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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IA — Apr 17, 2026

NWS DVN · ETN 46 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office DVN issued a tornado warning at 22:47 UTC on Apr 17, 2026. The warning was in effect for 43 minutes, ending at Apr 17, 2026 23:30 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 40.16, -91.69, moving northeast at about 44 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 NE West Point Hancock, IL UNK A high-end EF1 tornado developed southwest of Denver IL and tracked through town. Through the path of the tornado... there were dozens of utility poles damaged. When fa (DVN)
4 WNW Colmar Hancock, IL UNK An EF-1 tornado starting in Hancock County tracked east-southeast before turning east through western McDonough County. It tracked just north of Colmar. Along the path (DVN)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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