Hail-producing Storms to our West

Since coming in to work today at about 1pm, my thinking has been that hail will be the main threat with any storms that do come our way. Sure enough... The National Weather Service just issued a special weather statement for small hail with a complex of storms that are approaching the Quad Cities. We'll keep you posted on these storms as they move to the northeast tonight.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL

619 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011



IAZ065>068-078-089-ILZ009-015-016-024-025-230015-

CEDAR-CLINTON-DES MOINES-HENDERSON-HENRY-LOUISA-MERCER-MUSCATINE-ROCK

ISLAND-SCOTT-WHITESIDE-

619 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011



...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL...



AT 614 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WAPELLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...

ELIZA AND MANNON AROUND 625 PM CDT...

ILLINOIS CITY AROUND 630 PM CDT...

MONTPELIER AND FAIRPORT AROUND 635 PM CDT...

BUFFALO...ANDALUSIA AND BLUE GRASS AROUND 640 PM CDT...

ROCK ISLAND AROUND 645 PM CDT...

DAVENPORT AROUND 650 PM CDT...



ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.