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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this high wind warning at Oct 27, 2010, 4:01 AM CDT for 11 counties in Iowa; 4 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Oct 27, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2010, 4:01 AM CDT (09:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 27, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2010, 6:58 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
Counties Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Linn County, IA, Carroll County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Whiteside County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 11:35 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Independence Airport, IA | |
| Oct 27, 1:35 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Independence Airport, IA | |
| Oct 27, 4:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Independence Airport, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1582 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
676 WWUS73 KDVN 270901 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 401 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL PRODUCE HIGHS WINDS AS FAR SOUTH AS THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AGAIN TODAY. WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED TO THE SOUTH. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. IAZ040>042-051>054-063>066-ILZ001-002-007-009-271915- /O.UPG.KDVN.HW.A.0001.101027T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.HW.W.0002.101027T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...GALENA...FREEPORT... MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS 401 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA AGAIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WINDS GUSTS WILL BE MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * WIND THIS STRONG CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. ADDITIONALLY...EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE WILL OCCUR. THIS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. && $$ IAZ067-068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015>018-024>026-034-035- 271915- /O.UPG.KDVN.HW.A.0001.101027T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0005.101027T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA- DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT... SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND... KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH... CARTHAGE...MACOMB 401 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA AGAIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WINDS GUSTS WILL BE MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * WIND THIS STRONG CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. ADDITIONALLY...EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ MOZ009-010-271915- /O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0005.101027T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 401 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA AGAIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WINDS GUSTS WILL BE MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * WIND THIS STRONG CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. ADDITIONALLY...EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ DLF
5 follow-up statements
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
887 WWUS73 KDVN 271639 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1139 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .A VERY STRONG AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS AS FAR SOUTH AS THE MID- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AGAIN TODAY. WINDS...ALREADY GUSTING OVER 50 MPH AT MIDDAY...ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. IAZ040>042-051>054-063>066-ILZ001-002-007-009-280000- /O.CON.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...GALENA...FREEPORT... MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS 1139 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GUST OVER 50 MPH...AND REACH AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA EARLIER THIS MORNING. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE TOWARD EVENING. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. ADDITIONALLY...EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... PARTICULARLY FOR DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH MAY BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING SEMI TRUCKS OVER...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IAZ067-068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015>018-024>026-034-035- MOZ009-010-280000- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA- DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT... SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND... KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH... CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 1139 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * SUSTAINED WEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH BRIEF WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BE MOVED OR BLOWN AWAY...AND MAY ALSO BRING DOWN SMALL TREE BRANCHES. ADDITIONALLY...EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... PARTICULARLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ DLS
378 WWUS73 KDVN 272042 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 342 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .A VERY STRONG AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS AS FAR SOUTH AS THE MID- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AGAIN TODAY. WINDS MAY REACH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. IAZ040>042-051>054-063>066-ILZ001-002-007-009-280000- /O.CON.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...GALENA...FREEPORT... MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS 342 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. * WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH INTO EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS. ADDITIONALLY...EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... PARTICULARLY FOR DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IAZ067-068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015>018-024>026-034-035- MOZ009-010-280000- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA- DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT... SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND... KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH... CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 342 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. * WEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 25 MPH AFTER 7 PM. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BE MOVED OR BLOWN AWAY...AND MAY ALSO BRING DOWN SMALL TREE BRANCHES. ADDITIONALLY...EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... PARTICULARLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ SHEETS
218 WWUS73 KDVN 272358 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 658 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... .WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH AFTER 7 PM. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH TO NEAR 45 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE I-80 CORRIDOR UNTIL 8 PM. IAZ040>042-051>054-063>066-ILZ001-002-007-009-280100- /O.CAN.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...GALENA...FREEPORT... MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS 658 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ALLOWED THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE. WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH AFTER 7 PM. