There’s an increased risk of thunderstorms in the KCII-listening area today. The National Weather Service has placed southeast Iowa in a marginal category, meaning that isolated severe thunderstorms are possible. Northeast Iowa is in a slight category with scattered severe storms possible. Washington County Emergency Management Coordinator Marissa Reisen advises people to pay attention to daily weather forecasts, “Be alert. Know what your risks are, and that’s the big thing. We live in Iowa, you know in the winter we snow and in the spring we see storms. Don’t take it lightly when you hear a warning.” The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities states that some of these storms could be severe with large hail and damaging wind. The increased risk of storms is from the afternoon and into the night. Listen to KCII for weather updates.

Any time there is a severe thunderstorm warning or tornado warning issued for Washington County, KCII will pause normal programming and bring you live up to the minute coverage of the storm. When you have the KCII Mobile App you’ll receive a notification any time the KCII Severe Weather Action Team goes live on the air. And if the power goes out, KCII will stay on air with our emergency back-up generators.