WWUS53 KDVN 150016 SVSDVN Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL 716 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026 ILC085-IAC097-150030- /O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-260415T0030Z/ Jo Daviess IL-Jackson IA- 716 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR JO DAVIESS AND NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES... At 715 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Scales Mound to Woodbine to near Elizabeth, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Galena, Bellevue, Stockton, Warren, Hanover, Elizabeth, Woodbine, Scales Mound, Apple River, Council Hill, St. Donatus, Nora, Schapville, Massbach, Guilford, Rice, Whitton, North Hanover, Elizabeth Fairgrounds, and Aiken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern Illinois...and northeastern and east central Iowa. 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. Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4250 8993 4220 8992 4225 9057 4238 9056 4238 9048 4239 9051 4241 9045 4251 9039 TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 270DEG 38KT 4249 9021 4237 9018 4229 9019 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ Gibbs