Tornado Watch Iowa, Illinois | Effective 04/02/2026 15:35

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 5:35PM CDT until April 2 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 2, 2026 - 3:35pm
Expires: 
April 2, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 89 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BUREAU PUTNAM IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS CARROLL HENRY IL JO DAVIESS MERCER ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON WHITESIDE IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HANCOCK HENDERSON MCDONOUGH WARREN IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA CEDAR CLINTON JACKSON MUSCATINE SCOTT IN NORTHEAST IOWA DUBUQUE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DES MOINES HENRY IA LEE LOUISA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, BETTENDORF, BURLINGTON, CARTHAGE, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND, DAVENPORT, DUBUQUE, FREEPORT, GALENA, GENESEO, HENNEPIN, KEOKUK, MACOMB, MAQUOKETA, MOLINE, MONMOUTH, MOUNT CARROLL, MOUNT PLEASANT, MUSCATINE, OQUAWKA, PRINCETON, ROCK ISLAND, STERLING, TIPTON, AND WAPELLO.
Area Description: 
Cedar, IA; Clinton, IA; Des Moines, IA; Dubuque, IA; Henry, IA; Jackson, IA; Lee, IA; Louisa, IA; Muscatine, IA; Scott, IA; Bureau, IL; Carroll, IL; Hancock, IL; Henderson, IL; Henry, IL; Jo Daviess, IL; McDonough, IL; Mercer, IL; Putnam, IL; Rock Island, IL; Stephenson, IL; Warren, IL; Whiteside, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL