Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 5:30PM CDT until April 17 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 3:30pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
SVRDVN
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Jo Daviess County in northwestern Illinois...
Carroll County in northwestern Illinois...
Stephenson County in northwestern Illinois...
Eastern Jackson County in east central Iowa...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 530 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Sageville to near St. Donatus to Maquoketa Municipal
Airport, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Freeport, Galena, Mount Carroll, Savanna, Lena, Stockton, East
Dubuque, Lanark, Warren, Hanover, Pearl City, Elizabeth, Shannon,
Cedarville, Davis, Woodbine, Sabula, Dakota, German Valley, and
Miles.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northwestern
Illinois...and northeastern and east central Iowa.
Area Description:
Carroll, IL; Jo Daviess, IL; Stephenson, IL; Jackson, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov