Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 5:19PM CDT until April 2 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 3:19pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
At 517 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Oxford Mills to near Lowden to Moscow, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 512 pm, 60 mph winds were
reported in Lowden.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Davenport, Muscatine, Maquoketa, Tipton, Durant, Eldridge, DeWitt,
Wilton, Walcott, Preston, Long Grove, Lowden, Wheatland, Grand Mound,
Delmar, Oxford Junction, Lost Nation, Calamus, Andrew, and Bennett.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 266 and 291.
Interstate 280 near mile marker 1.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for east central
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.
Area Description:
Cedar, IA; Clinton, IA; Jackson, IA; Jones, IA; Muscatine, IA; Scott, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov