⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton – Sunday, August 16, 2026

Event	Special Weather Statement
Severity	Moderate
Urgency	Expected
Certainty	Observed
Area	Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton
Effective	8/16/2026, 2:00:00 AM CDT
Expires	8/16/2026, 5:00:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

Areas of fog, some locally dense with visibilities under one half
mile can be expected early this morning.

Motorists should exercise caution, as visibilities could change
suddenly over short distances. If you encounter dense fog, slow
down, give yourself plenty of braking distance with other
vehicles, and keep headlights on low beam.

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