⚠️ Tornado Watch – Appanoose, IA; Davis, IA; Lucas, IA; Monroe, IA; Wapello, IA; Wayne, IA – Monday, July 20, 2026

Tornado Watch issued July 20 at 7:08PM CDT until July 20 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 500 TO
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

APPANOOSE LUCAS MONROE
WAYNE

IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

DAVIS WAPELLO

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBIA, ALLERTON, BLOOMFIELD,
CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORYDON, HUMESTON, OTTUMWA, AND SEYMOUR.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES
POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.

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