Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 11:36PM CDT until April 24 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 23, 2026 - 9:36pm
Expires:
April 23, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
At 1135 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Tipton to near Sweetland Center to near Flaming
Prairie Park, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Muscatine, Tipton, West Branch, Durant, Mechanicsville, Stanwood,
West Liberty, Wilton, Walcott, Lowden, Bennett, Nichols, Atalissa,
Montpelier, Rochester, Fairport, Buchanan, Clarence, Stockton, and
Cedar Valley.
This includes Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 254 and 278.
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.
Area Description:
Cedar, IA; Jones, IA; Muscatine, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov