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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2012, 3:07 PM CST for 8 counties in Illinois; 16 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 315 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2012, 3:07 PM CST (21:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2012, 3:42 PM CST
- In force
- 315 days
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
All 24 counties
Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Cedar County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Henry County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Linn County, IA, Louisa County, IA, Muscatine County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Washington County, IA, Bureau County, IL, Carroll County, IL, Henry County, IL, McDonough County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Warren County, IL, Whiteside County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
565 WWUS73 KDVN 012107 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 307 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH. IAZ040>042-051>053-063>065-067-076>078-087-088-098-020600- /O.CAN.KDVN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120102T0600Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR- MUSCATINE-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON... MUSCATINE...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...KEOSAUQUA. 307 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE PRIMARY IMPACT WILL BE TO TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$ IAZ054-066-068-089-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-024>026-034-035- MOZ009-010-020600- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120102T0600Z/ JACKSON-CLINTON-SCOTT-DES MOINES-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON- CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER- HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...BURLINGTON...FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT... MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND... KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH... CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 307 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE PRIMARY IMPACT WILL BE TO TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ DMD
5 follow-up statements
457 WWUS73 KDVN 020342 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 942 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT... .STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. HOWEVER...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE NEAR AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...WHERE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED. ILZ001-002-007-009-016>018-026-035-020445- /O.CAN.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120102T0600Z/ JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- WARREN-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL... STERLING...ROCK FALLS...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN... MONMOUTH...MACOMB 942 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE WINDS ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...HOWEVER ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015-024-025- 034-MOZ009-010-020600- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120102T0600Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-MERCER-HENDERSON- HANCOCK-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...CARTHAGE...MEMPHIS... KAHOKA 942 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LATE EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE PRIMARY IMPACT WILL BE TO TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ STOFLET
297 WWUS73 KDVN 020602 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1202 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015-024-025- 034-MOZ009-010-020715- /O.EXP.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120102T0600Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-MERCER-HENDERSON- HANCOCK-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... MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...CARTHAGE...MEMPHIS... KAHOKA 1202 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE GENERALLY DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY SEE WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE DAY MONDAY. $$ STOFLET
414 WWUS73 KDVN 110943 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 343 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS TODAY... .STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES PUSHES THE REGION. ILZ002-007-009-016>018-026-035-111945- /O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.121111T1600Z-121112T0000Z/ STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-WARREN- MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...MONMOUTH...MACOMB 343 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADS. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND POSSIBLY BREAK DOWN SMALL TREE BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ SHEETS
723 WWUS73 KDVN 111616 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1016 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS TODAY... .STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES PUSHES THE REGION. ILZ002-007-009-016>018-026-035-120000- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121112T0000Z/ STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-WARREN- MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...MONMOUTH...MACOMB 1016 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADS. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND POSSIBLY BREAK DOWN SMALL TREE BRANCHES. 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. && $$
546 WWUS73 KDVN 112142 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 342 PM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...STRONG WINDS DIMINISHING AS RAIN MOVES IN... .STRONG SOUTH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AS RAIN HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT HAS ALSO SWITCHED WINDS TO THE WEST. ILZ002-007-009-016>018-026-035-112245- /O.CAN.KDVN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121112T0000Z/ STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-WARREN- MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...MONMOUTH...MACOMB 342 PM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH AS A COLD FRONT HAS SWEPT RAIN INTO THE REGION...AND WINDS HAVE SWITCHED TO THE WEST. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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.