Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 6:58PM CDT until April 17 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 4:58pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
At 657 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lake Summerset to near Forreston, moving east at
30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Freeport, Lanark, Shannon, Cedarville, Davis, Dakota, German Valley,
Rock City, Ridott, Rock Grove, Orangeville, Red Oak, Afolkey, Scioto
Mills, Winneshiek, Dakota Dornink Airport, Albertus Airport, Bolton,
Stephenson County Fairgrounds, and Lake Summerset.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northwestern
Illinois.
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.
Area Description:
Carroll, IL; Stephenson, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
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