One product issued by NWS for: Cedar Rapids IA
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 309 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-190815- Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Iowa-Johnson- Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Jefferson- Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll- Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson- Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark- 309 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Illinois...northwest Illinois...west central Illinois...east central Iowa...northeast Iowa...southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Unseasonably warm, breezy southerly winds, and dry antecedent conditions will result in an elevated fire danger today, especially for areas along and south of Interstate 80. Chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight, with a Marginal Risk, level 1 of 5, for Severe Weather. The primary threats will be isolated large hail and frequent lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected on Wednesday, especially along the cold front that sweeps through the area that afternoon and evening. Some of these storms may be strong to severe, with all hazards possible. The Storm Prediction Center highlights much of our area in a Marginal Risk, level 1 of 5, for Severe Weather, with a Slight Risk, level 2 of 5, for parts of western Illinois. Cold air quickly moves in behind the cold front Wednesday evening and night, with a transition from rain to snow expected. Much of the area should see less than an inch of snow, with upwards to two inches in our far northwest. Strong winds accompanying the snow will result in periods of reduced visibility. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today, but may be needed for any hail reports late tonight. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Northeast around 45 mph tonight. $$ Gunkel