Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 7:55PM CDT until August 7 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 5:55pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 755 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rubio, or 11
miles southwest of Washington, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Washington, Wayland, Brighton, Richland, Lockridge, Olds, Pleasant
Plain, Coppock, West Chester, Noble, Perlee, East Pleasant Plain,
Germanville, Merrimac, Mac Coon Access, Salina, Lake Darling State
Park, Talleyrand, Washington County Fairgrounds, and Trenton.
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.
This is a dangerous storm. Prepare immediately for large destructive
hail capable of producing significant damage. People outside should
move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows.
Area Description:
Henry, IA; Jefferson, IA; Keokuk, IA; Washington, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov