Station Name: Des Moines - 2nd Ave
Data Source: USGS

Elevation Above Sea Level: 784 feet

Nearest Address:
2098 2nd Ave
Des Moines, IA 50314
Polk County

GPS Coordinates: 41.6125, -93.6208

Nearby Water Temperatures

Tornado Watch issued April 23 at 12:03PM CDT until April 23 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Effective: Thu April 23, 2026, 12:03 PM
Expires: Thu April 23, 2026, 7:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 134 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA WEBSTER IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA HANCOCK HUMBOLDT KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WRIGHT IN NORTHWEST IOWA EMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTAS IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA RINGGOLD UNION IN SOUTHWEST IOWA ADAIR ADAMS CASS TAYLOR IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA AUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLL CRAWFORD GREENE GUTHRIE SAC THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ALGONA, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BEDFORD, BELMOND, BRITT, CARROLL, CASEY, CLARION, CORNING, CRESTON, DENISON, EAGLE GROVE, EARLY, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, EXIRA, FONDA, FONTANELLE, FOREST CITY, FORT DODGE, GARNER, GILMORE CITY, GREENFIELD, GUTHRIE CENTER, HUMBOLDT, JEFFERSON, KANAWHA, LAKE CITY, LAKE MILLS, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, LENOX, MANSON, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, ODEBOLT, PANORA, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, STUART, AND WALL LAKE. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY. SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 50% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 20% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 20% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 50% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 40% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 90% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 35