Iowa, Illinois Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/12/2026 04:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 12 at 6:42AM CDT until August 12 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 12, 2026 - 4:42am
Expires: 
August 12, 2026 - 11:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 574 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BUREAU PUTNAM IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS HENRY IL MERCER ROCK ISLAND WHITESIDE IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HENDERSON WARREN IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA CEDAR CLINTON JOHNSON MUSCATINE SCOTT IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DES MOINES LOUISA WASHINGTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, BETTENDORF, BURLINGTON, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND, DAVENPORT, GENESEO, HENNEPIN, IOWA CITY, MOLINE, MONMOUTH, MUSCATINE, OQUAWKA, PRINCETON, ROCK ISLAND, STERLING, TIPTON, WAPELLO, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Cedar, IA; Clinton, IA; Des Moines, IA; Johnson, IA; Louisa, IA; Muscatine, IA; Scott, IA; Washington, IA; Bureau, IL; Henderson, IL; Henry, IL; Mercer, IL; Putnam, IL; Rock Island, IL; Warren, IL; Whiteside, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov