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Storm damage and cleanup: Tree falls on house in East Moline
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It’s Official, EF-1 Tornado Ripped Right Through The Quad Cities
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KWQC viewer video: Transformer as seen from parking garage in Moline, Illinois
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Rapids City firefighter injured after tree branch falls on her
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NWS Confirms Three Tornadoes In Quad Cities Area
The National Weather Service is confirming that three tornadoes hit the Quad Cities area Monday night. Tornadoes touched down in Davenport, near Taylor Ridge in Rock Island County, and Kewanee. The funnel clouds were spawned by a powerful line of wind-producing storms known as a derecho. The storms led to downed trees and damage to homes, two grain elevator bins, and utility poles.
Everything you need to know for the Rock Island County Fair
EAST MOLINE, Ill. — The Rock Island County Fair is here! The annual attraction has been delighting families in the Quad Cities for more than 150 years, and there's lots in store for 2024. Highlights include animal shows, live music, a demolition derby and more!. However, there's at least...
Stock car racing canceled at Rock Island County Fair
Sorry racing fans, but Mother Nature says there’s no stock car racing in East Moline tonight. According to an email from track officials, the race track at the Rock Island County Fairgrounds in East Moline isn’t suitable for safe racing tonight, due to last night’s storm. They made the decision to cancel the race. There […]
Quad Cities assess damage after derecho pummels Midwest
National Weather Service Tim Gross says the tornado damaged trees, roofs, and cars south of Kimberly Road. The survey team is continuing to assess the damage in southern Rock Island County towards Andover. The Storm Prediction Center says the powerful storm yesterday is a derecho which is a widespread, long-lived...
Majority Of Illinois Music Fans Are Embracing Vinyl Revolution
The vinyl revolution just proves to Illinois music fans and collectors to never say never because there's always a chance. Thanks to my dad and uncle, I got into music really early in my life. They were going to concerts and buying new albums when I was a kid. There were always tunes playing in our house and also in the car. It had a huge impact on me.
Empty Illinois Civil War Era House Has Hidden Underground Bunker
You never know what you'll discover when you explore a home that dates back to the Civil War era. That's what happened in Illinois not that long ago when urban explorers found that an abandoned house also included a hidden secret underground bunker. There's no exact location given other than...
River levels climb across northern Illinois due to recent rainfall
With how much heavy rain northern Illinois endured since Saturday afternoon, expect river levels to slowly rise over the next few days. Flood warnings remain in place for multiple spots along the Rock including Como, Byron, Latham Park, and Rockton. The Pecatonica in Freeport and Shirland as well as the Kishwaukee near Perryville are also under a flood warning.
Illinois, This Is How Long Your Food Can Last In The Fridge Without Power
Monday night's storms brought strong winds and thousands of power outages. For many parts of the Quad Cities, stoplights are out and power companies are working hard to restore power to those affected by what has been classified as a derecho. It was a nasty, eventful Monday night. MidAmerican says that they expect to have most Quad Cities outages restored by 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17th and all restored by 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Illinois Man Using Dating Sites To Rob People At Gunpoint, Police Warn
If dating sites weren't unnerving enough, it's getting worse in Illinois. It's one thing to be a serial dater and just go on dates with seemingly everyone. It's another to be a serial problematic "dater" like this dude. NBC Chicago reports that police are warning the public against a guy...
NWS Survey Teams confirm 11 tornadoes on Monday night across the area…
Nearly 500 total severe weather reports (and likely to still grow as more reports are confirmed and finalized) logged by the Storm Prediction Center, the majority across the Chicagoland area. A total of 11 tornadoes that we have confirmed in northern IL (including 2 in Ogle County just outside of the immediate Chicago area) and […]
Derecho blows through Iowa, Illinois Monday evening
MOLINE, Ill. — People across the Quad Cities region are picking up the pieces after what has been confirmed a derecho blew through the area Monday night. The system produced at least three tornadoes, with wind speeds equivalent to that of a category two hurricane. Wind speeds exceeded 70...
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