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.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop over far southwest and southern Iowa around 3-4 p.m., and then race to the north and northeast through the late afternoon and evening hours. The storms should reach Des Moines and central Iowa between 4-6 p.