| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Clinton, IA; Dubuque, IA; Jackson, IA; Scott, IA; Bureau, IL; Carroll, IL; Henry, IL; Jo Daviess, IL; Mercer, IL; Putnam, IL; Rock Island, IL; Stephenson, IL; Whiteside, IL |
| Effective | 8/21/2026, 2:58:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/21/2026, 10:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 21 at 2:58PM CDT until August 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
610 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
BUREAU PUTNAM
IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
CARROLL HENRY IL JO DAVIESS
MERCER ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON
WHITESIDE
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA
CLINTON JACKSON SCOTT
IN NORTHEAST IOWA
DUBUQUE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, BETTENDORF, CLINTON,
CREDIT ISLAND, DAVENPORT, DUBUQUE, FREEPORT, GALENA, GENESEO,
HENNEPIN, MAQUOKETA, MOLINE, MOUNT CARROLL, PRINCETON,
ROCK ISLAND, AND STERLING.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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