Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 14 at 5:55PM CDT until April 14 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 14, 2026 - 3:55pm
Expires:
April 14, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
SVRDVN
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Dubuque County in northeastern Iowa...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 555 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Colesburg to Hopkinton to Coggon, moving east at 50
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Dubuque, Asbury, Dyersville, Cascade, Epworth, Farley, Peosta, New
Vienna, Worthington, Holy Cross, Luxemburg, Rickardsville,
Sherrill, Centralia, Sageville, Bernard, Zwingle, Balltown,
Bankston, and Durango.
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.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.
These are dangerous storms, capable of producing large hail driven by
severe winds! SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay
away from windows! If you are caught outdoors, cover your head and
neck.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
Illinois...and northeastern and east central Iowa.
Area Description:
Dubuque, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov