Headline:
Tornado Warning issued May 17 at 9:12PM CDT until May 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Tornado Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 7:12pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
TORDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Webster County in central Iowa...
Southeastern Calhoun County in west central Iowa...
Western Hamilton County in central Iowa...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 912 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Rockwell City Municipal Airport, or over Rockwell
City, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Rinard around 915 PM CDT.
Somers and Knierim around 920 PM CDT.
Moorland around 925 PM CDT.
Lizard Creek State Recreation Area around 930 PM CDT.
Fort Dodge around 935 PM CDT.
Coalville and Otho around 940 PM CDT.
Woodman Hollow State Park around 945 PM CDT.
Duncombe and Brushy Creek St Recreation Area around 950 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Callender, Moorland, Duncombe, Woodman Hollow State Park, Somers,
Knierim, Stratford, Rockwell City Municipal Airport, Dolliver
Memorial State Park, and Otho.
Instruction:
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Area Description:
Calhoun, IA; Hamilton, IA; Webster, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: