIE CENTER, INDIANOLA, JEFFERSON, LENOX,\nMOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, PANORA, PERRY, STUART,\nWAUKEE, AND WINTERSET.\n\n* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...\n\nA COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.\nSCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80\nMPH LIKELY.\nSCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2\nINCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.\n\nPROBABILITY TABLE:\nPROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES                        :  40%\nPROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES       :  20%\nPROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS              :  60%\nPROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH            :  60%\nPROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS              :  40%\nPROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES          :  30%\nPROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%\nMEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/                            :  NE 35"}