NWS Quad Cities IA ILTO.W 0013April 14, 2026
Tornado Warning: Buchanan, IA
The National Weather Service office in Quad Cities IA issued a tornado warning for Buchanan in Iowa, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on April 14. It was the 13th tornado warning the NWS office in Quad Cities IA 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 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Quad Cities IA IL
- Area
- Buchanan
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:53 p.m. CDT, April 14, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. CDT, April 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDVN TO.W 0013
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Iowa since 2008Every warning type in Iowa
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
TORDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central Buchanan County in northeastern Iowa... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 452 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Jesup, or near Independence, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter. 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... Independence, Winthrop, Otterville, Wapsipinicon Golf Course, and Buchanan County Fairgrounds around 500 PM CDT. Quasqueton around 505 PM CDT. Winthrop Golf Course around 510 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Lamont.
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.
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.