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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 30, 2025Benton County, Buchanan County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2025, 1:15 AM CDT for Benton County, Buchanan County, Iowa. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 30, 2025, 1:15 AM CDT (06:15 UTC)
Expired: Jul 30, 2025, 2:15 AM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 30, 12:35 AM CDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 12:35 AM CDT, 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 2:07 PM CDT, 11 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
207 PM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

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Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Iowa-Johnson-
Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Jefferson-
Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll-
Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-
Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark-
207 PM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northwest Illinois...west central Illinois...east
central Iowa...northeast Iowa...southeast Iowa and northeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

There is a low chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon and
evening, mainly south of Interstate 80. If a thunderstorm were to
form then lightning and damaging wind gusts would be the most
likely hazards. Most areas should remain dry.

Higher confidence that thunderstorms develop to the west tonight
and move towards the area after 3am, especially closer to sunrise.
Damaging wind gusts are the most likely hazard. The Storm
Prediction Center has a marginal, level 1 out of 5 risk, for
severe storms tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

An ongoing round of thunderstorms is likely Wednesday morning with
damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall the most likely hazards.
Localized flooding could also occur with this activity.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible by Wednesday morning.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 29, 8:02 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 7:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Keokuk	5 days
Jul 29, 7:34 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Lee	14 hr
Jul 29, 8:35 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Johnson, Louisa, Washington	5 days
Jul 29, 8:35 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Louisa	21 days
Jul 29, 9:04 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Johnson, Washington	4 days
Jul 30, 2:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Buchanan, Delaware	54 min
Jul 30, 2:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Benton, Linn	46 min
Jul 30, 2:27 AM CDT	Flood Watch	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	11 hr
Jul 30, 2:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Jones	51 min
Jul 30, 3:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Linn and 1 more	54 min
Jul 30, 3:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton, Jackson, Scott	39 min
Jul 30, 4:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Muscatine	49 min
Jul 30, 4:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Iowa, Keokuk	48 min
Jul 30, 5:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Keokuk, Washington	27 min
Jul 30, 6:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Cedar, Johnson, Muscatine	23 min
Jul 30, 6:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Cedar, Muscatine, Scott	45 min
Jul 30, 7:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Linn	7 days
Jul 30, 7:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Clinton	57 min
Jul 30, 7:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Lee	57 min
Jul 30, 7:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Lee	40 min
Jul 30, 9:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Lee	5 days
Jul 30, 9:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Clinton, Scott	10 days
Jul 30, 10:00 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Cedar, Jones, Linn	59 hr
Jul 30, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa, Muscatine	21 days
Jul 30, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Johnson, Louisa, Washington	5 days
Jul 30, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa	9 days
Jul 30, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa	10 days
Jul 30, 10:48 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Linn	23 hr
Jul 30, 10:48 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Cedar, Johnson, Muscatine	6 days
Jul 30, 11:14 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Des Moines, Lee	7 days
Jul 30, 11:14 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Des Moines	21 days
Jul 30, 11:14 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Des Moines, Louisa	7 days
Jul 30, 3:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Jo Daviess	38 min
Jul 30, 4:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henry, Mercer, Warren, Whiteside	40 min
Jul 30, 4:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson	66 min
Jul 30, 11:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Hancock	11 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.