⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 12:29AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

At 1229 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bennett, or near Tipton, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Strong winds could break small tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Davenport, Tipton, Durant, Wilton, Walcott, Blue Grass, Buffalo,
Lowden, Wheatland, Grand Mound, Calamus, Bennett, Donahue, Atalissa,
Rochester, Dixon, Stockton, Maysville, New Liberty, and Camp Liberty.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 261 and 292.
Interstate 280 between mile markers 1 and 9.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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