⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Taylor, IA – Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 19 at 2:53PM CDT until August 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
600 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN SOUTHWEST IOWA

TAYLOR

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEDFORD, LENOX, AND NEW MARKET.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH POSSIBLE.
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 10%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : <02%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 40%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 20%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 10%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 60%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : E 40

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.