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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2006, 9:35 PM CST for Des Moines County, Lee County, Iowa; Hancock County, Henderson County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 12, 2006, 9:35 PM CST (03:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 10:06 PM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Des Moines County, IA, Lee County, IA, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 9:46 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | Fort Madison, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 4:49 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 8:42 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:49 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 123 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 756 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1064 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDVN 130335 TORDVN IAC057-111-ILC067-071-130415- /O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0008.060313T0335Z-060313T0415Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 935 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA EASTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA NORTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS SOUTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS * UNTIL 1015 PM CST * AT 933 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 5 MILES WEST OF FORT MADISON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... FORT MADISON BY 940 PM CST NIOTA AND 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DENMARK BY 945 PM CST 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DALLAS CITY BY 950 PM CST BURLINGTON BY 1000 PM CST CARMAN...GULFPORT AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE BY 1005 PM CST TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. THIS STORM HAS ALREADY PRODUCED A TORNADO AND REMAINS A THREAT. LAT...LON 4075 9146 4050 9149 4053 9097 4084 9094 $$ ERVIN
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDVN 130357 RRA SVSDVN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 956 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 IAC111-ILC067-130406- /O.CAN.KDVN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/ LEE IA-HANCOCK IL- 956 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HANCOCK AND LEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT WAS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADOMOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...THIS STORM IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. LAT...LON 4105 9115 4078 9125 4064 9086 4105 9081 $$ IAC057-ILC071-130415- /O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/ DES MOINES IA-HENDERSON IL- 956 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR HENDERSON AND EASTERN DES MOINES COUNTIES... AT 952 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BURLINGTON REGIONAL AIRPO...OR ABOUT OVER BURLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LONE TREE...HOPPER AND 7 MILES NORTH OF DECORRA BY 1005 PM CST GLADSTONE AND OLENA BY 1010 PM CST BIGGSVILLE...7 MILES NORTH OF STRONGHURST...7 MILES SOUTH OF OQUAWKA AND 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROZETTA BY 1015 PM CST TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. LAT...LON 4105 9115 4078 9125 4064 9086 4105 9081 $$ ERVIN
000 WWUS53 KDVN 130406 SVSDVN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1005 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 IAC057-ILC071-130415- /O.CAN.KDVN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/ DES MOINES IA-HENDERSON IL- 1005 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HENDERSON AND EASTERN DES MOINES COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE SEVERETHUNDERSTORM THAT WAS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...THIS STORM IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND OVER 60 MPH AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. LAT...LON 4105 9115 4078 9125 4064 9086 4105 9081 $$ ERVIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 7:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Des Moines | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 7:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Van Buren | 21 min |
| Mar 12, 7:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Louisa | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 8:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Muscatine | 32 min |
| Mar 12, 8:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Washington | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 8:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Scott | 49 min |
| Mar 12, 8:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Van Buren | 43 min |
| Mar 12, 8:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jefferson | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 8:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar | 31 min |
| Mar 12, 9:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Des Moines | 60 min |
| Mar 12, 9:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Lee | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 9:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Clinton | 24 min |
| Mar 12, 9:19 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Muscatine, Scott | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan | 13 min |
| Mar 13, 1:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 28 min |
| Mar 13, 7:29 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 13 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 12, 6:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Mercer | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 7:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Rock Island | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island | 17 min |
| Mar 12, 8:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Whiteside | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 8:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Whiteside | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 8:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Warren | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 9:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Mercer | 58 min |
| Mar 12, 9:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry | 54 min |
| Mar 12, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Whiteside | 65 min |
| Mar 12, 10:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henderson, Mercer, Warren | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 10:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 11:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau | 60 min |
| Mar 12, 11:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Putnam | 57 min |
| Mar 13, 12:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | McDonough | 22 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.