801  
WWUS83 KDVN 240205  
SPSDVN  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
905 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
IAZ064-077-240230-  
WASHINGTON IA-JOHNSON IA-  
905 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WASHINGTON  
AND CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM CDT...  
 
AT 905 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
RICHMOND, OR 9 MILES NORTH OF WASHINGTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...STRONG WINDS COULD BREAK SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
IOWA CITY, CORALVILLE, NORTH LIBERTY, KALONA, TIFFIN, WELLMAN,  
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, RIVERSIDE, HILLS, OAKDALE, RICHMOND, IOWA CITY  
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FRYTOWN, WINDHAM, JOHNSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS,  
HILLS ACCESS, COSGROVE, AMISH, F.W. KENT PARK, AND UNIVERSITY OF  
IOWA.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 234 AND 253.  
INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 3.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE  
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4177 9173 4169 9137 4159 9137 4129 9158  
4137 9186  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 209DEG 39KT 4143 9169  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
UTTECH  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab IL Page
The Nexlab IA Page
The Nexlab MO Page Main Text Page