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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Quad Cities, IA

March 10, 2026Des Moines County, Lee County, Iowa; Hancock County, Henderson County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 10, 2026, 9:36 PM CDT for Des Moines County, Lee County, Iowa; Hancock County, Henderson County, Illinois. It was in force for 30 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: Mar 10, 2026, 9:36 PM CDT (02:36 UTC)
Expired: Mar 10, 2026, 10:06 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Des Moines County, IA, Lee County, IA, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL

The radar

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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
Mar 10, 3:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 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.

NWS Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 10, 6:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 6:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 2:19 PM CDT, 7 hours 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
219 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-111930-
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-
219 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

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

A moderate risk, or level 4 out of 5, continues for severe storms
generally east of a line from Walnut, Illinois to Macomb,
Illinois. An enhanced risk, or level 3 out of 5, continues as far
west as a Sterling, Quad Cities to Fairfield, Iowa line.

Supercell storms capable of producing golfball size hail or
larger, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible.

North and west of a Sterling, Quad Cities to Fairfield, Iowa line,
elevated storms capable of producing hail will be possible.

The most likely time frame for severe storms looks to from 4 to 10
PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

Dry and windy conditions may lead to elevated fire danger on
Thursday and Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed for portions of the
Outlook area late this afternoon and evening.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 10, 8:46 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 10, 8:47 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 10, 9:07 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
907 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0859 PM     Hail             1 SSW Cambridge         41.30N 90.20W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Henry              IL   Trained Spotter

&&

GROSS

Local storm report, Mar 10, 9:20 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
920 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0723 PM     Hail             3 SW West Branch        41.65N 91.39W
03/10/2026  M2.75 Inch       Johnson            IA   Public

&&

GROSS

Local storm report, Mar 10, 9:31 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 10, 9:34 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
934 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0556 PM     Hail             Alpha                   41.19N 90.38W
03/10/2026  E0.75 Inch       Henry              IL   Public

            Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).

0600 PM     Hail             Middletown              40.83N 91.26W
03/10/2026  M0.70 Inch       Des Moines         IA   Trained Spotter

0621 PM     Hail             Buda                    41.33N 89.68W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Bureau             IL   Trained Spotter

0633 PM     Hail             2 N New Windsor         41.24N 90.44W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Henry              IL   Trained Spotter

            Nickel to quarter sized hail occurring right
            now. Increasing in intensity.

0635 PM     Hail             2 SE Davenport          41.53N 90.57W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Scott              IA   Trained Spotter

0636 PM     Hail             3 S Buck Creek          42.28N 91.34W
03/10/2026  M1.25 Inch       Jones              IA   Public

0636 PM     Hail             1 SW Davenport          41.55N 90.62W
03/10/2026  E0.25 Inch       Scott              IA   Trained Spotter

0639 PM     Hail             2 SE Davenport          41.54N 90.59W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Scott              IA   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

0639 PM     Hail             Wayland                 41.15N 91.66W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Henry              IA   Trained Spotter

            Occurring right now.

0640 PM     Hail             1 ENE Fairfield Municip 41.05N 91.96W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Jefferson          IA   Trained Spotter

            Lasted from 640 to 650 PM. Covered the deck.
            No wind.

0643 PM     Hail             1 W North Liberty       41.73N 91.63W
03/10/2026  M0.50 Inch       Johnson            IA   Trained Spotter

0644 PM     Hail             1 SE Hanover            42.25N 90.27W
03/10/2026  M1.50 Inch       Jo Daviess         IL   Public

0645 PM     Hail             1 SW Perlee             41.07N 91.92W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Jefferson          IA   Trained Spotter

            Up to quarter size hail. Time of the event
            was estimated using radar.

0648 PM     Hail             1 WNW Amish             41.54N 91.80W
03/10/2026  M0.50 Inch       Johnson            IA   Trained Spotter

            For the past 5 minutes.

