Severe storms roll through eastern Iowa, western Illinois

QUAD CITIES, Ill./Iowa (KWQC) – Did you sleep through Tuesday’s overnight storms? Here is what you missed.

The First Alert Weather team has issued a First Alert Day Tuesday for humidity with heat indices soaring over 100º, potentially reaching as high as 105º in some spots.

5:30 a.m. – KWQC viewers wake up to storm damage. Submit your photos and videos to our website.

Trees were down in Davenport Tuesday morning.(KWQC Viewers)

5 a.m. – Thousands of customers on both sides of the river are without power.

3:52 a.m. – A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Des Moines, Warren, Henderson, Mercer Louisa, Rock Island, Lee and Henry counties.

3:15 a.m. – Emergency sirens could be heard across the Quad Cities metro.

3:08 a.m. – A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Henry, Jefferson, Washington, Keokuk, Van Buren and Johnson counties.

3:07 a.m. – A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Scott, Muscatine, Clinton and Jackson counties.

3 a.m. – 60 to 70 mph winds over the next half hour heading towards DeWitt and Grand Mound.

2 a.m. KWQC’s sister station KCRG reported wind speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour in Robins, Iowa, according to the Robins Fire Department.

Monday Night – A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for portions of the KWQC-TV6 viewing area effective until 4 a.m.

Monday Night – Strong storms struck northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. KWQC’s sister station KTIV reported thousands were without power after storms moved through the area.

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