NWS Quad Cities IA ILTO.W 0015April 14, 2026
Tornado Warning: Jefferson, Keokuk and Washington County, IA
The National Weather Service office in Quad Cities IA issued a tornado warning for Jefferson, Keokuk and Washington County in Iowa, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on April 14. It was the 15th 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 hour; 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
- Jefferson, Keokuk and Washington County
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:45 p.m. CDT, April 14, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. CDT, April 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDVN TO.W 0015
- 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... Southeastern Keokuk County in southeastern Iowa... Southwestern Washington County in southeastern Iowa... Northern Jefferson County in southeastern Iowa... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 545 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Packwood, or 9 miles northwest of Fairfield, moving northeast at 25 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... Richland, Packwood, Perlee, and Lake Darling State Park around 550 PM CDT. Pleasant Plain, East Pleasant Plain, and Rubio around 555 PM CDT. Brighton around 600 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Germanville, Coppock and Washington.
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.