URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 574
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
640 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Eastern Iowa
  Northern and Central Illinois
  Northwest Indiana

* Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 640 AM
  until 100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A cluster of intensifying thunderstorms will move into
Watch and pose a risk for scattered severe gusts (60 to 75 mph). 
Isolated large hail may accompany the more intense thunderstorm
cores.  This activity will likely shift to the east and southeast
through the morning and into the midday.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles north
northwest of Burlington IA to 30 miles north northeast of Danville
IL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 573...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
29035.

...Smith

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 573
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
220 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Western into Central Iowa
  Central into Eastern Nebraska

* Effective this Wednesday morning from 220 AM until 1000 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 80 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A long-lived and compact squall line will continue to the
east-southeast into the Watch during the overnight and morning. 
Scattered severe gusts 60 to 80 mph will be the primary hazard.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles south
southwest of Oneill NE to 15 miles south southeast of Des Moines IA.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 572...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
29040.

...Smith

STATUS REPORT ON WW 574

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1949

..MEAD..08/12/26

ATTN...WFO...DVN...ILX...LOT...


STATUS REPORT FOR WS 574 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ILC011-019-031-037-039-043-053-057-063-067-071-073-075-089-091-
093-095-099-103-105-107-109-113-123-125-131-143-147-155-161-175-
179-183-187-195-197-203-121540-

IL 
.    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BUREAU               CHAMPAIGN           COOK                
DE KALB              DE WITT             DUPAGE              
FORD                 FULTON              GRUNDY              
HANCOCK              HENDERSON           HENRY               
IROQUOIS             KANE                KANKAKEE            
KENDALL              KNOX                LA SALLE            
LEE                  LIVINGSTON          LOGAN               
MCDONOUGH            MCLEAN              MARSHALL            
MASON                MERCER              PEORIA              
PIATT                PUTNAM              ROCK ISLAND         
STARK                TAZEWELL            VERMILION           
WARREN               WHITESIDE           WILL                
WOODFORD             


INC007-073-089-111-127-121540-