FLUS43 KDVN 262014 HWODVN Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 314 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-272015- 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- 314 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 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 Gusty southeast winds will continue into the early evening, occasionally reaching 35 to 45 mph. Tonight, scattered thunderstorms are possible. A few of the storms could produce large hail to around quarter size and damaging winds to 60 mph. The Storm Prediction Center has much of the Outlook area in a level 1 out of 5, or Marginal risk for severe weather, with a level 2 out of 5, or Slight risk for portions of eastern Iowa and northeast Missouri. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected late Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Severe weather will be possible with large hail and damaging winds the main threats. Tornadoes cannot be ruled out, but they appear to be a lower threat at this time. The rounds of heavy rainfall could eventually lead to some flooding issues as well. The Storm Prediction Center has the entire Outlook area in a Slight risk, or level 2 out of 5 for Saturday. On Sunday, a Slight risk covers much of the area along and south of Interstate 80, with a Marginal risk to the north. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed at times through Sunday. GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Toward the northeast at 40 to 50 MPH. $$