Iowa, Illinois Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/03/2026 16:37

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 3 at 6:37PM CDT until July 4 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 3, 2026 - 4:37pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 12:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 451 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BUREAU PUTNAM IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS CARROLL HENRY IL JO DAVIESS MERCER ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON WHITESIDE IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA CEDAR CLINTON JACKSON JOHNSON MUSCATINE SCOTT IN SOUTHEAST IOWA LOUISA WASHINGTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, BETTENDORF, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND, DAVENPORT, FREEPORT, GALENA, GENESEO, HENNEPIN, IOWA CITY, MAQUOKETA, MOLINE, MOUNT CARROLL, MUSCATINE, PRINCETON, ROCK ISLAND, STERLING, TIPTON, WAPELLO, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Cedar, IA; Clinton, IA; Jackson, IA; Johnson, IA; Louisa, IA; Muscatine, IA; Scott, IA; Washington, IA; Bureau, IL; Carroll, IL; Henry, IL; Jo Daviess, IL; Mercer, IL; Putnam, IL; Rock Island, IL; Stephenson, IL; Whiteside, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL