Iowa, Illinois Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/15/2026 20:33

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 15 at 10:33PM CDT until May 16 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 15, 2026 - 8:33pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 3:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 207 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS CARROLL JO DAVIESS STEPHENSON IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA BENTON CEDAR CLINTON IOWA JACKSON JOHNSON JONES LINN IN NORTHEAST IOWA BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANAMOSA, CEDAR RAPIDS, CLINTON, DUBUQUE, FREEPORT, GALENA, INDEPENDENCE, IOWA CITY, MANCHESTER, MAQUOKETA, MARENGO, MOUNT CARROLL, TIPTON, AND VINTON.
Area Description: 
Benton, IA; Buchanan, IA; Cedar, IA; Clinton, IA; Delaware, IA; Dubuque, IA; Iowa, IA; Jackson, IA; Johnson, IA; Jones, IA; Linn, IA; Carroll, IL; Jo Daviess, IL; Stephenson, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov