| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Delaware; Dubuque; Jones; Jackson; Cedar; Clinton |
| Effective | 6/28/2026, 12:53:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/28/2026, 1:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 28 at 12:53PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Details
At 1252 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Dyersville to near Monticello to near
Martelle. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Strong winds could break small tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Maquoketa, Anamosa, Dyersville, Monticello, Cascade, Epworth, Farley,
Peosta, Lowden, Olin, Hopkinton, Wyoming, Oxford Junction, Lost
Nation, Worthington, Martelle, Onslow, Monmouth, Toronto, and Morley.
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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