Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 6:41PM CDT until April 2 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 4:41pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
At 640 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Monroe to Davis to near Lanark, moving northeast
at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Freeport, Cedarville, Davis, Dakota, German Valley, Rock City,
Ridott, Rock Grove, Afolkey, Winneshiek, Dakota Dornink Airport,
Albertus Airport, Stephenson County Fairgrounds, and Lake Summerset.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northwestern
Illinois.
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.
Area Description:
Stephenson, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov