101  
WWUS53 KDVN 202248  
SVSDVN  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
548 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
IAC011-202256-  
/O.CAN.KDVN.SV.W.0227.000000T0000Z-260720T2330Z/  
BENTON IA-  
548 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED  
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN  
AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4182 9230 4185 9182 4217 9139 4194 9090  
4150 9091 4150 9151 4151 9153 4152 9230  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 305DEG 48KT 4195 9126 4173 9143 4151 9188  
 

 
 
IAC031-095-103-105-113-139-202330-  
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0227.000000T0000Z-260720T2330Z/  
CEDAR IA-JOHNSON IA-JONES IA-MUSCATINE IA-LINN IA-IOWA IA-  
548 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT  
FOR CEDAR...JOHNSON...SOUTHWESTERN JONES...NORTHERN MUSCATINE...  
SOUTHEASTERN LINN AND IOWA COUNTIES...  
 
AT 546 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MECHANICSVILLE TO ELMIRA TO NEAR WELLMAN, MOVING  
SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. AT 530 PM TRAINED SPOTTERS NEAR  
SWISHER, IOWA ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA CITY, ANAMOSA, TIPTON, MARENGO, WEST BRANCH,  
DURANT, MECHANICSVILLE, STANWOOD, MARION, CORALVILLE, NORTH LIBERTY,  
MOUNT VERNON, WEST LIBERTY, WILLIAMSBURG, WILTON, LISBON, SOLON,  
TIFFIN, AND ELY.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 205 AND 277.  
INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 18.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN  
AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA.  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
STURDY BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4182 9230 4185 9182 4217 9139 4194 9090  
4150 9091 4150 9151 4151 9153 4152 9230  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 305DEG 48KT 4195 9126 4173 9143 4151 9188  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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