⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Delaware; Dubuque; Jones; Jackson; Jo Daviess – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 6:59PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

At 658 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bankston, or 10 miles west of Dubuque, moving south at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Strong winds could break small tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Dubuque, Asbury, Dyersville, Cascade, Epworth, Farley, Peosta, New
Vienna, Colesburg, Holy Cross, La Motte, Luxemburg, Rickardsville,
Sherrill, Centralia, Sageville, Bernard, Zwingle, Balltown, and
Bankston.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring and may lead to localized flooding.
Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Stay away from
flooded areas. Report any flooding to local law enforcement.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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.