Alert archive / Iowa / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 186, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 17, 2006Jackson County, Iowa; Jo Daviess County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2006, 8:18 PM CDT for Jackson County, Iowa; Jo Daviess County, Illinois. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 17, 2006, 8:18 PM CDT (01:18 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2006, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Jackson County, IA, Jo Daviess County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 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 watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 17, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 279 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2006-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3557 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2006-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3557 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1255 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Jul 17, 3:10 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 3:10 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
310 PM CDT MON JUL 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT BEFORE
STALLING OUT ACROSS MISSOURI AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE PASSAGE OF
THE FRONT SHOULD BRING IN LESS HUMID AND COOLER CONDITIONS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
CAP STILL HOLDING ACROSS THE AREA AND THE MAIN QUESTION IS WILL IT
BE BROKEN. CHANCES LOOK BETTER TO THE EAST OF THE CWFA BUT GIVEN THE
EXTREME HEAT/INSTABILITY...CAN NOT RULE IT OUT HAPPENING OVER US.
THEREFORE WILL TAKE A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH. COLD FRONT SHOULD STALL
OUT/WASH OUT ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI/CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY TUESDAY
MORNING. AS FOR THE CURRENT HEAT ADVISORY...WILL LET IT EXPIRE AT
00Z. WE MAY STILL SEE HEAT INDICES OF 80 OR ABOVE ACROSS THE SOUTH
THIRD TONIGHT BUT HEAT INDICES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 105 ON TUESDAY.

MODELS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE REGARDING HOW MUCH THE UPPER RIDGE
WILL BREAK DOWN. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT A RESPECTABLE MCS SHOULD FIRE
TUESDAY EVENING IN THE PLAINS AND MOVE GENERALLY EAST...BRUSHING THE
NORTHERN THIRD OR SO OF THE CWFA WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER MCS
EVENT MAY BE SEEN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN THIRD. THIS SECOND MCS EVENT IS LESS CERTAIN.

FRIDAY ON...DID NOT REALLY MAKE ANY CHANGES. GLOBAL MODELS ARE
VACILLATING WITH EACH RUN REGARDING A DEVELOPING LONGWAVE TROF OVER
THE EASTERN CONUS. ONE THING THAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL DEVELOP ALLOWING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO PUSH INTO THE AREA.

&&

.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...HEAT ADVISORY TODAY MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF ROUTE 30.
IL...HEAT ADVISORY TODAY.
MO...HEAT ADVISORY TODAY.

08
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 12:30 PM CDT, 7 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1230 PM CDT MON JUL 17 2006

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-181730-
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-
1230 PM CDT MON JUL 17 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST
CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30. HOT
TEMPERATURES CONTINUED THROUGH THE NIGHT LAST NIGHT AND WILL
CONTINUE DURING THE DAY TODAY. AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER
90S COMBINED WITH HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX
READINGS OF 105 TO 110 ACROSS THE AREA.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. THE STRONG HEATING OF
THE DAY ALONG WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO VERY
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...AN UPPER-LEVEL WAVE WILL HELP
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THUNDERSTORMS AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT WORKS
ACROSS IOWA FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE INSTABILITY...ALONG WITH COLDER AIR
MOVING IN AT MID- LEVELS...IS EXPECTED TO BREAK THE CAP TODAY AND
ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INTENSIFY
QUICKLY INTO SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO GOLFBALL-
SIZED HAIL... WITH A FEW CELLS CAPABLE OF EVEN LARGER HAIL. AS
THE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...CELLS MAY EVOLVE INTO SMALLER
LINES OR BOW ECHOES...AND THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL SHIFT TOWARD
DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 80 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE INTO THE AREA ON LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG... AND THERE IS A
SMALL POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE AREA.

MAYES

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 17, 7:27 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Jul 17, 7:30 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
730 PM CDT MON JUL 17 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0729 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARENGO                 41.80N 92.07W
07/17/2006                   IOWA               IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DELAYED REPORT. KWWL REPORTS SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE
            MARENGO AREA.

&&
Local storm report, Jul 17, 7:40 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
740 PM CDT MON JUL 17 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0740 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HILLS                   41.57N 91.54W
07/17/2006                   JOHNSON            IA   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWER OUT.

&&
Local storm report, Jul 17, 7:41 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
741 PM CDT MON JUL 17 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0735 PM     HAIL             1 S CASCADE             42.28N 91.01W
07/17/2006  M0.25 INCH       JONES              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZE HAIL.

&&

JH2
Local storm report, Jul 17, 7:47 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
747 PM CDT MON JUL 17 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0744 PM     HEAVY RAIN       WASHINGTON              41.30N 91.69W
07/17/2006  M1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE INCH OF RAIN 645-740 PM.

&&

JH2
Local storm report, Jul 17, 8:06 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
806 PM CDT MON JUL 17 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0717 PM     HAIL             MONTICELLO              42.24N 91.19W
07/17/2006  E0.25 INCH       JONES              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DELAYED REPORT. PEA HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCarroll, Stephenson63 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2006Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

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.