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Severe weather WATCH likely coming for Quad Cities

By Andy McCray,

2025-03-14

Meteorologists at the Storm Prediction Center are monitoring the Quad Cities area for either a severe t’storm watch or a tornado watch. This will likely be issued within the next hour.

Right now storms are racing N and NE and are rapidly moving through Iowa and Missouri.

These storms will arrive in the Quad Cities around 9 p.m. and a watch will be issued well before then.

We’ll keep you posted all evening online and on television as these storms approach the Quad Cities.

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On this map the area in yellow is a Tornado Watch. Pink represents a Severe T’Storm Watch and the red highlighted area shows the region being watched for tonight’s next severe weather watch.

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WHBF - OurQuadCities.com.

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