Active AlertsRock Island, IL

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Issued at Tue 5:40 PM Mar. 10

Issued by: National Weather Service

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 35 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT 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 9 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA CEDAR CLINTON JACKSON JOHNSON JONES MUSCATINE SCOTT IN NORTHEAST IOWA DUBUQUE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA WASHINGTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANAMOSA, BETTENDORF, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND, DAVENPORT, DUBUQUE, FREEPORT, GALENA, IOWA CITY, MAQUOKETA, MOLINE, MOUNT CARROLL, MUSCATINE, ROCK ISLAND, STERLING, TIPTON, AND WASHINGTON.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Issued at Tue 9:10 PM Mar. 10

Issued by: National Weather Service

Description

At 909 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over McCausland, or 10 miles north of Bettendorf, moving east at 45 mph.
Hazard: Quarter size hail.
Source: Radar indicated.
Impact: Damage to vehicles is expected. This severe storm will be near Clinton, Camanche, Albany, Princeton, Cordova, Low Moor, Princeton Wildlife Area, Rock Creek Park, Folletts, and Clinton Municipal Airport around 915 PM CDT. This includes Interstate 88 between mile markers 17 and 18.

Recommended Action

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in the Quad Cities. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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