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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 12:25 AM Apr. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN DUBUQUE AND NORTHEASTERN JONES COUNTIES... At 724 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bernard, or 14 miles southwest of Dubuque, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Dubuque, La Motte, St. Donatus, Bernard, Zwingle, Swiss Valley Park, Spruce Creek Park, Key West, Smiths, Dubuque Regional Airport, Garry Owen, Fillmore, Rockdale, Mines of Spain, Fillmore Recreation Area, Massey, and Washington Mills. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern Illinois...and northeastern and east central Iowa. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 12:12 AM Apr. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Jackson County in east central Iowa... East Central Jones County in east central Iowa... South Central Dubuque County in northeastern Iowa... South Central Jo Daviess County in northwestern Illinois... * Until 1115 PM CDT. * At 712 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Maquoketa, Bellevue, Hanover, Elizabeth, Andrew, La Motte, Onslow, Monmouth, Springbrook, St. Donatus, Zwingle, Spragueville, Fulton, Hurstville, Nashville, Green Island, Canton, Van Buren, Rice and Baldwin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Tornado Watch
Issued: 11:43 PM Apr. 14, 2026 – National Weather Service
TORNADO WATCH 109 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS CARROLL JO DAVIESS ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON WHITESIDE IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA BENTON CEDAR CLINTON IOWA JACKSON JOHNSON JONES LINN MUSCATINE SCOTT IN NORTHEAST IOWA BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA HENRY IA JEFFERSON KEOKUK LOUISA WASHINGTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANAMOSA, BETTENDORF, CEDAR RAPIDS, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND, DAVENPORT, DUBUQUE, FAIRFIELD, FREEPORT, GALENA, INDEPENDENCE, IOWA CITY, MANCHESTER, MAQUOKETA, MARENGO, MOLINE, MOUNT CARROLL, MOUNT PLEASANT, MUSCATINE, ROCK ISLAND, SIGOURNEY, STERLING, TIPTON, VINTON, WAPELLO, AND WASHINGTON.
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