0650 PM     Hail             3 N Derinda Center      42.29N 90.18W
03/10/2026  M1.25 Inch       Jo Daviess         IL   Trained Spotter

0653 PM     Hail             2 NW Sharon Center      41.59N 91.69W
03/10/2026  M1.25 Inch       Johnson            IA   Public

0657 PM     Hail             2 SE Woodbine           42.32N 90.13W
03/10/2026  M2.00 Inch       Jo Daviess         IL   Public

0658 PM     Hail             Princeton               41.38N 89.47W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Bureau             IL   Trained Spotter

            Corrects previous hail report from
            Princeton.

0658 PM     Hail             Cambridge               41.31N 90.19W
03/10/2026  M0.88 Inch       Henry              IL   Trained Spotter

            Occurring right now.

0700 PM     Hail             Cascade                 42.30N 91.01W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Dubuque            IA   Public

0700 PM     Hail             1 WNW Iowa City Municip 41.64N 91.57W
03/10/2026  M0.88 Inch       Johnson            IA   Trained Spotter

            Copious amounts of pea to nickel hail that
            lasted 10 minutes.

0702 PM     Hail             3 ENE Cedar Rapids Muni 41.90N 91.66W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Linn               IA   Trained Spotter

            Occurring right now.

0703 PM     Hail             3 NE Cedar Rapids Munic 41.91N 91.66W
03/10/2026  E1.25 Inch       Linn               IA   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0703 PM     Hail             1 NNW Cascade           42.31N 91.02W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Dubuque            IA   Trained Spotter

            Via Social Media.

0704 PM     Hail             3 W Iowa City Municipal 41.63N 91.61W
03/10/2026  M2.50 Inch       Johnson            IA   Public

0705 PM     Hail             1 NNW Cascade           42.31N 91.02W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Dubuque            IA   Trained Spotter

            Via social media.

0706 PM     Hail             Albany                  41.79N 90.22W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Whiteside          IL   Trained Spotter

0707 PM     Hail             4 NE Cedar Rapids Munic 41.92N 91.66W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Linn               IA   Emergency Mngr

0708 PM     Hail             1 SE Clinton            41.84N 90.22W
03/10/2026  E1.25 Inch       Clinton            IA   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0709 PM     Hail             2 E Dubuque Regional Ar 42.40N 90.69W
03/10/2026  M1.25 Inch       Dubuque            IA   Public

0709 PM     Hail             1 E Camanche            41.80N 90.26W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Clinton            IA   Public

0710 PM     Hail             1 ESE Iowa City         41.65N 91.51W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Johnson            IA   Trained Spotter

            Delayed report.

0710 PM     Hail             Fulton                  41.87N 90.16W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Whiteside          IL   Public

0713 PM     Hail             3 W Paralta             42.04N 91.51W
03/10/2026  M1.25 Inch       Linn               IA   Public

            1 mile east of Marion Airport.

0713 PM     Hail             2 SE Iowa City          41.64N 91.51W
03/10/2026  M1.25 Inch       Johnson            IA   Trained Spotter

            Occurring right now.

0714 PM     Hail             3 W Lena                42.37N 89.88W
03/10/2026  M2.75 Inch       Stephenson         IL   Public

0715 PM     Hail             2 SE Iowa City          41.64N 91.51W
03/10/2026  M1.50 Inch       Johnson            IA   Trained Spotter

            Size increased since last report.

0715 PM     Hail             2 SE Iowa City          41.64N 91.50W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Johnson            IA   Public

0715 PM     Hail             2 NNE Stone City        42.14N 91.33W
03/10/2026  M0.88 Inch       Jones              IA   Trained Spotter

            Delayed report via social media.

0716 PM     Hail             2 SE Iowa City          41.64N 91.50W
03/10/2026  E1.25 Inch       Johnson            IA   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0720 PM     Hail             Iowa City               41.66N 91.53W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Johnson            IA   Public

            10 minutes of quarter size hail. Hail is
            covering the ground.

