⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Jefferson, IA; Lee, IA; Van Buren, IA – Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 8:06AM CDT until June 17 at 8:45AM 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…
Van Buren County in southeastern Iowa…
Southwestern Jefferson County in southeastern Iowa…
West central Lee County in southeastern Iowa…

* Until 845 AM CDT.

* At 806 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Lockridge to Birmingham to 6 miles south of Selma,
moving southeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Keosauqua, Batavia, Birmingham, Bonaparte, Libertyville, Stockport,
Douds, Bentonsport/Vernon, Leando, Farmington, Mount Sterling,
Morris Park, Mount Zion, Utica, Selma, Indian Lake Park, Collett,
Lake Sugema Campground, Round Prairie Park, and Lacey Keosauqua
State Park.

Instructions

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature’s leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for northeastern
Missouri.

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