⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Jones; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 5:27AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

At 527 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Olin to near Lowden to near Durant.
Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Winds in excess of 40 mph and minor flooding.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could cause minor tree limb damage 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…
Davenport, Bettendorf, Durant, Eldridge, DeWitt, Walcott, Long Grove,
Lowden, Wheatland, Grand Mound, Delmar, Lost Nation, Calamus,
Bennett, Donahue, McCausland, Welton, Toronto, Clarence, and Dixon.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 275 and 301.
Interstate 280 near mile marker 1.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring and may lead to localized 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.