269  
WWUS53 KDVN 212234  
SVSDVN  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL  
534 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
ILC085-177-212315-  
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0279.000000T0000Z-260821T2315Z/  
JO DAVIESS IL-STEPHENSON IL-  
534 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT  
FOR EASTERN JO DAVIESS AND SOUTHWESTERN STEPHENSON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 533 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER APPLE CANYON  
LAKE, OR 13 MILES EAST OF GALENA, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
STOCKTON, ELIZABETH, WOODBINE, SCALES MOUND, APPLE RIVER, SCHAPVILLE,  
MASSBACH, LORAN, GUILFORD, KENT, ELIZABETH FAIRGROUNDS, CANYON CAMP,  
WILLOW, APPLE RIVER CANYON STATE PARK, STOCKTON AIRPORT, ELMOVILLE,  
AND APPLE CANYON LAKE.  
 
THIS ALSO INCLUDES APPLE RIVER CANYON STATE PARK.  
 
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 4235 8985 4220 8985 4220 9013 4244 9034  
4250 9031 4250 9007  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 325DEG 25KT 4241 9017  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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