⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Benton, IA; Iowa, IA; Johnson, IA; Linn, IA – Friday, August 7, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 5:26PM CDT until August 7 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

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The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northern Johnson County in east central Iowa…
Southern Benton County in east central Iowa…
Southwestern Linn County in east central Iowa…
Northeastern Iowa County in east central Iowa…

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 525 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hiawatha to near Blairstown, moving southeast
at 45 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Cedar Rapids, Marengo, Marion, North Liberty, Hiawatha, Robins,
Williamsburg, Fairfax, Solon, Tiffin, Ely, Atkins, Walford, Palo,
Swisher, Newhall, Oxford, Blairstown, Van Horne, and Keystone.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 217 and 226.
Interstate 380 between mile markers 3 and 26.

Instructions

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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