NWS Quad Cities IA ILTO.W 0021April 14, 2026
Tornado Warning: Jo Daviess and Jackson, IL and IA
The National Weather Service office in Quad Cities IA issued a tornado warning for Jo Daviess and Jackson in Illinois, Iowa, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on April 14. It was the 21st tornado warning the NWS office in Quad Cities IA issued in 2026. Illinois had 109 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 19 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Illinois's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 48 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Quad Cities IA IL
- Area
- Jo Daviess and Jackson
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:42 p.m. CDT, April 14, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. CDT, April 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDVN TO.W 0021
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Illinois since 2008Every warning type in Illinois
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The notice as issued
TORDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northern Jo Daviess County in northwestern Illinois... North central Jackson County in east central Iowa... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 642 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over Key West, or near Dubuque, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * These dangerous storms will be near... Galena, Menominee, St. Donatus, Rice, and Aiken around 650 PM CDT. Council Hill, Guilford, and Galena Territory around 655 PM CDT. Scales Mound and Rodden around 700 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Elizabeth, Schapville, Apple Canyon Lake, Woodbine and Canyon Camp.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.