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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2013, 6:46 PM CDT for Carroll County, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. It was in force for 29 min. 5 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 12, 2013, 6:46 PM CDT (23:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2013, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
Counties Carroll County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 6:50 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 S Hanover, IL | EF0 WITH ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF 65 MPH. MAX WIDTH 20 YARDS AND PATH LENGTH APPROX 1/2 MILE. BRIEF TOUCHDOWN WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. |
| Jun 12, 6:51 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 S Hanover, IL | MOVING SOUTHEAST. |
| Jun 12, 6:51 PM CDT | TORNADO | Hanover, IL | MOVING SOUTHEAST. |
| Jun 12, 6:53 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 6 N Savanna, IL | *** 1 INJ *** EF2 WITH MAX WINDS OF 135 MPH. THE TRACK BEGAN 6 MILES NORTH OF SAVANNA AND ENDED 4 MILES WEST OF MOUNT CARROLL IL. DURATION FROM 653 TO 703 PM. MAX WIDTH 1/2 MILE. PATH LENGTH WAS APPROX 6 MILES.THE TORNADO WAS WELL DEFINED WITH SIGNIFICANT TREE |
| Jun 12, 6:55 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 S Hanover, IL | NEAR HIGHWAY 84 |
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 12, 1:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 1812 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1138 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
989
WFUS53 KDVN 122346
TORDVN
ILC015-085-130015-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0013.130612T2346Z-130613T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
646 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN JO DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 641 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HANOVER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT CARROLL...MASSBACH...MISSISSIPPI PALISADES...CENTER HILL AND
WACKER.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE MISSISSIPPI PALISADES STATE PARK AND
CAMP FAR HORIZONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4217 8985 4205 9004 4223 9031 4232 9023
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 298DEG 26KT 4226 9022
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
$$
SHEETS2 follow-up statements
296
WWUS53 KDVN 122354
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
654 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
ILC015-085-130015-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130613T0015Z/
JO DAVIESS IL-CARROLL IL-
654 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN CARROLL AND
SOUTHERN JO DAVIESS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 649 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MASSBACH...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MOUNT CARROLL AROUND 715 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE MISSISSIPPI PALISADES STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 4220 9024 4229 9017 4217 8985 4205 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 298DEG 26KT 4224 9016
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SHEETS647
WWUS53 KDVN 130001
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
701 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
ILC085-130010-
/O.CAN.KDVN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130613T0015Z/
JO DAVIESS IL-
701 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JO DAVIESS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS /MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4219 9023 4220 9000 4217 8985 4205 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 306DEG 37KT 4216 9013
$$
ILC015-130015-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130613T0015Z/
CARROLL IL-
701 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN CARROLL
COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 658 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
MASSBACH...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO AND TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED
A TORNADO ON THE GROUND.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MOUNT CARROLL AROUND 715 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CENTER HILL AND WACKER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 4219 9023 4220 9000 4217 8985 4205 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 306DEG 37KT 4216 9013
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
SHEETSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 10:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 12, 12:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, McDonough and 6 more | 109 min |
| Jun 12, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 36 min |
| Jun 12, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 30 min |
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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.