Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 11 at 9:42AM CDT until June 11 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 11, 2026 - 7:42am
Expires:
June 11, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
At 942 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Readlyn to near Winthrop, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Independence, Jesup, Fairbank, Edgewood, Hazleton, Lamont, Greeley,
Aurora, Dundee, Stanley, Wapsipinicon Golf Course, Fontana County
Park, Littleton, Buchanan County Fairgrounds, Otterville, Backbone
State Park, Independence Airport, Jakway Park, and Fontana Park.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for northeastern
Iowa.
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.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Buchanan, IA; Delaware, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov