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Tornado Warnings Today
| Map | Phenomena | States | Warning Summary - Tornado HQ | Warning Counties | Warning End | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| show me | tornado | IA / MN | At 1012 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located along a line extending from near Mansfield to 8 miles north of Mason City Municipal Airport to 10 miles south of Clear Lake, moving northeast at 60 mph. show me the full warning | Mitchell / Mower | 2026-05-18 04:15:00 UTC | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 1006 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Leland, or 6 miles northeast of Forest City, moving northeast at 65 mph. show me the full warning | Cerro Gordo / Hancock / Winnebago / Worth | 2026-05-18 03:45:00 UTC | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 956 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over Webster City, moving east at 45 mph. show me the full warning | Hamilton / Hardin / Webster | 2026-05-18 03:45:00 UTC | show me |
| show me | tornado | MN | At 952 PM CDT, a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes and 70 mph wind gusts was located along a line from over Elmore to Britt in northern Iowa, moving northeast at 55 mph. show me the full warning | Faribault / Freeborn | 2026-05-18 03:45:00 UTC | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 945 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Sportsman Park, or 10 miles northwest of Webster City, moving east at 55 mph. show me the full warning | Franklin / Hamilton / Hardin / Humboldt / Webster / Wright | 2026-05-18 03:30:00 UTC | show me |
| show me | tornado | MN | At 936 PM CDT, a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes was located along a line from 7 miles southwest of Sherburn to 19 miles southwest of Elmore in northern Iowa, moving northeast at 55 mph. show me the full warning | Faribault / Martin | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 934 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Burt, or 8 miles northeast of Algona, moving northeast at 55 mph. show me the full warning | Cerro Gordo / Hancock / Kossuth / Winnebago / Worth | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 930 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Ringsted, or 18 miles northeast of Emmetsburg, moving northeast at 55 mph. show me the full warning | Emmet / Kossuth / Palo Alto / Winnebago | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 915 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Fort Defiance State Park, or 5 miles southwest of Estherville, moving northeast at 45 mph. show me the full warning | Emmet | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 912 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Rockwell City Municipal Airport, or over Rockwell City, moving east at 45 mph. show me the full warning | Calhoun / Hamilton / Webster | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 908 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Plover, or 10 miles northeast of Pocahontas, moving northeast at 60 mph. show me the full warning | Humboldt / Kossuth / Palo Alto / Pocahontas | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 906 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 3 miles east of Silver City, or 17 miles southeast of Council Bluffs, moving northeast at 55 mph. show me the full warning | Mills / Montgomery / Pottawattamie | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 905 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Pomeroy, or 10 miles north of Rockwell City, moving east at 60 mph. show me the full warning | Calhoun / Hamilton / Humboldt / Pocahontas / Webster / Wright | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 859 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Dickens, or 7 miles southeast of Spencer In Clay County, moving northeast at 55 mph. show me the full warning | Emmet / Palo Alto | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 853 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near West Okoboji, or 10 miles southwest of Spirit Lake, moving northeast at 30 mph. show me the full warning | Clay / Dickinson | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 847 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near Greenville, or 9 miles southwest of Spencer In Clay County, moving northeast at 70 mph. show me the full warning | Clay / Dickinson | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA / NE | At 846 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Plattsmouth, or 8 miles south of Offutt AFB, moving northeast at 50 mph. show me the full warning | Mills / Cass | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 834 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Early, or 10 miles west of Sac City, moving east at 55 mph. show me the full warning | Calhoun / Pocahontas / Sac | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 828 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Missouri Valley, or 11 miles east of Blair, moving northeast at 45 mph. show me the full warning | Harrison / Pottawattamie | EXPIRED | show me |
| show me | tornado | IA | At 826 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near Cleghorn, or 7 miles northwest of Cherokee, moving northeast at 40 mph. show me the full warning | Buena Vista / Cherokee / Clay / O'Brien | EXPIRED | show me |
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