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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 1:40 AM Mar. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Hancock, southern Van Buren, northwestern Lee, northwestern Clark and northern Scotland Counties through 930 PM CDT... At 839 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cantril, or 7 miles southwest of Keosauqua, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Keosauqua around 845 PM CDT. Bonaparte around 850 PM CDT. Bentonsport/Vernon around 855 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this storm include Donnellson, Franklin, West Point and Fort Madison. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for west central Illinois...and southeastern Iowa. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 9:17 PM Mar. 26, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 76 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BUREAU PUTNAM IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS HENRY IL MERCER IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HANCOCK HENDERSON MCDONOUGH WARREN IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DES MOINES HENRY IA LEE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, BURLINGTON, CARTHAGE, GENESEO, HENNEPIN, KEOKUK, MACOMB, MONMOUTH, MOUNT PLEASANT, OQUAWKA, AND PRINCETON.
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