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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2008, 6:34 PM CDT for 5 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 41 min. 2 reports 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
- Jun 8, 2008, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2008, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Jones County, IA, Linn County, IA
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 6:45 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 N Waubeek, IA | |
| Jun 8, 6:52 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Ryan, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 1677 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 813 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 261 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 9.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDVN 082334 TORDVN IAC011-019-055-105-113-090015- /O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0028.080608T2334Z-080609T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 634 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA... NORTHWESTERN JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA... NORTHERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA... SOUTHEASTERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA... * UNTIL 715 PM CDT. * AT 629 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR CENTER POINT...OR 11 MILES EAST OF VINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 58 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... TROY MILLS AND PARIS AROUND 640 PM CDT... COGGON AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CENTRAL CITY AROUND 645 PM CDT... RYAN AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF PRAIRIEBURG AROUND 650 PM CDT... 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MANCHESTER AROUND 655 PM CDT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 30 AND 45. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE LIKELY IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. LAT...LON 4255 9148 4224 9121 4208 9178 4226 9192 TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 236DEG 50KT 4222 9173 $$ ERVIN
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDVN 082350 SVSDVN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 649 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008 IAC011-019-082359- /O.CAN.KDVN.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080609T0015Z/ BUCHANAN IA-BENTON IA- 649 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BENTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BUCHANAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT WAS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...THIS STORM IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. LAT...LON 4250 9143 4224 9121 4214 9158 4225 9161 TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 236DEG 50KT 4223 9142 $$ IAC055-105-113-090015- /O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080609T0015Z/ DELAWARE IA-JONES IA-LINN IA- 649 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN LINN...NORTHWESTERN JONES AND SOUTH CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTIES... AT 647 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR PRAIRIEBURG...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANAMOSA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 57 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BUCK CREEK AROUND 655 PM CDT... 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TURTLE CREEK PARK AROUND 700 PM CDT... DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE LIKELY IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. LAT...LON 4250 9143 4224 9121 4214 9158 4225 9161 TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 236DEG 50KT 4223 9142 $$ ERVIN
000 WWUS53 KDVN 090007 SVSDVN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 707 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008 IAC055-105-113-090017- /O.EXP.KDVN.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080609T0015Z/ DELAWARE IA-JONES IA-LINN IA- 707 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LINN...NORTHWESTERN JONES AND SOUTH CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 715 PM CDT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT WAS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO HAS WEAKENED. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. LAT...LON 4250 9143 4224 9121 4214 9158 4225 9161 TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 236DEG 50KT 4236 9113 $$ ERVIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 8:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Delaware, Jones | 4 days |
| Jun 7, 8:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Jackson | 8 days |
| Jun 7, 9:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Lee | 35 days |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 12 days |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 14 days |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Jackson | 10 days |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 15 days |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 17 days |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Muscatine, Scott | 16 days |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Muscatine, Scott | 20 days |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa, Muscatine | 21 days |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa, Muscatine | 21 days |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Lee | 26 days |
| Jun 7, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 8:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Muscatine, Scott | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jackson | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 3:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Jones, Linn | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn | 64 min |
| Jun 8, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Johnson and 4 more | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Johnson and 2 more | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 6:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa, Johnson | 6 hr |
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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.