Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 10:21PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 15, 2026 - 8:21pm
Expires:
August 15, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
At 1021 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Annawan to near Elmira to near Elmore.
Movement was east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Strong winds could break small tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Princeton, Hennepin, DePue, Wyanet, Tiskilwa, Buda, Bureau Junction,
Putnam, Mark, Malden, Manlius, Milo, Dover, Providence, Coal Hollow,
Lake Thunderbird, Florid, Lone Tree Corners, and Bureau County
Fairgrounds.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 44 and 63.
Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 13.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring and may lead to localized flooding.
Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Bureau; Putnam
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov