⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Benton; Linn; Jones; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar – Wednesday, November 11, 2026

A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Linn, northeastern Iowa, southeastern Benton, northwestern Cedar, southwestern Jones and northern Johnson Counties through 645 AM CST

Details

At 602 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm near Atkins,
or 9 miles west of Cedar Rapids, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Pea to Penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated. Spotters also reported half inch hail with
this storm.

IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Mount Vernon, Lisbon, Fairfax, Solon,
Ely, Atkins, Walford, Springville, Swisher, Newhall, Shueyville,
Norway, Bertram, Martelle, Sutliff, Wanatee Park, and Marion Airport.

This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 9 and 26.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.