NWS Des Moines IATO.W 0030April 23, 2026
Tornado Warning: Appanoose, Lucas, Monroe and 1 more, IA
The National Weather Service office in Des Moines issued a tornado warning for Appanoose, Lucas, Monroe and 1 more in Iowa, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on April 23. It was the 30th tornado warning the NWS office in Des Moines issued in 2026. Iowa had 78 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 12 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Iowa's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 52 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Des Moines IA
- Area
- Appanoose, Lucas, Monroe and 1 more
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:08 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDMX TO.W 0030
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Iowa since 2008Every warning type in Iowa
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The notice as issued
TORDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southern Lucas County in south central Iowa... Southwestern Monroe County in south central Iowa... Northern Wayne County in south central Iowa... Northwestern Appanoose County in south central Iowa... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 908 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado were located along a line extending from near Derby to 4 miles northwest of Millerton to near Allerton, moving east at 65 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. * These dangerous storms will be near... Chariton, Corydon, Rathbun Lake, Russell, Millerton, and Red Haw Lake State Park around 915 PM CDT. Melrose around 920 PM CDT. Mystic and Honey Creek State Park around 925 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these tornadic storms include Russell, Red Haw Lake State Park, Melrose, Derby, Millerton, Chariton Municipal Airport, Allerton, Mystic, and Honey Creek State Park.
What the agency told people to do
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. Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.