Severe Thunderstorm Watch Affects Northeast Missouri Through Early Tuesday
Northeast Missouri counties remain under severe thunderstorm watch until early Tuesday morning as weather officials monitor developing storm conditions.
KAHOKA, MISSOURI — A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect for northeast Missouri counties until 4:00 AM CDT Tuesday, with Clark and Scotland counties under continued monitoring by the National Weather Service Quad Cities office.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 228, initially issued at 9:35 PM CDT on Sunday, has been updated as conditions evolved across the region. The watch area includes the Missouri cities of Kahoka, Keosauqua, and Memphis, along with multiple Iowa communities.
Watch Area Expands Across State Border
The severe weather watch originally covered 12 counties in Iowa and two in Missouri when first issued Sunday evening. The Iowa counties under watch include Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Linn, Buchanan, Delaware, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Van Buren, and Washington.
Cities affected by the watch include Cedar Rapids, Fairfield, Independence, Iowa City, Keokuk, Manchester, Marengo, Mount Pleasant, Sigourney, Vinton, and Washington in Iowa, according to National Weather Service alerts.
Separate Severe Weather Activity
While the Missouri-Iowa region remains under thunderstorm watch, severe weather struck Michigan earlier in the evening. The National Weather Service Detroit office issued a severe thunderstorm warning for areas of southeast Michigan at 5:19 PM EDT Sunday.
Those Michigan storms produced 60 mph wind gusts and moved northeast at 45 mph, affecting Warren, St. Clair Shores, Mount Clemens, Romeo, Capac, Sterling Heights, Clinton Township, Armada, and Macomb Township around 5:25 PM EDT. The storms continued northeast, reaching Richmond, Yale, Memphis, and Emmett by 5:30 PM EDT before moving toward Port Huron, St. Clair, and Marysville.
Continued Monitoring
The National Weather Service has maintained surveillance of conditions across the watch area throughout the night. Weather officials have issued multiple updates to Severe Thunderstorm Watch 228 as the storm system progressed.
Residents in Clark and Scotland counties should continue monitoring weather conditions and be prepared for potential severe thunderstorms until the watch expires at 4:00 AM CDT Tuesday morning. The watch indicates conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms in the affected areas.
