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Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:32 PM Apr. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR JOHNSON AND SOUTHWESTERN LINN COUNTIES...

At 432 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cedar Rapids to Sandy Beach Camp Ground to Sharon
Center, moving east at 45 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...
Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Marion, Coralville, North Liberty, Fairfax,
Solon, Tiffin, Ely, University Heights, Swisher, Hills, Shueyville,
Bertram, Oakdale, Lake Macbride State Park, Newport, Frytown,
Windham, and Sugar Bottom Camp Ground.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 233 and 251.
Interstate 380 between mile markers 1 and 23.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for southeastern
and east central Iowa.

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.

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TORNADO...POSSIBLE;
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

Tornado Watch
Issued: 6:44 PM Apr. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 89 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

BUREAU                PUTNAM

IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS

CARROLL               HENRY IL              JO DAVIESS
MERCER                ROCK ISLAND           STEPHENSON
WHITESIDE

IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

HANCOCK               HENDERSON             MCDONOUGH
WARREN

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA

BENTON                CEDAR                 CLINTON
IOWA                  JACKSON               JOHNSON
JONES                 LINN                  MUSCATINE
SCOTT

IN NORTHEAST IOWA

BUCHANAN              DELAWARE              DUBUQUE

IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

DES MOINES            HENRY IA              JEFFERSON
KEOKUK                LEE                   LOUISA
VAN BUREN             WASHINGTON

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

CLARK                 SCOTLAND

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, ANAMOSA, BETTENDORF,
BURLINGTON, CARTHAGE, CEDAR RAPIDS, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND,
DAVENPORT, DUBUQUE, FAIRFIELD, FREEPORT, GALENA, GENESEO,
HENNEPIN, INDEPENDENCE, IOWA CITY, KAHOKA, KEOKUK, KEOSAUQUA,
MACOMB, MANCHESTER, MAQUOKETA, MARENGO, MEMPHIS, MOLINE,
MONMOUTH, MOUNT CARROLL, MOUNT PLEASANT, MUSCATINE, OQUAWKA,
PRINCETON, ROCK ISLAND, SIGOURNEY, STERLING, TIPTON, VINTON,
WAPELLO, AND WASHINGTON.

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