⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Jo Daviess – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 6:07PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

Conditions are favorable for the development of funnel clouds
through 8 PM this evening. There was one reported funnel cloud
northeast of Monticello, Iowa around 550 PM, and there could be
additional funnel clouds from nearby showers or storms. These
funnel clouds are typically brief, drop only a few hundred feet
from the cloud base, and rarely become a tornado or cause damage.

If you see a funnel cloud, report it to the National Weather
Service. If a Tornado Warning is issued, seek appropriate
shelter.

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