Weather Alerts for Scott County, IA

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Severe Thunderstorm Warning      

Severe Thunderstorm Warning  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING   Severe Thunderstorm Warning
SCOTT COUNTY, IA

Areas Affected:
Rock Island, IL - Cedar, IA - Clinton, IA - Muscatine, IA - Scott, IA
Effective: Wed, 8/12 6:23am Updated: Wed, 8/12 6:32am Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Wed, 8/12 7:15am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
At 623 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Clarence to near Rochester to near Saulsbury Bridge
Campground, moving east at 40 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...
Muscatine, Durant, Wilton, Bennett, New Liberty, Sunbury,
Sweetland Center, Bennett Park, Wheatland, Stockton, New Era, Big
Rock, Fairport Recreation Area, Walcott, Calamus, Fairport,
Illinois City, Dixon, Midway Beach, Pleasant Prairie, Sherman
Park, Plainview, Wildcat Den State Park, Blue Grass, Buffalo,
Montpelier, Maysville, Loud Thunder Forest Preserve, Loud Thunder
Scout Camp, Clark's Ferry Recreation Area, Davenport, Andalusia,
Grand Mound, Donahue, Edgington, West Lake Park, Buffalo Shores,
Eldridge, DeWitt, Long Grove, Davenport Municipal Airport,
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds and Taylor Ridge.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 263 and 294.
Interstate 280 between mile markers 1 and 10.

Information:
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.