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Tornado Warning

National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL

1116 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
 

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a
 

* Tornado Warning for...

Cedar County in east central Iowa...

East central Johnson County in east central Iowa...
 

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1115 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a

tornado was located over West Branch, moving east at 45 mph.
 

HAZARD...Tornado.
 

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without

shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.

Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree

damage is likely.
 

* This dangerous storm will be near...

West Branch, Rochester, Buchanan, Cedar Valley, Springdale, Cedar

Valley Park, and Herbert Hoover National Historic Site around 1120

PM CDT.

Tipton and Cedar County Fairgrounds around 1125 PM CDT.

Tipton Matthews Airport around 1130 PM CDT.

Bennett and Sunbury around 1135 PM CDT.
 

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include

Durant and Bennett Park.
 

This includes Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 249 and 278.
 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest

floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a

mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter

and protect yourself from flying debris.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not

wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4189 9090 4160 9090 4160 9146 4170 9146

TIME...MOT...LOC 0415Z 263DEG 41KT 4165 9139

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN