Tracking Weekend Storm Impacts

A storm and trailing cold front will continue to slowly move through the Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend with widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. A fast-moving clipper storm may bring several inches of snow to the north-central Plains, Midwest, eastern Great Lakes, and Northeast regions this weekend. Read More >

Overview

Severe thunderstorms developed across portions of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 10 2021. Storms produced mainly damaging winds in an environment with plentiful instability, with a gust estimated at 70 MPH occurring in Linn County. Damage to trees was reported in and around the Cedar Rapids metro east to Freeport IL. Some reports of hail were received as well, but were mainly at quarter-sized or less.