SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED APRIL 27 AT 10:09AM CDT
Effective: 2026-04-27 10:09:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-27 12:30:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Alert Text
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLYAFTERNOON AS AN AREA OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE SHIELD OF PRECIPITATION WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE OUT OF AN EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN SMALL TREE BRANCHES.
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BUCHANAN, DELAWARE, DUBUQUE, BENTON, LINN, JONES, JACKSON, IOWA, JOHNSON, CEDAR, CLINTON, MUSCATINE, SCOTT, KEOKUK, WASHINGTON, LOUISA, JEFFERSON, HENRY, DES MOINES, VAN BUREN, LEE, JO DAVIESS, STEPHENSON, CARROLL, WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND, HENRY, BUREAU, PUTNAM, MERCER, HENDERSON, WARREN, HANCOCK, MCDONOUGH, SCOTLAND, CLARK