⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Benton, IA; Cedar, IA; Des Moines, IA; Henry, IA; Iowa, IA; Jefferson, IA; Johnson, IA; Jones, IA; Keokuk, IA; Lee, IA; Linn, IA; Louisa, IA; Muscatine, IA; Van Buren, IA; Washington, IA – Thursday, August 13, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 13 at 5:47AM CDT until August 13 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
581 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA

BENTON CEDAR IOWA
JOHNSON JONES LINN
MUSCATINE

IN SOUTHEAST IOWA

DES MOINES HENRY IA JEFFERSON
KEOKUK LEE LOUISA
VAN BUREN WASHINGTON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANAMOSA, BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS,
FAIRFIELD, IOWA CITY, KEOKUK, KEOSAUQUA, MARENGO, MOUNT PLEASANT,
MUSCATINE, SIGOURNEY, TIPTON, VINTON, WAPELLO, AND WASHINGTON.

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