Illinois, Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/04/2026 15:08

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 4 at 5:08PM CDT until May 4 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 4, 2026 - 3:08pm
Expires: 
May 4, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
SVRDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Rock Island County in northwestern Illinois... Southwestern Whiteside County in northwestern Illinois... Northern Henry County in northwestern Illinois... Eastern Scott County in east central Iowa... * Until 545 PM CDT. * At 508 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Princeton to Coal Valley, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Moline, Bettendorf, East Moline, Silvis, Geneseo, Colona, Milan, Le Claire, Coal Valley, Prophetstown, Hampton, Orion, Port Byron, Erie, Atkinson, Rapids City, Princeton, Cordova, Lyndon, and Riverdale. This includes the following highways... Interstate 74 in Iowa near mile marker 5. Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 300 and 306. Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 28. Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 20. Interstate 88 between mile markers 1 and 34. Interstate 280 between mile markers 16 and 18.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.
Area Description: 
Henry, IL; Rock Island, IL; Whiteside, IL; Scott, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov