Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 8:20PM CDT until August 7 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 6:20pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 819 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Merrimac, or 11
miles northwest of Mount Pleasant, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Wayland, Brighton, Lockridge, Olds, Pleasant Plain, Coppock, Noble,
Perlee, East Pleasant Plain, Germanville, Merrimac, Mac Coon Access,
Salina, Trenton, and Glasgow.
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.
Area Description:
Henry, IA; Jefferson, IA; Washington, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov