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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 14 at 6:56PM CDT until March 15 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA ILTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH35 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREASIN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIESIN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOISBUREAU PUTNAMIN NORTHWEST ILLINOISCARROLL HENRY IL JO DAVIESSMERCER ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSONWHITESIDEIN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOISHANCOCK HENDERSON MCDONOUGHWARRENIN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIESIN EAST CENTRAL IOWABENTON CEDAR CLINTONIOWA JACKSON JOHNSONJONES LINN MUSCATINESCOTTIN NORTHEAST IOWABUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUEIN SOUTHEAST IOWADES MOINES HENRY IA JEFFERSONKEOKUK LEE LOUISAVAN BUREN WASHINGTONIN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIESIN NORTHEAST MISSOURICLARK SCOTLANDTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, ANAMOSA, BETTENDORF,BURLINGTON, CARTHAGE, CEDAR RAPIDS, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND,DAVENPORT, DUBUQUE, FAIRFIELD, FREEPORT, GALENA, GENESEO,HENNEPIN, INDEPENDENCE, IOWA CITY, KAHOKA, KEOKUK, KEOSAUQUA,MACOMB, MANCHESTER, MAQUOKETA, MARENGO, MEMPHIS, MOLINE,MONMOUTH, MOUNT CARROLL, MOUNT PLEASANT, MUSCATINE, OQUAWKA,PRINCETON, ROCK ISLAND, SIGOURNEY, STERLING, TIPTON, VINTON,WAPELLO, AND WASHINGTON.

National Weather Service

Red Flag Warning issued March 14 at 7:57PM CDT until March 14 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL...Critical Fire Weather Conditions In Illinois This Evening...* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 001 Jo Daviess, Fire WeatherZone 002 Stephenson, Fire Weather Zone 007 Carroll, FireWeather Zone 009 Whiteside, Fire Weather Zone 016 Henry IL,Fire Weather Zone 017 Bureau and Fire Weather Zone 018 Putnam.* TIMING...Until 10 PM CDT this evening.* WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 35 percent.* TEMPERATURES...Upper 70s and lower 80s.* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spreadquickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination ofstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures cancontribute to extreme fire behavior.

National Weather Service

Wind Advisory issued March 14 at 5:29PM CDT until March 15 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected.* WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west centralIllinois, east central, northeast, and southeast Iowa, andnortheast Missouri.* WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Saturday.* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Treelimbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.Also, these strong winds will combine with dry and warm conditionsto produce critical fire danger.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strong southerly winds could result inblowing dust, especially from nearby farm fields that have beenrecently plowed. This could result in locally reduced visibilitiesthat could make driving difficult.Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for highprofile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.

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