⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Buchanan, IA – Friday, August 7, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 3:49PM CDT until August 7 at 4:45PM 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…
Northern Buchanan County in northeastern Iowa…

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 349 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hawkeye to Waterloo Municipal Airport, moving
east at 35 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…
Independence, Jesup, Fairbank, Hazleton, Lamont, Aurora, Stanley,
Wapsipinicon Golf Course, Fontana County Park, Littleton, Buchanan
County Fairgrounds, Otterville, Independence Airport, Jakway Park,
and Fontana 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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.