⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Buchanan, IA; Delaware, IA – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 3:57PM CDT until July 2 at 5:00PM 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…
Southern Buchanan County in northeastern Iowa…
Southwestern Delaware County in northeastern Iowa…

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 356 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lime Creek
County Park, or near Independence, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include…
Independence, Manchester, Winthrop, Quasqueton, Ryan, Brandon,
Rowley, Delaware, Masonville, Lime Creek County Park, Robinson,
Delaware County Fairgrounds, Manchester Airport, Monti, Coffins
Grove Park, Baileys Ford Park, Independence Airport, and Turtle
Creek Park.

This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 49 and 55.

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 this storm, 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.