⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Benton; Linn; Iowa – Saturday, August 15, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 5:11PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

Conditions are favorable for the development of brief funnel
clouds. These types of funnel clouds rarely touch down, and if
they do, they typically produce brief weak tornadoes. The
National Weather Service will continue to closely monitor the
situation. If you see a funnel cloud or tornado, seek shelter
indoors and then contact your local law enforcement agency for
relay to the National Weather Service.

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