NWS Quad Cities IA ILTO.W 0043April 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Cedar, Johnson, Louisa and 2 more, IA
The National Weather Service office in Quad Cities IA issued a tornado warning for Cedar, Johnson, Louisa and 2 more in Iowa, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on April 17. It was the 43rd 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 52 minutes; 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
- Cedar, Johnson, Louisa and 2 more
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:08 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDVN TO.W 0043
- 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
TORDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Louisa County in southeastern Iowa... Southwestern Cedar County in east central Iowa... Southeastern Johnson County in east central Iowa... Northeastern Washington County in southeastern Iowa... Northwestern Muscatine County in east central Iowa... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 508 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Richmond, or near Washington, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 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... Lone Tree, Riverside, Hills, River Junction, and Hills Access around 515 PM CDT. Nichols around 520 PM CDT. West Liberty and Muscatine County Fairgrounds around 525 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include West Branch, Atalissa, Rochester, Moscow, Springdale and Saulsbury Bridge Campground. This includes Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 253 and 266.
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.