561  
WUUS53 KDVN 212052  
SVRDVN  
ILC015-195-212130-  
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0276.260821T2052Z-260821T2130Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
352 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHEASTERN WHITESIDE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...  
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...  
 
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 352 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER COLETA, OR 9  
MILES NORTHWEST OF STERLING, MOVING EAST 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...  
MILLEDGEVILLE, COLETA, CARROLL COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, AND PENROSE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
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 4186 8985 4197 8983 4200 8969 4193 8969  
4193 8963 4182 8963  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 275DEG 20KT 4192 8978  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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