⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Jefferson, IA; Keokuk, IA – Thursday, August 13, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 8:52AM CDT until August 13 at 9:45AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

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The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Keokuk County in southeastern Iowa…
Western Jefferson County in southeastern Iowa…

* Until 945 AM CDT.

* At 851 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Barnes City to near Ottumwa Industrial Airport
to near Blakesburg, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Fairfield, Sigourney, Hedrick, What Cheer, Richland, Batavia,
Delta, Libertyville, Maharishi Vedic City, Packwood, Harper,
Martinsburg, Hayesville, Abingdon, Keota, Ollie, Pekin, Jefferson
County Park, Collett, and Keokuk County Fairgrounds.

Instructions

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building.

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.