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO NEAR 45 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF THE I-80 CORRIDOR UNTIL 8 PM. $$ IAZ067-068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015>018-024>026-034-035- MOZ009-010-280100- /O.CAN.KDVN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA- DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT... SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND... KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH... CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 658 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ALLOWED THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH AFTER 7 PM. AN ISOLATED WIND GUST TO 35 TO NEAR 40 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE UNTIL 8 PM. $$ NICHOLS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Oct 27, 3:34 AM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 3:34 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 334 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS... DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS STALLED ALONG THE MN/CANADA BORDER NEAR KINL AT 06Z. LARGE AREA OF STRONG CYCLONIC FLOW AROUND THE LOW EXTENDED WELL SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MID MS VALLEY THIS MORNING. WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE STRONGER CYCLONIC FLOW HAVE SUBSIDED OVERNIGHT DUE TO DECOUPLING UNDER CLEAR SKIES. HOWEVER...UNDER THE CLOUDS IN SRN MN AND ERN SD...WINDS WERE STILL SUSTAINED AT 30+KTS WITH GUSTS IN THE 40S. THE 00Z UA ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS NEARLY VERTICALLY STACKED WITH THE UPPER LOW OVER THE MN ARROWHEAD. && .SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT... HIGH WIND POTENTIAL WILL THE THE PRIMARY FOCUS AGAIN TODAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THIS MORNING THEN STARTS TO LIFT NE THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG OVER THE CWFA AS IT WAS TUESDAY...BUT WITH A COMBINATION OF SURFACE HEATING BEFORE THE CLOUDS MOVE IN AND INCREASING CAA ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH TODAY WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MIX OUT INTO THE 800-750 MB LAYER. THIS SHOULD TAP 50+KT WINDS BY LATE MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SO WHILE THE SUSTAINED WINDS MAY NOT GO MUCH ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA WE COULD SEE SOME GUSTS OVER 50KTS AGAIN TODAY. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR THE HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 SO A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE POSTED FOR THAT AREA. TO THE SOUTH A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED. PEAK GUSTS IN THE SOUTH SHOULD BE IN THE 40-50KT RANGE. THE WARNING/ADVISORY WILL RUN TO 7 PM. HAVE KEPT TEMPS ON THE MILD SIDE IN SOUTH TODAY WITH SUN MOST OF THE MORNING AND THE GOOD MIXING CONDITIONS WE SHOULD SEE LOW 60S. INCREASING CLOUDS AND CAA SHOULD LIMIT TEMPS IN THE NORTH TO THE LOW 50S. TONIGHT...WITH THE STORM PULLING AWAY FROM THE REGION...WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING. WRAP AROUND PCPN MAY MAKE IT FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO CLIP THE NRN CWFA SO INCLUDED A LOW POP BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z. THERMAL PROFILES SUGGEST 850MB TEMPS WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A FEW SNOWFLAKES. HOWEVER IN THE LOWER LEVELS TEMPS WILL REMAIN JUST ABOVE FREEZING. SO WITH FORCING EXPECTED TO BE WEAK WILL JUST MENTION -RA. COLD AIRMASS WILL SPREAD OVER THE CWFA OVERNIGHT WHICH SHOULD DROP MINS INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S. ..DLF.. .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... AN ACTIVE FLOW REGIME ALOFT WILL TRANSLATE TO FREQUENT SYSTEMS THROUGH THE MID RANGE AND EXTENDED FORECAST. THURSDAY WILL BE MARKED BY SLOWLY RELAXING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AS THE LOW RACES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AND THE SURFACE RIDGE SLOWLY ADVANCES. INITIAL FORECAST QUESTION IS HOW COLD IT WILL GET FRIDAY MORNING. CONTINUING COLD ADVECTION WILL BRING IN THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON SO FAR. SURFACE RIDGE AXIS IS UNIVERSALLY PROGGED TO BE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT 12Z FRIDAY FOR NEARLY OPTIMUM RADIATIONAL COOLING. WITH MINS IN THE 20S ACROSS THE CWFA...SOUTHERN SECTIONS WILL SEE THEIR FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON FRIDAY MORNING. FRIDAY RETURN SWLY FLOW BEGINS...ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE GULF COAST WILL KEEP THE GULF CUT OFF AND LIMIT MOISTURE IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT SYSTEM THIS WEEKEND. STRONG SHORT WAVE PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENTLY DEPICTED BY THE ECMWF AND HAVE FAVORED THIS SOLUTION FOR THE SATURDAY/SUNDAY TIME FRAME. WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW DEEPENS AND BEGINS RACING ACROSS KANSAS. HAVE NUDGED HIGH TEMPS SATURDAY UPWARD DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THE WAA IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. WILL NEED TO WATCH SATURDAY NIGHT MINS IN LATER SHIFTS AS THEY MAY BE TOO COOL DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH OF THE WARM FRONT. FOR SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING HAVE INTRODUCED LOW POPS...PRIMARILY DUE TO THE CONSISTENCY OF THE ECMWF IN DEPICTING THE STRENGTH OF THE UPPER WAVE. BECAUSE MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED...ANY PRECIP AMOUNTS WOULD BE LIGHT BUT THE POTENTIAL IS WORTH MENTIONING AT THIS POINT. WILL FAVOR TEMPS ON THE COOL SIDE OF GUIDANCE AS THE AREA REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CLOUDS AND NORTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW. BEYOND THE WEEKEND...CONFIDENCE IN THESE PERIODS IS LOW...AND WILL BEAR CLOSE WATCH AS THE LONG WAVE PATTERN DEVELOPS A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN CONUS. FOR NOW HAVE TRIMMED POPS BACK FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND KEPT THE REST OF THE FORECAST DRY AS THE ECMWF DROPS THE MAIN ENERGY INTO THE SOUTHERN STREAM. ..33.. && .AVIATION... STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY AT ALL TAF SITES. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE BY 15Z WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 50KTS AT TIMES POSSIBLE AT KCID/KDBQ AND GUSTS OF 40-50KTS AT KMLI-KBRL. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TO AROUND 15 TO 20 KTS AROUND 00Z. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. CIGS AROUND 4KFT WILL SPREAD S OVER ALL TAF SITES THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE CLOUDS SHOULD REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. ..DLF.. && .DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BENTON-BUCHANAN-CEDAR-CLINTON-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE- IOWA- JACKSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LINN. WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DES MOINES-HENRY IA-JEFFERSON-KEOKUK-LEE-LOUISA- MUSCATINE-SCOTT- VAN BUREN-WASHINGTON. IL...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CARROLL-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-WHITESIDE. WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BUREAU-HANCOCK-HENDERSON-HENRY IL-MCDONOUGH-MERCER- PUTNAM-ROCK ISLAND-WARREN. MO...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CLARK-SCOTLAND. && DLF/33
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 26, 4:45 AM CDT, 23 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 445 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-270945- 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- 445 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010 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 THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT IS SWEEPING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO END BY MID MORNING. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...THE PRIMARY WEATHER CONCERN WILL BE INCREASING WINDS. BY LATE MORNING...THE SUSTAINED WIND IS EXPECTED TO REACH 30 TO 40 MPH. BY AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR...INTERSTATE 88...AND INTERSTATE 380...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 20...30...AND 61. WIND SPEEDS WILL RELAX SOMEWHAT TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BREEZY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY...THE WIND WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN. SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE WIND SPEEDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THERE IS A CHANCE OF SPOTTER ACTIVATION EARLY THIS MORNING... MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 33
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 4:01 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 4 more | 15 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.