⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; Clark – Thursday, July 16, 2026

Event	Special Weather Statement
Severity	Moderate
Urgency	Expected
Certainty	Observed
Area	Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; Clark
Effective	7/16/2026, 12:51:00 PM CDT
Expires	7/16/2026, 8:00:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 12:51PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

Hot and humid conditions will be in place across the entire area this
afternoon into the early evening, with heat indices forecast between
95 to 100 degrees. If you plan to be outdoors for an extended
period of time, make sure to drink plenty of water, stay out of
the sun, and take frequent breaks. Conditions should improve
around 8 PM this evening.

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