Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2014, 3:07 PM CDT for Henderson County, McDonough County, Warren County, Illinois. It was in force for 38 min. 3 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
- Apr 28, 2014, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Henderson County, IL, McDonough County, IL, Warren County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:13 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | Lomax, IL | AND HEAVY RAIN |
| Apr 28, 3:23 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | 1 N Terre Haute, IL | HAIL HAS BEEN FALLING THE PAST 5 MINUTES - HEAVY RAIN IS ACCOMPANYING THE HAIL |
| Apr 28, 3:39 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | 5 Wsw Swan Creek, IL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 497 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 295 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
190
WUUS53 KDVN 282007
SVRDVN
ILC071-109-187-282045-
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0021.140428T2007Z-140428T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
307 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
MCDONOUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 303 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NAUVOO TO 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOLDEN...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MACOMB...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...GULF PORT...CARMAN...COLMAR...TERRE
HAUTE...GLADSTONE...TENNESSEE...FANDON...COLCHESTER...
BLANDINSVILLE...INDUSTRY...WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY...SCIOTA...
RARITAN...GOOD HOPE...STRONGHURST...BARDOLPH AND ADAIR.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE HENDERSON COUNTY CONSERVATION
AREA...HENDERSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...MCDONOUGH COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
AND WARREN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4028 9091 4064 9091 4064 9119 4067 9112
4082 9109 4090 9101 4092 9096 4101 9094
4107 9085 4106 9044 4028 9044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 270DEG 25KT 4054 9130 3990 9078
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
HAASE3 follow-up statements
506
WWUS53 KDVN 282023
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
323 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ILC071-109-187-282045-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140428T2045Z/
MCDONOUGH IL-WARREN IL-HENDERSON IL-
323 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HENDERSON...
WARREN AND MCDONOUGH COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 321 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM GULF PORT TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUSHVILLE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OQUAWKA...MACOMB...MONMOUTH...TENNESSEE...FANDON...BLANDINSVILLE...
COLCHESTER...GLADSTONE...STRONGHURST...RARITAN...SCIOTA...ROZETTA...
BIGGSVILLE...INDUSTRY...WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY...GOOD HOPE...
BARDOLPH...ADAIR...ROSEVILLE AND KIRKWOOD.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE HENDERSON COUNTY CONSERVATION
AREA...HENDERSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...MCDONOUGH COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
AND WARREN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4028 9091 4064 9091 4064 9119 4067 9112
4082 9109 4090 9101 4092 9096 4101 9094
4107 9085 4106 9044 4028 9044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 270DEG 25KT 4078 9106 4008 9066
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
HAASE333
WWUS53 KDVN 282039
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
339 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ILC071-109-187-282045-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140428T2045Z/
MCDONOUGH IL-WARREN IL-HENDERSON IL-
339 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HENDERSON...
WARREN AND NORTHERN MCDONOUGH COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 335 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM GLADSTONE TO COLCHESTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MACOMB...MONMOUTH...RARITAN...SCIOTA...WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY...
BIGGSVILLE...GOOD HOPE...BARDOLPH...ROZETTA...KIRKWOOD...ROSEVILLE...
BUSHNELL...NEW PHILADELPHIA...LITTLE SWAN LAKE...LITTLE YORK...
PRAIRIE CITY...MEDIA...MACOMB MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...SMITHSHIRE AND
SCOTTSBURG.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE HENDERSON COUNTY CONSERVATION
AREA...HENDERSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...MCDONOUGH COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
AND WARREN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4046 9083 4064 9091 4082 9109 4090 9101
4092 9096 4101 9094 4107 9085 4106 9044
4045 9045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 270DEG 25KT 4086 9092 4048 9072
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
HAASE114
WWUS53 KDVN 282045
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
345 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ILC071-109-187-282055-
/O.EXP.KDVN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140428T2045Z/
MCDONOUGH IL-WARREN IL-HENDERSON IL-
345 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HENDERSON...WARREN AND
NORTHERN MCDONOUGH COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 4046 9083 4064 9091 4082 9109 4090 9101
4092 9096 4101 9094 4107 9085 4106 9044
4045 9045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 270DEG 25KT 4086 9092 4048 9072
$$
HAASEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Warren | 108 min |
| Apr 28, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henderson, Mercer | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 50 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.