⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Clinton; Scott; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Mercer – Saturday, September 19, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 7:06AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

At 705 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain producing thunderstorms
along a line extending from near Emerson to near Reynolds. Movement
was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Minor flooding.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Slowing or redirecting of traffic due to ponding or flowing
water. Closure of waterfront access due to flooding.

Locations impacted include…
Davenport, Moline, Rock Island, Bettendorf, Clinton, East Moline,
Sterling, Rock Falls, Morrison, Cambridge, Silvis, Geneseo, Eldridge,
Milan, Colona, Camanche, Le Claire, Coal Valley, Fulton, and
Prophetstown.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 74 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 5.
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 293 and 306.
Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 34.
Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 23.
Interstate 88 between mile markers 1 and 44.
Interstate 280 between mile markers 3 and 18.

Instructions

Torrential rainfall is occurring and may lead to localized flooding.
Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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