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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 29, 2014Carroll County, Jo Daviess County, Illinois; Jackson County, Jones County, Iowa

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 29, 10:36 PM CDTTORNADO3 Ne Wyoming, IAPUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. RELAYED BY THE JONES COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER.
Jun 29, 10:49 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Wyoming, IA
Jun 29, 10:49 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Wyoming, 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 29, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2014-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1816 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2014-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

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

424 
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

$$

NICHOLS
2 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

$$

NICHOLS
914 
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

$$

NICHOLS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 10:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJo Daviess37 min
Jun 29, 11:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNCarroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson6 hr
Jun 29, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCarroll, Whiteside50 min
Jun 29, 11:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVNBureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more26 hr
Jun 29, 11:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNCarroll, Rock Island, Whiteside6 hr
Jun 30, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCarroll, Rock Island, Whiteside45 min
Jun 30, 1:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNBureau, Henry, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Whiteside6 hr
Jun 30, 4:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNCarroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson6 hr
Jun 30, 4:39 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNCarroll, Rock Island, Whiteside6 hr
Jun 30, 5:03 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNBureau, Henry, Putnam, Rock Island, Whiteside6 hr
Jun 30, 6:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNHenry, Rock Island, Whiteside8 days
Jun 30, 6:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNHenry, Rock Island8 days
Jun 30, 8:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenderson, Mercer, Warren59 min
Jun 30, 8:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHenderson, Warren40 min
Jun 30, 11:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNStephenson8 days
Jun 30, 11:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNWhiteside7 days
Jun 30, 11:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNHenry4 days
Jun 30, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCarroll, Jo Daviess, Rock Island, Whiteside46 min
Jun 30, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNCarroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Rock Island, Stephenson and 1 more52 min
Jun 30, 4:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNRock Island6 hr
Jun 30, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNStephenson50 min
Jun 30, 4:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBureau, Henry55 min
Jun 30, 5:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNHenry6 hr
Jun 30, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBureau, Putnam53 min
Jun 29, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBenton, Buchanan, Linn67 min
Jun 29, 10:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNBenton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn6 hr
Jun 29, 10:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNBenton, Jones, Linn6 hr
Jun 29, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBenton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn and 2 more45 min
Jun 30, 12:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNCedar, Johnson, Linn7 days
Jun 30, 12:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNLee4 days
Jun 30, 1:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNCedar, Jones, Linn8 days
Jun 30, 2:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNDelaware, Jones4 days
Jun 30, 2:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNJackson5 days
Jun 30, 2:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNBuchanan, Linn4 days
Jun 30, 3:27 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNBenton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn6 hr
Jun 30, 4:31 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNBenton, Jones, Linn6 hr
Jun 30, 5:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNBenton, Linn6 days
Jun 30, 12:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNJohnson, Washington10 days
Jun 30, 12:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNJohnson, Louisa, Washington21 days
Jun 30, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBenton54 min
Jun 30, 2:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNIowa61 min
Jun 30, 2:17 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBenton28 min
Jun 30, 2:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBuchanan24 min
Jun 30, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNKeokuk48 min
Jun 30, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBenton, Iowa, Linn37 min
Jun 30, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware44 min
Jun 30, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJohnson39 min
Jun 30, 2:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBenton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 10 more66 min
Jun 30, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Muscatine, Scott46 min
Jun 30, 3:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNBenton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn6 hr
Jun 30, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDelaware, Dubuque, Jackson42 min
Jun 30, 3:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNKeokuk, Louisa, Muscatine, Washington6 hr
Jun 30, 6:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware, Dubuque6 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.