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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 1993, 8:43 PM CDT for Clinton County, Iowa. It was in force for 62 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 1993, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1993, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clinton County, IA
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 348 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 274 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1041 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KMLI 030143
TORMLI
IAC045-030245-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOLINE IL
843 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE EXTREME EAST PART OF IOWA
NORTHERN CLINTON
AT 835 PM CDT CLINTON COUNTY DEPUTIES REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
ALOFT JUST NORTH OF DELMAR IOWA. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT
25 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING THORUGH THE COMMUNTIES
OF BROWNS BEFORE 900 PM AND NEAR CHARLOTTE BY 815 PM.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF
A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...TAKE SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...TAKE SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH...
OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
IF YOU LIVE IN A HOME OR APARTMENT...FIND SHELTER IN THE INNERMOST
PORTION OF THE BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. GET TO A BASEMENT IF
ONE IS AVAILABLE. AVOID WINDOWS. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS WITH CUSHIONS...BLANKETS...OR PILLOWS.
GOEHRING 0142ZWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
ILZ004-IAZ078-088-089-099-032330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOLINE IL 614 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ALONG A LINE... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG A LINE FROM CENTRAL CEDAR COUNTY THROUGH WEST CENTRAL CLINTON ON TO NORTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN IOWA. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN SCATTERED ALONG THIS LINE AND THEY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE LINE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY ALONG THIS LINE AND MOVE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...STORNG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS LINE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHEAST AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. BY SUNSET THIS LINE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD LIE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MUSCATINE COUNTY... NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN CEDAR COUNTY AND INTO NORTHERN SCOTT AND SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY ALL IN IOWA. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS CAN DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN THIS TYPE OF WEATHER SCENARIO. KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. GOEHRING
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
ILZ004-IAZ078-088-089-099-032330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOLINE IL 614 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ALONG A LINE... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG A LINE FROM CENTRAL CEDAR COUNTY THROUGH WEST CENTRAL CLINTON ON TO NORTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN IOWA. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN SCATTERED ALONG THIS LINE AND THEY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE LINE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY ALONG THIS LINE AND MOVE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...STORNG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS LINE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHEAST AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. BY SUNSET THIS LINE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD LIE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MUSCATINE COUNTY... NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN CEDAR COUNTY AND INTO NORTHERN SCOTT AND SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY ALL IN IOWA. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ELSEWHERE...LTHUNDERSTORMS CAN DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN THIS TYPE OF WEATHER SCENARIO. KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. GOEHRING
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
IAZ008-030145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DUBUQUE IA ISSUED BY WATERLOO IA 738 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHERN JONES COUNTY... AT 730 PM RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHERN JONES COUNTY 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUBUQUE NEAR OXFORD JUNCTION. THESE STORMS WERE SLOWLY MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR. REPORTS FROM THE OXFORD JUNCTION AREA CONFIRM HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THESE STORMS WILL LINGER IN EXTREME SOUTHERN JONES COUNTY FOR THE NEXT HOUR. RADAR INDICATES NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL AND WIND HGUSTS UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THESE STORMS. DP
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
ILZ004-IAZ078-088-089-099-030130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOLINE IL 741 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IOWA... INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ON THE CEADAR/JONES COUNTY LINE AT 725 PM AND JUST MOVING INTO NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTY ALL IN IOWA. STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. A JONES COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED ALOT OF HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING WITH THIS STORM. AT THEIR CURRENT SPEED AND DIRECTION THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE JUST TO THE NORTH OF CLINTON. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP TO THE SOUTH OF THESE STORMS AND MOVE OVER CLINTON BY 830 PM. PEOPLE ATTENDING THE RIVERBOAT DAYS IN CLINTON IOWA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SHELTER IF THESE STORMS APPROACH. STONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. . MORE STORMS WERE ACROSS IOWA COUNTY IN IOWA THEY WERE MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE EAST/SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR. STORMS WILL BE IN THE TWO STATE REGION FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT SO KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IF NECESSARY. GOEHRING
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
ILZ004-IAZ078-088-089-099-030130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOLINE IL 741 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IOWA... INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ON THE CEADAR/JONES COUNTY LINE AT 725 PM AND JUST MOVING INTO NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTY ALL IN IOWA. STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. A JONES COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED ALOT OF HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING WITH THIS STORM. AT THEIR CURRENT SPEED AND DIRECTION THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE JUST TO THE NORTH OF CLINTON. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP TO THE SOUTH OF THESE STORMS AND MOVE OVER CLINTON BY 830 PM. PEOPLE ATTENDING THE RIVERBOAT DAYS IN CLINTON IOWA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SHELTER IF THESE STORMS APPROACH. STONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. . MORE STORMS WERE ACROSS IOWA COUNTY IN IOWA THEY WERE MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE EAST/SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR. STORMS WILL BE IN THE TWO STATE REGION FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT SO KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IF NECESSARY. GOEHRING
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jackson | 37 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.