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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IA — May 18, 2026

NWS FSD · ETN 15 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office FSD issued a tornado warning at 01:48 UTC on May 18, 2026. The warning was in effect for 27 minutes, ending at May 18, 2026 02:15 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 43.03, -95.22, moving east-northeast at about 69 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 SSE Havelock Pocahontas, IA UNK Between Pocahontas and Havelock. (DMX)
2 NW Terril Dickinson, IA UNK Viewed on social media. (FSD)
Graettinger Palo Alto, IA UNK Reports of power pole and tree damage in town. Time estimated by radar. (DMX)

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

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