September 20, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Iowa; Johnson; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Van Buren – Sunday, September 20, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Iowa; Johnson; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Van Buren
Effective 9/20/2026, 1:03:00 AM CDT
Expires 9/20/2026, 1:45:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 1:03AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

At 102 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Delta to near Richland to near Stockport.
Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and minor flooding.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Strong winds could break tree limbs, knock down weak trees
and blow around unsecured objects. Slowing or redirecting
of traffic due to ponding or flowing water. Closure of
waterfront access due to flooding.

Locations impacted include…
Fairfield, Washington, Sigourney, Kalona, Wellman, Winfield, North
English, Riverside, Wayland, Hedrick, Brighton, Richland, Ainsworth,
Batavia, Birmingham, Delta, Libertyville, Lockridge, Crawfordsville,
and Maharishi Vedic City.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.


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