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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
510 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

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510 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

South winds will continue to increase as the day progresses,
gusting up to 45 MPH across eastern Iowa by late afternoon and
evening. The strong winds will then spread eastward through the
evening across the rest of the Outlook Area. The Winds are then
expected to switch to the west after Midnight and gust even higher
up to 55 MPH through Friday morning. Isolated higher gusts up to
60 MPH are possible late tonight and Friday morning, especially
north of Interstate 80. A Wind Advisory is in effect across
portions of eastern Iowa from late this afternoon through early
Friday afternoon. The Wind Advisory is then in effect for the
rest of the area tonight through Friday afternoon.

The mild and windy conditions will lead to an Elevated Fire
Danger this afternoon and evening, especially across portions of
eastern Iowa and northeast Missouri.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

There is the potential for a large storm system to impact
portions of the Midwest with rain, snow, and strong winds from
Saturday night into Monday. Stay tuned for later updates and
forecasts concerning this storm system.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
234 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

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Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll-Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-
Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Clark-
Including the cities of Moline, Aledo, Anamosa, Burlington, Fort
Madison, Galena, Macomb, Bettendorf, Kahoka, Monmouth, Davenport,
Clinton, Carthage, Geneseo, Tipton, Freeport, Rock Island,
Hennepin, Sterling, Oquawka, Mount Carroll, Wapello, Muscatine,
Maquoketa, and Princeton
234 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph
  expected. The winds will switch to the west-northwest after
  Midnight, when there could be even higher gusts.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central
  Illinois, east central and southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 3 PM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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