Action Recommended

Take shelter in place or per instructions

Issued By

Davenport/Quad Cities – IA, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Dubuque County

Description

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Dubuque County in northeastern Iowa… Until 645 PM CDT. At 605 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Potosi to Epworth, moving east at 25 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… Dubuque, Asbury, Cascade, Epworth, Farley, Peosta, Worthington, Rickardsville, Sherrill, Centralia, Sageville, Bernard, Zwingle, Bankston, Durango, Graf, Dubuque Regional Airport, Fillmore, Rockdale and Lattnerville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… 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.