⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Scott; Rock Island – Wednesday, November 11, 2026

A cluster of strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern Rock Island, northern Scott, western Clinton, southern Linn, northeastern Iowa, southern Benton, southwestern Jackson, Cedar, southern Jones and northern Johnson Counties through 815 AM CST

Details

At 734 AM CST, trained weather spotters reported strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from Lost Nation to Marengo.
Another strong storm was located just north of Durant. Movement of
all storms was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Pea to penny size hail. Large amounts of small hail
covering the ground and hindering travel in some locations.

SOURCE…Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Maquoketa, Tipton, West Branch,
Mechanicsville, Stanwood, Marion, Coralville, North Liberty,
Eldridge, DeWitt, Mount Vernon, Lisbon, Fairfax, Solon, Tiffin, Ely,
Atkins, and Port Byron.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 227 and 264.
Interstate 380 between mile markers 1 and 22.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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.