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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this wind advisory at Dec 23, 2007, 6:46 AM CST for 21 counties in Iowa; 13 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2007, 6:46 AM CST (12:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2007, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 11 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 12:44 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 12:00Z, 0.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 627 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KDVN 231246 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 646 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY... .SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AS A STRONG AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS CAUSING WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE AREA. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WHICH WILL BE EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TODAY. IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-232100- /O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0009.071223T1246Z-071224T0000Z/ 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 646 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS TODAY WITH SNOW DRIFTING ON TOP OF ICY ROAD SURFACES. IN ADDITION...WITH TEMPERATURES TODAY REMAINING IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS ACROSS THE AREA...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 0 TO -15 DEGREES WILL CONTINUE. THOSE WHO MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS WELL AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING...AND IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE...DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE COLD TEMPERATURES. $$ MAYES
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDVN 231741 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1141 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE... .HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE AS WELL. IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-240000- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071224T0000Z/ 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 1141 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL CONTINUE. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE ICY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL TOWARD SUNSET...AS ANY MELTING THAT OCCURRED DURING THE DAY MAY FREEZE INTO ICE. EVEN TREATED ROADS MAY BECOME ICY. WITH TEMPERATURES TODAY REMAINING IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS TODAY...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 0 TO -15 DEGREES WILL CONTINUE. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE...PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING...AND IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE...DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE COLD TEMPERATURES. $$ 50
000 WWUS73 KDVN 240017 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 617 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS LOCATIONS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE AS WELL THROUGH TONIGHT. IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-240130- /O.EXP.KDVN.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071224T0000Z/ 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 617 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH INTO THE MID EVENING HOURS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW MAKING FOR ROADS THAT WILL HAVE PATCHY SNOW AND ICE. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS UNTIL 9 PM. $$ NICHOLS
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.