Special Weather Statement 03/06/2026 01:19 Iowa, Illinois

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued March 6 at 3:19AM CST by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 6, 2026 - 1:19am
Expires: 
March 6, 2026 - 5:00am
Description: 
Fog will continue to develop and thicken early this morning until showers and thunderstorms arrive. Some of this fog will be dense with visibilties reduced down to a quarter of a mile and may linger across portions of the area through 7 AM, especially in Illinois. Incoming showers and increasing winds will improve the visibility across the area after 7 AM. If driving early this morning be prepared for sudden reductions in visibility along with rapidly changing visibility over short distances. When encountering fog reduce your speed, use low beam headlights, and also increase your following distance.
Area Description: 
Dubuque; Jones; Jackson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Louisa; Henry; Des Moines; Lee; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov