Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Dubuque, IA ∙ Peosta, IA ∙ Key West, IA ∙ Asbury, IA ∙ King, IA ∙ Graf, IA ∙ Zwingle, IA ∙ Sherrill, IA ∙ La Motte, IA ∙ Epworth, IA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL 1010 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Jo Daviess County in northwestern Illinois... Northwestern Jackson County in east central Iowa... Central Dubuque County in northeastern Iowa... * Until 1100 PM CDT. * At 1009 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bernard, or 11 miles southwest of Dubuque, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Dubuque, Galena, Asbury, Epworth, East Dubuque, Peosta, La Motte, Menominee, Rickardsville, Sherrill, St. Donatus, Centralia, Sageville, Bernard, Zwingle, Durango, Graf, Otter Creek, South Gary Owen, and Dubuque Regional Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. && LAT...LON 4263 9070 4259 9069 4254 9064 4251 9064 4251 9038 4211 9075 4228 9090 4229 9090 4230 9092 4239 9100 4266 9081 TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 221DEG 45KT 4235 9080 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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