0721 PM     Hail             1 E Iowa City           41.66N 91.51W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Johnson            IA   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

0722 PM     Hail             Princeton               41.38N 89.46W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Bureau             IL   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

0723 PM     Hail             3 SW West Branch        41.65N 91.39W
03/10/2026  M2.75 Inch       Johnson            IA   Public

0727 PM     Hail             3 SW Mc Connell         42.40N 89.77W
03/10/2026  M1.75 Inch       Stephenson         IL   Public

0727 PM     Hail             2 WSW Damascus          42.36N 89.73W
03/10/2026  M1.25 Inch       Stephenson         IL   Public

0727 PM     Hail             1 SW Lena               42.37N 89.83W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Stephenson         IL   Public

0729 PM     Hail             West Branch             41.67N 91.35W
03/10/2026  M0.88 Inch       Cedar              IA   Public

            Via social media.

0730 PM     Hail             Bernard                 42.31N 90.83W
03/10/2026  E2.00 Inch       Dubuque            IA   Emergency Mngr

0736 PM     Hail             2 W Dakota              42.40N 89.57W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Stephenson         IL   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

0739 PM     Hail             1 NE Rochester          41.67N 91.16W
03/10/2026  M1.50 Inch       Cedar              IA   Trained Spotter

0803 PM     Hail             1 NNE Centralia         42.49N 90.83W
03/10/2026  M1.00 Inch       Dubuque            IA   Trained Spotter

            lots of nickel to quarter.

0809 PM     Hail             Charlotte               41.96N 90.47W
03/10/2026  E1.25 Inch       Clinton            IA   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0810 PM     Hail             Warren                  42.49N 89.99W
03/10/2026  M0.88 Inch       Jo Daviess         IL   Trained Spotter

            lots of nickel hail.

0819 PM     Hail             3 ESE Eleroy            42.31N 89.72W
03/10/2026  E0.25 Inch       Stephenson         IL   Trained Spotter

            10 minutes of pea size hail.

0822 PM     Hail             1 S Mc Nabb             41.16N 89.21W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Putnam             IL   Public

0827 PM     Hail             1 NW Lake Summerset     42.46N 89.42W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Stephenson         IL   Public

0842 PM     Hail             2 N New Windsor         41.24N 90.44W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Henry              IL   Trained Spotter

            nickel to quarters.

0859 PM     Hail             1 SSW Cambridge         41.30N 90.20W
03/10/2026  E1.00 Inch       Henry              IL   Trained Spotter

0910 PM     Hail             2 SW Donnellson         40.62N 91.59W
03/10/2026  M1.50 Inch       Lee                IA   Public

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 10, 7:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Dubuque, Jackson	42 min
Mar 10, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DVN	Louisa	52 min
Mar 10, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Linn	39 min
Mar 10, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Scott	33 min
Mar 10, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Louisa	56 min
Mar 10, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Van Buren	65 min
Mar 10, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Delaware, Dubuque, Jones	32 min
Mar 10, 8:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Van Buren	43 min
Mar 10, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton, Jackson	27 min
Mar 10, 8:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Lee, Van Buren	64 min
Mar 10, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton, Scott	46 min
Mar 11, 12:53 PM CDT	High Wind Watch	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Linn	14 hr
Mar 10, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Henry	40 min
Mar 10, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Bureau, Putnam	38 min
Mar 10, 7:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Carroll, Whiteside	43 min
Mar 10, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Stephenson	28 min
Mar 10, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Bureau, Putnam	42 min
Mar 10, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Jo Daviess, Stephenson	50 min
Mar 10, 8:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Bureau	3 hr
Mar 10, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Stephenson	59 min
Mar 10, 8:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Putnam	13 min
Mar 10, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Bureau, Henry, Whiteside	34 min
Mar 10, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Henry, Mercer	43 min
Mar 10, 9:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Henry	90 min
Mar 10, 9:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Bureau, Putnam	20 min
Mar 10, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Hancock	39 min

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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.