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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2014, 10:31 PM CDT for Carroll County, Jo Daviess County, Illinois; Jackson County, Jones County, Iowa. It was in force for 29 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
- Jun 29, 2014, 10:31 PM CDT (03:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2014, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Jackson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Carroll County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 10:36 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ne Wyoming, IA | PUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. RELAYED BY THE JONES COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER. |
| Jun 29, 10:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Wyoming, IA | |
| Jun 29, 10:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Wyoming, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 1816 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KDVN 300331
TORDVN
IAC097-105-ILC015-085-300400-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0019.140630T0331Z-140630T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1031 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
EAST CENTRAL JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...
SOUTH CENTRAL JO DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
* AT 1030 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ONSLOW...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CANTON AROUND 1040 PM CDT.
NASHVILLE AROUND 1045 PM CDT.
HURSTVILLE AND MAQUOKETA AROUND 1050 PM CDT.
FULTON AND ANDREW AROUND 1055 PM CDT.
SPRINGBROOK AROUND 1100 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WILDWOOD ACRES...BALDWIN...
EMELINE...CRAB TOWN...IRONHILLS...MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK...
BUCKHORN...MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...OTTER CREEK AND COTTONVILLE.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BELLEVUE STATE PARK...MISSISSIPPI
PALISADES STATE PARK...ELIZABETH FAIRGROUNDS...JACKSON COUNTY
FAIRGROUNDS...CAMP FAR HORIZONS...DUCK CREEK COUNTY PARK...BUZZARD
RIDGE WILDLIFE AREA...JOINERVILLE COUNTY PARK...SPRUCE CREEK PARK AND
EDEN VALLEY REFUGE.
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 4235 9023 4211 9016 4203 9075 4203 9090
4201 9090 4199 9106 4216 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 256DEG 37KT 4210 9096
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NICHOLS2 follow-up statements
689
WWUS53 KDVN 300344
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1044 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
ILC015-085-300353-
/O.CAN.KDVN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140630T0400Z/
JO DAVIESS IL-CARROLL IL-
1044 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CARROLL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL JO DAVIESS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED IN THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4208 9040 4203 9075 4203 9090 4201 9090
4199 9106 4216 9112 4230 9048
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 256DEG 37KT 4212 9085
$$
IAC097-105-300400-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140630T0400Z/
JACKSON IA-JONES IA-
1044 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL JONES AND
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...
AT 1040 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONMOUTH...AND
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 336...PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO
3 NE OF WYOMING.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FULTON AND HURSTVILLE AROUND 1055 PM CDT.
ANDREW AROUND 1100 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUCKHORN...IRONHILLS...
MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK...OTTER CREEK AND COTTONVILLE.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...BUZZARD
RIDGE WILDLIFE AREA...JOINERVILLE COUNTY PARK AND EDEN VALLEY REFUGE.
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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4208 9040 4203 9075 4203 9090 4201 9090
4199 9106 4216 9112 4230 9048
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 256DEG 37KT 4212 9085
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NICHOLS914
WWUS53 KDVN 300356
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1056 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
IAC097-105-300406-
/O.EXP.KDVN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140630T0400Z/
JACKSON IA-JONES IA-
1056 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JONES AND WESTERN JACKSON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 4208 9040 4203 9075 4203 9090 4201 9090
4199 9106 4216 9112 4230 9048
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 253DEG 14KT 4213 9082
$$
NICHOLSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 11:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Whiteside | 50 min |
| Jun 29, 11:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 26 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Carroll, Rock Island, Whiteside | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Rock Island, Whiteside | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 1:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Whiteside | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | Carroll, Rock Island, Whiteside | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Putnam, Rock Island, Whiteside | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | 8 days |
| Jun 30, 6:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island | 8 days |
| Jun 30, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson, Mercer, Warren | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 8:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henderson, Warren | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 8 days |
| Jun 30, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Whiteside | 7 days |
| Jun 30, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Henry | 4 days |
| Jun 30, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Rock Island, Whiteside | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Rock Island, Stephenson and 1 more | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 4:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Rock Island | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stephenson | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Henry | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 5:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Henry | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 53 min |
| Jun 29, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Linn | 67 min |
| Jun 29, 10:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 10:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Benton, Jones, Linn | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn and 2 more | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 12:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Cedar, Johnson, Linn | 7 days |
| Jun 30, 12:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Lee | 4 days |
| Jun 30, 1:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Cedar, Jones, Linn | 8 days |
| Jun 30, 2:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Delaware, Jones | 4 days |
| Jun 30, 2:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Jackson | 5 days |
| Jun 30, 2:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Linn | 4 days |
| Jun 30, 3:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | Benton, Jones, Linn | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Benton, Linn | 6 days |
| Jun 30, 12:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 10 days |
| Jun 30, 12:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Johnson, Louisa, Washington | 21 days |
| Jun 30, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton | 54 min |
| Jun 30, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Iowa | 61 min |
| Jun 30, 2:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Benton | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Keokuk | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Linn | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Johnson | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 10 more | 66 min |
| Jun 30, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Muscatine, Scott | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 3:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 3:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Keokuk, Louisa, Muscatine, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 6 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.