This statement is for Benton, Buchana, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and Linn Counties and Jo Daviess County Illinois.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
640 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008

…STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM…

AT 635 PM CDT…A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NORTH OF
MARSHALLTOWN TO GUTTENBERG THAT WAS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30
MPH. THIS LINE IS INTENSIFYING AND IS CAPABLE OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY
DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 UP TO OVER 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE
OF NICKELS. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF
OVER TWO INCHES AN HOUR. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER TWO
INCHES POSSIBLE. DUE TO WET GROUNDS FROM LAST NIGHTS RAINFALL…
LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL TWO INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN WILL BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER.