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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 1, 2007Cedar County, Scott County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2007, 12:53 PM CDT for Cedar County, Scott County, Iowa. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 1, 2007, 12:53 PM CDT (17:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2007, 1:45 PM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Cedar County, IA, Scott County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 1, 12:35 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 35 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 12:00Z on 2007-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 259 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 12:00Z on 2007-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
259 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
871 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 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 
WFUS53 KDVN 011753
TORDVN
IAC031-163-011845-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0009.070601T1753Z-070601T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1253 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CEDAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
  SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 145 PM CDT.

* AT 1251 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO NEAR BENNETT...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TIPTON...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BENNETT AND TIPTON AROUND 100 PM CDT...
  CLARENCE AROUND 120 PM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 275 AND 283.

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
EASTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4161 9080 4161 9085 4167 9120 4193 9105
      4184 9091 4177 9091 4177 9090 4177 9080
      4171 9071

$$

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3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KDVN 011813
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
112 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

IAC031-163-011845-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070601T1845Z/
CEDAR IA-SCOTT IA-
112 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR SCOTT AND
CEDAR COUNTIES...

AT 108 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR
BENNETT...OR ABOUT 11 MILES EAST OF TIPTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 
MPH. ANOTHER STORM WITH A POTENTIAL TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF 
BUFFALO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
EASTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4161 9080 4161 9085 4167 9120 4193 9105
      4184 9091 4177 9091 4177 9090 4177 9080
      4171 9071

$$

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000 
WWUS53 KDVN 011826
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
126 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

IAC031-011836-
/O.CAN.KDVN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070601T1845Z/
CEDAR IA-
126 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

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

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
EASTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4154 9061 4161 9085 4166 9086 4174 9084
      4174 9078 4167 9053

$$

IAC163-011845-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070601T1845Z/
SCOTT IA-
126 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR SCOTT
COUNTY...

AT 125 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DIXON...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF TIPTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

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 MINOR URBAN FLOODING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
EASTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4154 9061 4161 9085 4166 9086 4174 9084
      4174 9078 4167 9053

$$

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000 
WWUS53 KDVN 011846
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
146 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

IAC163-011856-
/O.EXP.KDVN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070601T1845Z/
SCOTT IA-
146 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SCOTT COUNTY EXPIRES AT 145 PM CDT...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DMINISHED. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS 
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
EASTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4154 9061 4161 9085 4166 9086 4174 9084
      4174 9078 4167 9053

$$

12/50

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 4:03 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDVNClinton, Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine and 1 more5 hr
Jun 1, 12:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNLouisa, Muscatine51 min
Jun 1, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCedar, Scott43 min
Jun 1, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNScott47 min
Jun 1, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNClinton55 min
Jun 1, 1:58 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJackson47 min
Jun 1, 2:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVNBenton, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk and 4 more16 hr

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Iowa, 2007Every tornado warning in 2007Tornadoes in 2007

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.