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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 156, NWS Quad Cities, IA

September 11, 20004 counties in Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 11, 2000, 5:54 PM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 66 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Sep 11, 2000, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired: Sep 11, 2000, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Benton County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Linn County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Sep 11, 6:05 PM CDT	Hail 1	Millersburg, IA
Sep 11, 6:15 PM CDT	Hail 1	Cedar Rapids, IA
Sep 11, 6:25 PM CDT	Hail 1	Chelsea, IA
Sep 11, 6:30 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind	North English, IA	Large tree fell on a home.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 11, 1:15 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 119 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1636 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -239 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1387 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KDVN 112257
SVRMLI
IAC011-095-103-113-120000-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
554 PM CDT MON SEP 11 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA
  IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA
  JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA
  LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 552 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CITY 
  TO CEDAR RAPIDS TO NORTH ENGLISH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
   AMISH...SPRINGVILLE...SWISHER BY 605 PM CDT.
   BERTRAM BY 610 PM CDT.

THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE
SIZE OF GOLFBALLS. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS PASbS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM. 

LAT...LON 4226 9230 4152 9229 4151 9194 4153 9168
          4186 9137 4230 9136

&

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 11, 2:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 2:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
245 PM CDT MON SEP 11 2000

MODELS DID OK ON INITIALIZING AT 12Z AND AVN NOT FAR OFF AT 18Z IN
REGARDS TO MAIN FEATURES AND SURFACE DEW POINTS. ETA MAY BE A TAD FAST
AND A LITTLE DRY BUT OVERALL NOT BAD EITHER. NGM MAY BE DOING A SO SO
JOB ON FEATURES BUT IS TERRIBLE ON MOISTURE. THEREFORE WILL GO WITH A
MIX OF THE AVN AND SOME ETA FOR DETAIL.

18Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS SOME INTERESTING FEATURES. SURFACE LOWS NEAR
KEAU AND KAUM WITH ANOTHER IN CENTRAL KANSAS. FIRST COLD FRONT CONNECTS
THESE LOWS WITH DISCONTINUOUS POLAR FRONT RIGHT BEHIND IT. WARM FRONT
RUNS FROM THE KAUM LOW INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. AT THIS POINT IT MEETS
UP WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM CONVECTION ACROSS WISCONSIN/NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS. WATER VAPOR/PROFILER DATA SHOWS A SHORTWAVE AIDING CONVECTION
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WITH ANOTHER SHORTWAVE NEAR KSTJ. MESOANALYSIS
INDICATES TROFS FROM NEAR KMLI TO KLAF AND ANOTHER FROM NEAR KALO TO
KSTL. VISIBLE INDICATES CAP IS BREAKING ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA WITH A LINE
OF CU BEGINNING TO FORM. AVN/ETA SIMILAR IN MOVEMENT OF FRONT THROUGH
THE AREA TONIGHT. PLENTY OF QG FORCING AND LOWERING CONDENSATION
PRESSURE DEFICITS INDICATING MOST OF THE AREA SHOULD SEE SOME RAIN. LLJ
LOOKS TO BE A LITTLE UNDERDONE BUT POSITION COMBINED WITH NICE THETA E
RIDGE AND HIGH PWS SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN WITH STORMS.
QUESTION IS WILL REGENERATION AND TRAINING CONTINUE TO OCCUR OVER
NORTHWEST ILLINOIS UNTIL COLD FRONT PUSHES BOUNDARY EAST. POTENTIAL IS
THERE AND MAY NEED A HYDROLOGIC WATCH. CONS AGAINST ARE THAT STORMS
SHOULD MOVE FAIRLY QUICKLY AND FFG GUIDANCE IS QUITE HIGH. HOWEVER
BOUNDARIES MIGHT ANCHOR STORMS UNTIL THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES. FOR NOW
WILL HOLD OFF ON WATCH BUT WORD LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN ZONES.

COLD FRONT TO SWEEP THROUGH OVERNIGHT(04-08Z TIME PERIOD) WITH PLENTY
OF DOWNWARD FORCING TO DRY THINGS OUT. SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS IN AND
BRINGS QUIET AND MUCH COOLER WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY DAYTIME.
SHORTWAVE OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA/ALBERTA TO AFFECT THE AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING. AVN SHOWS QG FORCING INCREASING WITH A NICE
THETA E RIDGE. THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR A ROUND OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

AFTER SHOWERS MOVE OUT THURSDAY...REMAINDER OF EXTENDED PERIOD IS
QUIET AS STRONG CANADIAN HIGH SITS OVER THE AREA WITH AUTUMN LIKE
WEATHER.

FWC/FAN/MAV START OUT CLOSE BUT THEN DIGRESS IN LATER PERIODS. WILL
PROBABLY NOT DEVIATE MUCH.

.DVN...
IA...NONE.
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 11, 5:13 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
513 PM CDT MON SEP 11 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION..-..

0505 PM    3 S LADORA                IA   1 INCH HAIL
09/11/00   IOWA                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

N

Local storm report, Sep 11, 5:25 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
525 PM CDT MON SEP 11 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0521 PM    2 SSE NEWHALL             IA   1 INCH HAIL
09/11/00   BENTON                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

N

Local storm report, Sep 11, 5:37 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
537 PM CDT MON SEP 11 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0535 PM    ATKINS                    IA   .75 INCH HAIL
09/11/00   BENTON                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

N

Local storm report, Sep 11, 5:43 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
543 PM CDT MON SEP 11 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION..V..

0530 PM    SHERRILL                  IA   .75 INCH HAIL
09/11/00   DUBUQUE                        REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT.

N

Local storm report, Sep 11, 5:45 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
545 PM CDT MON SEP 11 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0543 PM    NORWAY                    IA   1.5 INCH HAIL
09/11/00   BENTON                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

N

Local storm report, Sep 11, 5:49 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
549 PM CDT MON SEP 11 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION..]..

0548 PM    PRAIRIEBURG               IA   1.5 INCH HAIL
09/11/00   LINN                           REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

N

The office that day

Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 11, 9:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton, Jackson	30 min
Sep 11, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton	49 min
Sep 11, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Dubuque	32 min
Sep 11, 5:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Dubuque	25 min
Sep 11, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Linn	46 min
Sep 11, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Dubuque	41 min
Sep 11, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Keokuk	49 min
Sep 11, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Delaware, Dubuque, Jones	67 min
Sep 11, 6:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Keokuk, Washington	68 min
Sep 11, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Jackson	45 min
Sep 11, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Scott	48 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.