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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2026, 6:42 PM CDT for Jackson County, Iowa; Jo Daviess County, Illinois. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2026, 6:42 PM CDT (23:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Jackson County, IA, Jo Daviess County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 294 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 277 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1325 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
673
WFUS53 KDVN 142342 RRA
TORDVN
ILC085-IAC097-150030-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0021.260414T2342Z-260415T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
642 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Jo Daviess County in northwestern Illinois...
North central Jackson County in east central Iowa...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 642 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over
Key West, or near Dubuque, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* These dangerous storms will be near...
Galena, Menominee, St. Donatus, Rice, and Aiken around 650 PM CDT.
Council Hill, Guilford, and Galena Territory around 655 PM CDT.
Scales Mound and Rodden around 700 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Elizabeth, Schapville, Apple Canyon Lake, Woodbine and Canyon Camp.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4242 9007 4232 9013 4232 9041 4230 9067
4238 9066 4238 9048 4242 9055 4244 9057
4248 9065 4251 9064 4251 9013
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 270DEG 38KT 4242 9064
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Gibbs1 follow-up statement
889
WWUS53 KDVN 150002
SVSDVN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
702 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026
ILC085-IAC097-150030-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260415T0030Z/
Jo Daviess IL-Jackson IA-
702 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
JO DAVIESS AND NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
At 702 PM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located over
Galena, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Scales Mound, Council Hill, Schapville, Guilford, Rodden, Galena
Territory, Apple Canyon Lake, Elizabeth, Woodbine and Canyon Camp.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4242 9007 4232 9013 4232 9041 4231 9052
4238 9052 4238 9048 4242 9055 4244 9057
4248 9065 4251 9064 4251 9013
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 269DEG 36KT 4242 9038
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
GibbsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan | 73 min |
| Apr 14, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Buchanan | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jefferson, Keokuk | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Delaware | 58 min |
| Apr 14, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson, Linn | 24 min |
| Apr 14, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Washington | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Washington | 67 min |
| Apr 14, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Linn | 16 min |
| Apr 14, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jefferson, Keokuk, Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jones, Linn | 59 min |
| Apr 14, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 65 min |
| Apr 14, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Linn | 13 min |
| Apr 14, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jones, Linn | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Johnson, Linn | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Delaware | 22 min |
| Apr 14, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Jones | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jackson | 46 min |
| Apr 14, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Louisa, Muscatine, Washington | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Louisa, Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jackson | 53 min |
| Apr 14, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jones | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 1:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.