087  
WUUS53 KDVN 180847  
SVRDVN  
ILC161-195-IAC045-163-180945-  
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0150.260518T0847Z-260518T0945Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
347 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHEASTERN ROCK ISLAND COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...  
WEST CENTRAL WHITESIDE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...  
EASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...  
SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...  
 
* UNTIL 445 AM CDT.  
 
* AT 347 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BETTENDORF,  
MOVING NORTHEAST 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...  
DAVENPORT, MOLINE, ROCK ISLAND, BETTENDORF, CLINTON, EAST MOLINE,  
SILVIS, ELDRIDGE, CAMANCHE, LE CLAIRE, COAL VALLEY, HAMPTON, PORT  
BYRON, GARDEN PLAIN, RAPIDS CITY, ALBANY, PRINCETON, CORDOVA,  
RIVERDALE, AND MCCAUSLAND.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 74 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 5.  
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 294 AND 306.  
INTERSTATE 80 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 4.  
INTERSTATE 74 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 4, AND BETWEEN  
MILE MARKERS 6 AND 7.  
 
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 THIS STORM.  
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4144 9045 4154 9065 4192 9035 4177 9003  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0847Z 215DEG 23KT 4156 9048  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
UTTECH  
 
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