Iowa - United States   2026-03-07   Saturday   41.18N, -91.19W

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Iowa - United States
2026-03-07

Tornado Watch issued March 6 at 8:20PM CST until March 7 at 4:00AM CST by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Issue date: 2026-03-07T02:20+00:00

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 19 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND 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 ANAMOSA, BETTENDORF, BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND, DAVENPORT, DUBUQUE, FAIRFIELD, INDEPENDENCE, IOWA CITY, KAHOKA, KEOKUK, KEOSAUQUA, MANCHESTER, MAQUOKETA, MARENGO, MEMPHIS, MOLINE, MOUNT PLEASANT, MUSCATINE, ROCK ISLAND, SIGOURNEY, TIPTON, VINTON, WAPELLO, AND WASHINGTON. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY. SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 40% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 10% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 60% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 40

Flood Watch issued March 6 at 8:11PM CST by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Issue date: 2026-03-07T02:11+00:00

...The Flood Watch is extended for the following rivers in Iowa... Cedar River near Conesville affecting Muscatine and Louisa Counties. Iowa River at Marengo affecting Iowa and Benton Counties. .A watch has been issued due to uncertainty with rainfall amounts and how much will soak into the ground. * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...Cedar River near Conesville. * WHEN...From Wednesday evening until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, Water affects yards and access roads of residences along Iowa Highway 22. Water affects the lowest sections of campgrounds just north of I-80 along the river and the lowest sections of Jack Shuger Memorial Park in Moscow. Water is also on 152nd Street north of County Road F70. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CST Friday the stage was 6.6 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached late Wednesday evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.