Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 4:13PM CDT until April 17 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 2:13pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
SVRDVN
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Henry County in southeastern Iowa...
Van Buren County in southeastern Iowa...
Keokuk County in southeastern Iowa...
Washington County in southeastern Iowa...
Jefferson County in southeastern Iowa...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 412 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hayesville to near Agency to near Bloomfield
Municipal Airport, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Fairfield, Mount Pleasant, Washington, Sigourney, Keosauqua, New
London, Winfield, Wayland, Hedrick, Brighton, Richland, Ainsworth,
Batavia, Birmingham, Salem, Delta, Libertyville, Stockport,
Lockridge, and Crawfordsville.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for southeastern
and east central Iowa.
Area Description:
Henry, IA; Jefferson, IA; Keokuk, IA; Van Buren, IA; Washington, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
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