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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 8, 2005Henry County, Mercer County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2005, 1:38 PM CDT for Henry County, Mercer County, Illinois. It was in force for 68 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 8, 2005, 1:38 PM CDT (18:38 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2005, 2:46 PM CDT
In force: 68 min
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Henry County, IL, Mercer County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:41 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
Jun 8, 1:40 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Viola, IL	SIGNS BLOWN DOWN AT A LOCAL BUSINESS
Jun 8, 1:40 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Viola, IL
Jun 8, 1:40 PM CDT	HAIL 0.25	Viola, IL
Jun 8, 2:05 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	7 N Woodhull, IL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 38 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: 546 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1084 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 61 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 
WFUS53 KDVN 081838
TORDVN
ILC073-131-081945-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0010.050608T1838Z-050608T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
138 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
  NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 133 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CABLE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF
  ALEDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  CABLE AND NEW WINDSOR BY 150 PM CDT
  LYNN CENTER BY 200 PM CDT
  ORION BY 205 PM CDT
  ANDOVER BY 210 PM CDT
  CAMBRIDGE BY 220 PM CDT
  ATKINSON BY 240 PM CDT

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND
33.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND
32.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM
OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

THIS STORM HAS ALREADY PRODUCED A TORNADO AND REMAINS A THREAT. 
LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS 
STORM.


LAT...LON 4123 9061 4115 9058 4119 8989 4157 8992
      4146 9026 4133 9042

$$

ERVIN

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KDVN 081859
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
159 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

ILC073-131-081945-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050608T1945Z/
HENRY IL-MERCER IL-
159 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
MERCER AND HENRY COUNTIES...

AT 154 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRIFFIN...OR ABOUT
15 MILES EAST OF ALEDO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GRIFFIN AND CABLE BY 150 PM CDT
  SWEDONA AND NEW WINDSOR BY 155 PM CDT
  OPHIEM BY 200 PM CDT
  LYNN CENTER BY 205 PM CDT
  ANDOVER BY 210 PM CDT
  OSCO BY 215 PM CDT

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND
33.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND
34.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM
OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

THIS STORM HAS ALREADY PRODUCED A TORNADO AND REMAINS A THREAT.  
LARGE HAIL AND WINDS OVER 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THIS 
STORM.

LAT...LON 4124 9056 4112 9053 4119 8989 4157 8992
      4146 9027 4133 9042

$$

ERVIN

000 
WWUS53 KDVN 081911
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
210 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

ILC073-131-081945-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050608T1945Z/
HENRY IL-MERCER IL-
210 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
MERCER AND HENRY COUNTIES...

AT 208 PM CDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 7 MILES 
NORTH OF WOODHULL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WOODHULL AND LYNN CENTER BY 210 PM CDT
  ANDOVER BY 215 PM CDT
  CAMBRIDGE BY 225 PM CDT
  ULAH BY 230 PM CDT
  BISHOP HILL BY 235 PM CDT

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND
33.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND
34.

THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF 
NICKELS AND WINDS OVER 60 MPH.

LAT...LON 4124 9056 4112 9053 4119 8989 4157 8992
      4146 9027 4133 9042

$$

ERVIN

000 
WWUS53 KDVN 081926
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
225 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

ILC131-081935-
/O.CAN.KDVN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050608T1945Z/
MERCER IL-
225 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MERCER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PRODUCED A TORNADO HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

HOWEVER...THIS STORM IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.

LAT...LON 4116 9025 4115 9026 4115 9043 4115 9043
      4132 9043 4141 9032 4147 9024 4157 8992
      4120 8989

$$

ILC073-081945-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050608T1945Z/
HENRY IL-
225 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR HENRY COUNTY...

AT 208 PM CDT...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NEAR WOODHULL.  THIS 
POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMBRIDGE...OR ABOUT OVER 
CAMBRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CAMBRIDGE AND 7 MILES NORTH OF NEKOMA BY 225 PM CDT
  ULAH BY 230 PM CDT
  5 MILES NORTH OF BISHOP HILL BY 235 PM CDT
  GERMAN CORNER BY 240 PM CDT
  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF KEWANEE...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF KEWANEE
  MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND 7 MILES WEST OF JOHNSON SAUK TRAIL S. P. BY
  245 PM CDT

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND
33.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND
34.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM
OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND URBAN AND SMALL STREAM 
FLOODING...AS WELL AS WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH.

LAT...LON 4116 9025 4115 9026 4115 9043 4115 9043
      4132 9043 4141 9032 4147 9024 4157 8992
      4120 8989

$$

ERVIN

000 
WWUS53 KDVN 081946
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
245 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

ILC073-081955-
/O.EXP.KDVN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050608T1945Z/
HENRY IL-
245 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HENRY COUNTY EXPIRES AT 245 PM CDT...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT WAS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO HAS 
WEAKENED. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 
HOWEVER...THIS STORM IS STILL CAPABLE TO PRODUCING VERY HEAVY 
RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN EASTERN HENRY COUNTY.

LAT...LON 4116 9025 4115 9026 4115 9043 4115 9043
      4132 9043 4141 9032 4147 9024 4157 8992
      4120 8989

$$

ERVIN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 12:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Henry	72 min
Jun 8, 12:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Henderson, Mercer	56 min
Jun 8, 1:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Hancock	65 min
Jun 8, 1:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Warren	68 min
Jun 8, 1:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	McDonough	69 min
Jun 8, 1:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Bureau	59 min
Jun 8, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Bureau, Putnam	49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.