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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 11, 20254 counties in Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2025, 8:43 PM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 51 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: Jun 11, 2025, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2025, 9:34 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Buchanan County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Jones County, IA, Linn County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 11, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
709 PM CDT Wed Jun 11 2025

IAZ040-041-120100-
Buchanan IA-Delaware IA-
709 PM CDT Wed Jun 11 2025

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Buchanan and western
Delaware Counties through 800 PM CDT...

At 706 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Arlington to near Reinbeck. Movement was
east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Gusty outflow
         winds are possible ahead of the storms, along with areas of
         blowing dust.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Strong winds could break small tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Independence, Manchester, Jesup, Fairbank, Edgewood, Winthrop,
Hazleton, Quasqueton, Lamont, Brandon, Rowley, Aurora, Dundee,
Masonville, Stanley, Wapsipinicon Golf Course, Manchester Airport,
Fontana County Park, Monti, and Otterville.

This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 49 and 55.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northeastern Iowa.

&&

LAT...LON 4230 9159 4230 9206 4247 9206 4247 9208
      4264 9208 4265 9136
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 289DEG 35KT 4276 9177 4237 9254

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Uttech

Local storm report, Jun 11, 8:20 PM CDT, 23 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
Jun 11, 7:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Buchanan	51 min
Jun 11, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Delaware	81 min
Jun 11, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Linn	54 min
Jun 11, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Delaware, Dubuque	64 min
Jun 12, 12:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Buchanan	43 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2025 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2025

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.