4:15 p.m. update
The Quad-Cities and portions of Illinois and Iowa are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m., according to NWS QC. The main threats and possibilities are tornadoes, hail up to 2'' in diameter and scattered wind gusts up to 70 mph.
3:40 p.m. update
Most power outages in the Quad-Cities have been resolved, with around 275 MidAmerican customers without power as of 3:40 p.m. according to the company's outage map.
Noon update
No injuries were reported from the tornado in Coyne Center, according to a press release from the Rock Island County Sheriff's Office.
A pole barn was significantly damaged and some other buildings were also impacted, the release said. There is debris in the area and a power outages in the area. The road is blocked and the office is asking the public to stay clear of the area.
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The National Weather Service Quad Cities said the morning's storm has been classified as a derecho.
Derechos are widespread, long-lived windstorms associated with rapidly moving rain. By definition, a derecho includes wind gusts of at least 58 mph and a wind damage swath that extends more than 240 miles. Wednesday's storm stretched from parts of Nebraska to the Chicago area.
A survey team was out in the Iowa City area to inspect damage.
In the Quad-Cities area, tornados had been spotted in Coyne Center and Hooppole.
An NWS team is expected to survey Coyne Center later Wednesday to confirm if there was a tornado, the sheriff's office press release said.
More storms are forecast for this evening, but they are not expected to be as strong as those this morning, the weather service said. Further storms are also expected on Sunday.
Around noon, about 2,350 customers in the Quad-Cities were still without power, according to MidAmerican's outage map.
10:30 a.m. update
Several outbuildings around an intersection in Coyne Center were damaged, reporters on scene said, but all were standing. Debris from those buildings were in adjacent lawns, but nearby residential structures did not appear significantly damaged.
A flood watch has been issued for Scott County and much of Eastern Iowa, as excessive rainfall may cause some flooding.
9:45 a.m. update
Reporters on scene in Coyne Center said at least some outbuildings had been damaged in the storm. Firefighters are on scene as well.
9:10 a.m. update
The tornado warnings in the Quad-Cities area have expired.
Around 5,750 customers in the Quad-Cities area are without power, according to MidAmerican's outage map, with almost 5,520 on the Illinois side and 230 on the Iowa side. An estimated restoration time was not immediately available.
8:35 a.m. update
The tornado warning for the Quad-Cities metro area has expired, though the warning remains in effect for areas to the east.
The rain may lead to some minor flash flooding in the area, with a Quad-City Times/Dispatch-Argus employee reporting water on River Drive in Davenport.
Another round of storms is expected this afternoon.
8:30 a.m. update
River Drive in Davenport was nearly impassable in the eastbound lane due to water surging up from the storm sewer.
8:25 a.m. update
Weather spotters also confirmed a tornado near Green River around 8:25 a.m. The storm is moving east at around 50 mph.
There is a tornado warning for the area east from there, including Geneseo, Atkinson and Hooppole, away from the Quad-Cities metro.
8:15 a.m. update
The National Weather Service says trained spotters saw a tornado near Coyne Center around 8 a.m. moving east.
The storm is expected to produce a tornado and half dollar-sized hail.
8:10 a.m. update
The traffic lights along Route 150 are out in Coal Valley, at 78th Avenue and at the intersection with U.S. Highway 6.
8:05 a.m. update
A tornado warning has been issued for northeastern Rock Island County, western Whiteside County and southwestern Carroll County in Illinois and southeastern Jackson County, eastern Scott County and Clinton County in Iowa.
The warning is set to last until 8:45 a.m. with thunderstorms along a line from Lost Nation to Grand Mound to Long Grove moving east at 40 mph.
8:00 a.m. update
A tornado warning has been issued for southeastern Rock Island County and northwestern Henry County, including most of the Illinois Quad-Cities, according to the National Weather Service.
The warning is in effect until 8:30 a.m.
The storm is moving east at about 55 mph, the weather service reported.
MidAmerican is reporting power outages across the state, including the Iowa City area, but no significant outages yet in the Quad-Cities.
7:45 a.m. update
Another round of storms is making its way through Eastern Iowa Friday morning, with most of the Quad-Cities area under a severe thunderstorm warning through 8:30 a.m. The warning includes Rock Island County, Mercer County and western Henry County in Illinois and Scott County, Cedar County, eastern Muscatine County and southern Clinton County in Iowa.
The National Weather Service expects possible threats to include 70 mph wind gusts and penny-sized hail.
There is also a tornado warning in effect for northeastern Cedar County, northwestern Scott County and western Clinton County until 8:30 a.m. with radar indicated rotation.
Photos: Quad-Cities area storm May 21, 2024
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