Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
636 WWUS83 KDVN 220236 SPSDVN Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL 936 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 ILZ009-015>017-024-220315- Mercer IL-Whiteside IL-Rock Island IL-Bureau IL-Henry IL- 936 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 ...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of east central Mercer, southern Whiteside, east central Rock Island, western Bureau and Henry Counties through 1015 PM CDT... At 935 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Osborn to near Rio. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Strong winds could break small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Kewanee, Rock Falls, Cambridge, Geneseo, Colona, Galva, Prophetstown, Orion, Erie, Atkinson, Sheffield, Annawan, Woodhull, Tampico, New Windsor, Alpha, Lyndon, Andover, Buda, and Hooppole. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 9 and 46. Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 14 and 33. Interstate 88 between mile markers 3 and 15, and between mile markers 38 and 44. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for north central Illinois. && LAT...LON 4123 8970 4123 8987 4115 8987 4115 9044 4129 9044 4165 9022 4178 8963 4159 8963 4158 8960 TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 242DEG 46KT 4147 9022 4107 9036 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Uttech