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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Quad Cities, IA

November 12, 200516 counties in Iowa; 9 counties in Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this wind advisory at Nov 12, 2005, 2:59 AM CST for 16 counties in Iowa; 9 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Nov 13, 2005, 2:00 AM CST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 12, 2005, 2:59 AM CST (08:59 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 13, 2005, 2:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 13, 2005, 3:00 PM CST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
All 25 counties

Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Linn County, IA, Louisa County, IA, Muscatine County, IA, Scott County, IA, Washington County, IA, Bureau County, IL, Carroll County, IL, Henry County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Mercer County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Whiteside County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 2005-11-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2005-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 388 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1750 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
388 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
355 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KDVN 120859
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
259 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE FOUND IN NORTHEAST IOWA AND
EXTREME NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WHERE EARLY MORNING WINDS OF 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA SUNDAY...AND A WIND ADVISORY IS
LIKELY TO BE EXPANDED OVER THE REST OF THE AREA LATER TODAY OR
TONIGHT.

IAZ040>042-ILZ001-002-121700-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0008.051113T0800Z-051114T0000Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
GALENA...FREEPORT
259 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$


ERVIN
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDVN 121654
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1054 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL STRENGTHEN
AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND LAKE SUPERIOR
SUNDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS
EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH...BEGINNING LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY.

IAZ040>042-ILZ001-002-130100-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0008.051113T0800Z-051114T0000Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
GALENA...FREEPORT
1054 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF THE AREA WILL RESULT
IN WINDY CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY MORNING TO 6 PM SUNDAY EVENING. WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST LATE SUNDAY MORNING.  

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
SHEETS
000 
WWUS73 KDVN 122144
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
344 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL
STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND LAKE
SUPERIOR SUNDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ACROSS EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH...BEGINNING
LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY.

IAZ051>054-063>068-076>078-ILZ007-009-015>018-024-130545-
/O.EXB.KDVN.WI.Y.0008.051113T1200Z-051114T0000Z/
BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-
SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-
HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...
MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...
BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...
MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...
KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO
344 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY.

WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH...BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS
SUNDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

IAZ040>042-ILZ001-002-130545-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0008.051113T0800Z-051114T0000Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
GALENA...FREEPORT
344 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY.

WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
45 MPH...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY.
WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS SUNDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDVN 130313
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
913 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MINNESOTA WILL PRODUCE
STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. WIND
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO
NEAR 50 MPH...TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY.

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-024-
131115-
/O.EXT.KDVN.WI.Y.0008.051113T0313Z-051114T0000Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JO DAVIESS-
STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...GALENA...
FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...
ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO
913 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
45 TO OCCASIONALLY NEAR 50 MPH...THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NICHOLS
000 
WWUS73 KDVN 130913
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
313 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2005

...STRONG WINDS TODAY...

.A INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MINNESOTA WILL PRODUCE
STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS.
WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING AND 45 MPH THE REST OF THE DAY.

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-024-
131715-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-051114T0000Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JO DAVIESS-
STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...GALENA...
FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...
ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO
313 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW WIND
GUSTS REACHING 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...WITH LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. 

WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$


ERVIN
000 
WWUS73 KDVN 131655
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1055 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2005

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER LAKE SUPERIOR WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST
ILLINOIS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY BY MID AFTERNOON.

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-024-
132100-
/O.EXT.KDVN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-051113T2100Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JO DAVIESS-
STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...GALENA...
FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...
ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO
1055 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2005

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM...WILL EXPIRE AT 3
PM AS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH.

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE SOME TOWARD MID AFTERNOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS IN THE
RANGE OF 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER 3 PM.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

SHEETS
000 
WWUS73 KDVN 132108
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
308 PM CST SUN NOV 13 2005

...WINDS TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE LAKE SUPERIOR REGION THAT
BROUGHT WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE LOCAL AREA LAST NIGHT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT AWAY FROM THE AREA. THIS WILL
ALLOW WINDS TO RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING.

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-024-
132215-
/O.EXP.KDVN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-051113T2100Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JO DAVIESS-
STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...GALENA...
FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...
ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO
308 PM CST SUN NOV 13 2005

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3
PM. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH A FEW
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 PM. WINDS WILL THEN
DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

$$
SHEETS

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.