Severe Thunderstorm Warning Iowa | Effective 04/02/2026 14:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 4:56PM CDT until April 2 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 2, 2026 - 2:56pm
Expires: 
April 2, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
SVRDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Jackson County in east central Iowa... Cedar County in east central Iowa... Northwestern Scott County in east central Iowa... Eastern Johnson County in east central Iowa... Southeastern Jones County in east central Iowa... Muscatine County in east central Iowa... Clinton County in east central Iowa... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 456 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Sutliff to Springdale to near Lone Tree, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Davenport, Muscatine, Maquoketa, Tipton, West Branch, Durant, Mechanicsville, Stanwood, Eldridge, DeWitt, West Liberty, Wilton, Walcott, Lone Tree, Preston, Long Grove, Lowden, Wheatland, Grand Mound, and Delmar. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 249 and 291. Interstate 280 near mile marker 1.
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. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for southeastern and east central Iowa.
Area Description: 
Cedar, IA; Clinton, IA; Jackson, IA; Johnson, IA; Jones, IA; Muscatine, IA; Scott, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov