⚠️ Tornado Warning – Cedar, IA; Jones, IA; Linn, IA – Friday, August 7, 2026

Tornado Warning issued August 7 at 5:18PM CDT until August 7 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

TORDVN

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for…
Northern Cedar County in east central Iowa…
Jones County in east central Iowa…
Southeastern Linn County in east central Iowa…

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 518 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located
along a line extending from near Buck Creek to near Matsell Bridge
Natural Area to near Robins, moving southeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Tornado and baseball size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT…Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.

* These dangerous storms will be near…
Anamosa, Marion, Monticello, Springville, Bertram, Martelle,
Langworthy, Viola, Stone City, and Paralta around 525 PM CDT.
Mount Vernon, Lisbon, Morley, Central Park, Camp Courageous, and
Pictured Rocks Wildlife Area around 530 PM CDT.
Olin, Center Junction, and Scotch Grove around 535 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these tornadic storms include
Mechanicsville, Onslow, Hale, Stanwood, Wyoming, Clarence, Oxford
Junction, Oxford Mills and Massillon Park.

Instructions

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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