| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Des Moines, IA; Henry, IA; Jefferson, IA; Lee, IA; Van Buren, IA |
| Effective | 8/7/2026, 7:37:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/7/2026, 10:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 7 at 7:37PM CDT until August 7 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 541 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
DES MOINES HENRY IA JEFFERSON
LEE VAN BUREN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, FAIRFIELD, KEOKUK,
KEOSAUQUA, AND MOUNT PLEASANT.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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