Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 6 at 11:48PM CST by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 6, 2026 - 9:48pm
Expires:
March 6, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description:
At 1146 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong winds accompanying
an area of showers and thunderstorms along a line extending from
near Wheatland to near Princeton to Abingdon. Movement was northeast
at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to around 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Strong winds could break tree limbs, knock down weak trees
and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Davenport, Moline, Rock Island, Bettendorf, Clinton, Muscatine, East
Moline, Sterling, Kewanee, Monmouth, Rock Falls, Princeton, Morrison,
Aledo, Cambridge, Durant, Hennepin, Silvis, Geneseo, and Eldridge.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 74 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 5.
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 262 and 306.
Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 72.
Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 33.
Interstate 88 between mile markers 1 and 44.
Interstate 280 between mile markers 1 and 18.
Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 13.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for northwestern
Illinois...and southeastern and east central Iowa.
Area Description:
Jackson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Louisa; Des Moines; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; McDonough
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov