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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 311 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2026 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-060915- 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- 311 AM CST Thu Mar 5 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 Dense fog will continue through the morning commute in many areas this morning. Visibility under one quarter mile are expected. There is also a low risk for a weak thunderstorm this morning, south of Interstate 80. Late tonight and early Friday morning, an area of showers and thunderstorms is expected to move northeast across the area. These early morning storms will bring a low risk for large hail, frequent lightning, and brief heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY Thunderstorms will move northeast out of the area Friday morning. Friday afternoon through the overnight hours, a second round of storms will bring the risk for severe weather to the entire outlook area. The storm prediction center is forecasting a level 2 of 5 risk for severe storms, including a low risk for strong supercell storms capable of producing very large hail, tornadoes, and damaging winds. At this time, the risk for supercells appears confined to the afternoon and evening hours, especially in Iowa and Missouri. A line of storms is expected to move through the entire area late Friday evening and overnight, with the main threat being damaging winds and an isolated tornado. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation could be needed as early as Friday morning. $$ ERVIN
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 238 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2026 IAZ064>068-077-078-087>089-098-099-ILZ007-009-015>018-024>026-034- 035-MOZ009-010-051500- /O.CON.KDVN.FG.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260305T1500Z/ Johnson-Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Washington-Louisa-Jefferson- Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Carroll-Whiteside-Rock Island- Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-Warren-Hancock-McDonough- Scotland-Clark- Including the cities of Keosauqua, Geneseo, Tipton, Rock Island, Iowa City, Davenport, Wapello, Sterling, Carthage, Aledo, Bettendorf, Clinton, Fairfield, Burlington, Mount Carroll, Hennepin, Oquawka, Moline, Memphis, Macomb, Fort Madison, Princeton, Monmouth, Kahoka, Washington, Mount Pleasant, and Muscatine 238 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central Illinois, east central and southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$ Ervin
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