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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 24, 20134 counties in Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2013, 3:14 PM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 46 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 24, 2013, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2013, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jones County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 24, 3:23 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 603 N Stanwood, IA
Jun 24, 3:23 PM CDTTORNADO3 N Stanwood, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 24, 12:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 288 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2013-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1763 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2013-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -56 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1763 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
947 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

503 
WFUS53 KDVN 242014
TORDVN
IAC031-045-097-105-242100-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0021.130624T2014Z-130624T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
314 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CEDAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
  NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
  SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
  SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 312 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
  STANNWOOD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  STANWOOD...CLARENCE...OLIN...OXFORD JUNCTION...CENTER JUNCTION...
  WYOMING...ONSLOW...LOST NATION...MONMOUTH...NASHVILLE...CANTON...
  HALE...OXFORD MILLS...BALDWIN...ELWOOD...WILDWOOD ACRES...
  BUCKHORN...MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...EMELINE AND MAQUOKETA
  CAVES STATE PARK.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUZZARD RIDGE WILDLIFE AREA...
MASSILLON PARK...JOINERVILLE COUNTY PARK AND EDEN VALLEY REFUGE.

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4204 9065 4175 9123 4186 9137 4190 9136
      4229 9088
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 230DEG 33KT 4188 9121

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

DLF
2 follow-up statements
975 
WWUS53 KDVN 242033
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
333 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013

IAC031-045-097-105-242100-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130624T2100Z/
JACKSON IA-CEDAR IA-CLINTON IA-JONES IA-
333 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN JONES...
NORTHWESTERN CLINTON...NORTHEASTERN CEDAR AND SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

AT 329 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF 
OLIN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OXFORD JUNCTION...CENTER JUNCTION...WYOMING...ONSLOW...LOST NATION...
MONMOUTH...NASHVILLE...CANTON...OXFORD MILLS...BALDWIN...ELWOOD...
WILDWOOD ACRES...BUCKHORN...MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...EMELINE...
MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK...CRAB TOWN AND IRONHILLS.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUZZARD RIDGE WILDLIFE AREA...
MASSILLON PARK...JOINERVILLE COUNTY PARK AND EDEN VALLEY REFUGE.

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4206 9117 4229 9088 4204 9065 4188 9098
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 230DEG 33KT 4198 9104

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

DLF
532 
WWUS53 KDVN 242053
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
353 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013

IAC031-045-097-105-242102-
/O.EXP.KDVN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130624T2100Z/
JACKSON IA-CEDAR IA-CLINTON IA-JONES IA-
353 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JONES...NORTHWESTERN
CLINTON...NORTHEASTERN CEDAR AND SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 400 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.  HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF 
THUNDERSTORMS.

IN ADDITION... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 
PM.

LAT...LON 4206 9117 4229 9088 4204 9065 4188 9098
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 230DEG 33KT 4210 9085

$$

DLF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 9:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNJefferson58 min
Jun 23, 9:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNLouisa17 days
Jun 23, 9:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNDes Moines, Louisa18 days
Jun 23, 9:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNJefferson51 min
Jun 23, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHenry, Jefferson43 min
Jun 24, 1:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNMuscatine, Scott41 min
Jun 24, 4:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNCedar, Clinton, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Scott9 hr
Jun 24, 6:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNClinton, Scott6 hr
Jun 24, 7:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNCedar, Muscatine, Scott6 hr
Jun 24, 9:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNCedar, Iowa, Johnson, Muscatine6 hr
Jun 24, 10:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNCedar, Louisa, Muscatine10 days
Jun 24, 10:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNLouisa11 days
Jun 24, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNDubuque8 days
Jun 24, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNDubuque, Jackson8 days
Jun 24, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNClinton8 days
Jun 24, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNClinton, Scott10 days
Jun 24, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNScott10 days
Jun 24, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNMuscatine, Scott13 days
Jun 24, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNMuscatine14 days
Jun 24, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNLouisa, Muscatine15 days
Jun 24, 12:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNScott57 min
Jun 24, 1:18 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNIowa, Keokuk27 min
Jun 24, 1:29 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNCedar, Clinton, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Scott12 hr
Jun 24, 1:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNIowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Washington52 min
Jun 24, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHenry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Van Buren, Washington50 min
Jun 24, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBenton, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn, Washington51 min
Jun 24, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNLee, Van Buren46 min
Jun 24, 2:35 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNIowa, Johnson, Linn25 min
Jun 24, 2:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDes Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Johnson, Lee, Louisa and 3 more48 min
Jun 24, 2:42 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHenry, Louisa, Washington33 min
Jun 24, 2:52 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDVNCedar, Johnson, Jones, Linn23 min
Jun 24, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine and 1 more38 min
Jun 24, 3:20 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNMuscatine, Scott25 min
Jun 24, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNClinton, Scott40 min
Jun 24, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNClinton, Jackson45 min
Jun 24, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNClinton, Scott40 min
Jun 24, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNClinton, Jackson45 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.