August 12, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Hancock, IL; Lee, IA; Van Buren, IA – Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Hancock, IL; Lee, IA; Van Buren, IA
Effective 8/12/2026, 7:54:00 AM CDT
Expires 8/12/2026, 8:30:00 AM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 7:54AM CDT until August 12 at 8:30AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

SVRDVN

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Hancock County in west central Illinois…
Southeastern Van Buren County in southeastern Iowa…
Lee County in southeastern Iowa…

* Until 830 AM CDT.

* At 754 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Battle of Athens Campground to Sawyer, moving
southeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Fort Madison, Keokuk, Nauvoo, West Point, Dallas City, Donnellson,
Montrose, Bonaparte, Franklin, St. Paul, New Boston, Pilot Grove,
Croton, Niota, Farmington, Houghton, Pontoosuc, Charleston, Keokuk
Airport, and Nauvoo State Park.

This also includes Nauvoo State Park.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.