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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Quad Cities, IA

November 9, 200521 counties in Iowa; 13 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this wind advisory at Nov 9, 2005, 12:47 AM CST for 21 counties in Iowa; 13 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri. It took effect at Nov 9, 2005, 2:00 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2005, 12:47 AM CST (06:47 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 9, 2005, 2:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 9, 2005, 4:00 PM CST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
All 36 counties

Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Des Moines County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Henry County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Lee County, IA, Linn County, IA, Louisa County, IA, Muscatine County, IA, Scott County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Washington County, IA, Bureau County, IL, Carroll County, IL, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL, Henry County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, McDonough County, IL, Mercer County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Warren County, IL, Whiteside County, IL, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:49 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 47 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2005-11-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 44 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2005-11-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 261 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
44 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-355 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
261 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
451 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KDVN 090647
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1247 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA PRIOR TO SUNRISE.
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-091500-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.051109T0800Z-051109T2200Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...
MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...
GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...
MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...
OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
1247 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE WINDS WILL BE
SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH...OR GUSTS 
OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE 
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON 
NORTH...SOUTH ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDVN 091150
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
550 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT WILL RESULT
IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY.

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-092000-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051109T2200Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...
MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...
GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...
MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...
OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
550 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH
SPEEDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 35 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH...OR GUSTS
OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
NORTH...SOUTH ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDVN 091624
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1024 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS BEHIND A DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE
ENTIRE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER EAST CENTRAL IOWA
INTO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

IAZ076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-091730-
/O.CAN.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051109T2200Z/
KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-
LEE-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...
FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....
FORT MADISON...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...
MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
1024 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO
15 TO 25 MPH BY EVENING. SOME GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN STILL BE
EXPECTED LATE MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY
34. 

$$

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-092200-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051109T2200Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN
1024 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
SPEEDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 35 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH...OR GUSTS
OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
NORTH...SOUTH ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

$$
DLS
000 
WWUS73 KDVN 092144
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
344 PM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...WINDS TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...

.STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER
EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM. 

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-092245-
/O.EXP.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051109T2200Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN
344 PM CST WED NOV 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY
DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS
NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY
ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR UNTIL AROUND 5 PM. OVERALL...WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH SUNSET AND THE WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM.

$$
DLS

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.