⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; Clark – Friday, July 17, 2026

Event	Special Weather Statement
Severity	Moderate
Urgency	Expected
Certainty	Observed
Area	Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; Clark
Effective	7/17/2026, 2:27:00 PM CDT
Expires	7/17/2026, 8:00:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 2:27PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

Hot and humid conditions will be in place again across the entire
area this afternoon into the early evening, with heat indices
forecast between 95 to 100 degrees. Some isolated locations will
have heat indices above 100 degrees for a few hours. If you plan
to be outdoors for an extended period of time, make sure to drink
plenty of water, stay out of the sun, and take frequent breaks.
Conditions should improve after 8 PM this evening.

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