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9 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Severe thunderstorms bring 70+ mph winds, Flash Flood Emergency to Iowa
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Severe thunderstorms rolled across the Midwest Friday, bringing rounds of damaging wind gusts, torrential rains and even a few reported tornadoes. The FOX Forecast Center said the tornado threat was the greatest around the Quad Cities in Iowa, but Tornado Watches spread even across the Chicagoland region. Spectators scrambled for shelter at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, where tornado sirens sounded during practice for the weekend's IndyCar races as a Tornado Warning was issued for the To Watch Fox Weather Tornado-warned Storm Sends Indycar Fans Racing For Cover At Iowa Speedway Video from spectators showed ominous skies as an emergency announcement blared over the public address system, warning people to take shelter. "Iowa Speedway may not provide adequate protection from extremely high winds, lightning, hail, or tornadoes. There is no basement or approved tornado shelter on property," the announcement said. "If no other safe option is available to you, as a last resort, the American Red Cross recommends getting into your vehicle, buckling your seat belt, and keeping your head below the windows." And the rainfall was heavy enough around the Quad Cities for the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Emergency for communities north of the Mississippi River, including Davenport. FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Corey Gerken took video of street flooding in Davenport, where several vehicles appeared to be stalled due to the high water. Rain gauges showed around 3 inches fell in short order around the area. The thunderstorms also brought along strong wind gusts, reaching 73 mph at Davenport's airport, while another gust was recorded at 85 mph in Cascade, Iowa. Dubuque, Iowa had gusts reaching 65 mph with multiple reports of trees down there and just across the borders of Illinois and Wisconsin. A strong gust knocked over a semi-truck along Interstate 380 north of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On Saturday, the threat shifts into the Great Lakes region with a Level 2 out of 5 severe storm risk in place, as a smaller dip in the jet stream pushes east, the FOX Forecast Center notes. A cold front at the surface will slowly push east, with the parent low-pressure system sitting across Canada. Download The Free Fox Weather App Hot temperatures and high humidity will increase instability into the afternoon ahead of this front, allowing for severe storms to develop. Damaging winds and hail will once again be a threat with these storms into the afternoon and evening on Saturday. In addition to the severe weather threat, a mounting flash flood risk will evolve as rounds of storms work in tandem with copious atmospheric moisture to produce high rain rates in thunderstorms forming in this very unstable environment. The greatest risk for flooding is expected in a zone from Iowa and northern Missouri through northern Illinois, where a Level 2 out of 4 flood threat article source: Severe thunderstorms bring 70+ mph winds, Flash Flood Emergency to Iowa
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
WATCH: Illini alum Brian Campbell discusses hot start at John Deere Classic
SILVIS, Ill. (WCIA) – Former Illinois men's golf standout Brian Campbell is in the hunt after one day of the John Deere Classic in the Quad Cities. Campbell shot a 65, six under par, in Thursday's opening round. He's tied for eighth place with three days left. Advertisement Watch Campbell's interview with WCIA above, and click here for more info the two former Illinois golfers competing at the 2025 John Deere Classic. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
More PGA Tour Golfers Receive Good News on Monday Before John Deere Classic
More PGA Tour Golfers Receive Good News on Monday Before John Deere Classic originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The John Deere Classic is back to light up Independence Week, with tournament play officially teeing off on Thursday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. While fans will get early access on Wednesday for the Pro-Am featuring NFL stars like T.J. Hockenson and Riley Moss the real action begins Thursday at 7 a.m. With four rounds lined up through Sunday and a prize purse of $8.4 million, the excitement is building in the Quad Cities. Advertisement Coming off last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, scoring fireworks have already started. That event saw a flurry of birdies, and the leaderboard lit up with a winning score of 22-under 266 shared by three players. Davis Thompson (right) embraces his wife Holly Grace Robinson Thompson on 18th green during the final round of the John Deere Classic golf Cress-Imagn Images It was a perfect warm-up for TPC Deere Run, where Davis Thompson won last year with a tournament-record 28-under 256. He's back this week, aiming to go back-to-back. Monday brought some good news for a few hopefuls. Zack Fischer, Carson Herron, Petr Hruby and Josh Radcliff all earned their spots into the John Deere Classic through open qualifying. For these golfers, it's a huge opportunity to tee it up alongside seasoned pros on a course known for giving up red numbers. Advertisement Meanwhile, there was also a small shuffle in the field. Davis Riley withdrew from the event, opening a spot that was quickly filled by Austin Cook. With a full field of 156 ready to attack one of the friendliest scoring tracks on tour, there's no shortage of storylines to watch. Add in possible weather shifts over the weekend and the anniversary of TPC Deere Run hosting its 25th John Deere Classic, and fans can expect both drama and fireworks on and off the course. Related: Multiple PGA Tour Golfers Withdraw Days Before John Deere Classic This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Times
02-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
How to watch the 2025 John Deere Classic: Tee times, streaming info, picks and updated odds
Off to the Quad Cities … no, not the train riders, but the drivers and putters. The PGA Tour's annual John Deere Classic starts up on Thursday afternoon. Winners since 2010 include Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Sepp Straka and Davis Thompson, who arrives as the tournament's defending champion after last year's record score. The next name on that list will reveal itself in the days to come. Advertisement ESPN+ will have coverage of featured groups and holes. CBS coverage can also be streamed on Paramount+. Fittingly, Fourth of July action goes down at the Quad Cities. Ben Griffin opens as the field's favorite. The North Carolina product tied for eighth place at the PGA Championship, then won outright at May's Charles Schwab Challenge. He has finished at No. 14 or better in each of his four subsequent outings, and came in fifth at last year's Deere. Griffin is followed by a cadre of competitive Americans hitting the greens. Fellow Carolinian J.T. Poston has a strong approach shot; he tied for fifth at the Championship. Jake Knapp tied for fourth at the Rocket Classic, and his mix of long drives and precise putts puts him in consideration this weekend. Denny McCarthy has three consecutive top-10 finishes at Deere Run. The international talent has multiple headliners. South African riser Aldrich Potgieter is coming off his first Tour victory at just 20 years old. Kevin Yu (Chinese Taipei) notched a fourth-place finish at Myrtle Beach in May, and came in third at last month's Canadian Open. Jason Day enters the tourney ranked No. 28 in the world; the Aussie has four top-10 placements thus far. This weekend's purse exceeds $8 million. Up next is the Scottish Open, set to begin July 10. The complete list of tee times can be found here. Courtesy of The Athletic's sports betting editor Vik Chokshi: There's no rocket science involved here. My outright bets are usually based on a couple of models I follow, and I take into account course history and form. I also love betting on golf long shots (usually +2000 or longer range). Here are a couple of guys I think are worth sprinkling pizza money on this week: Outright winner picks (odds via BetMGM) Denny McCarthy +2500 Mark Hubbard +5000 Lee Hodges +6600 Emiliano Grillo +6600 Advertisement Streaming, ticketing and betting links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. (Photo of Ben Griffin: Gregory Shamus / Getty Images)
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
River Bandits forecast
Happy Friday Quad Cities and it is looking like another good night for some River Bandits baseball. Temperatures will be holding on around the low to mid 70s with some cloudy skies and a slight chance for some rain. Advertisement Other than the chance for some rain things are all good to go for some baseball to end off the week. Attached below is also a video that will give the forecast during the game on the big screen later this evening. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WHBF -
