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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Quad Cities, IA

February 19, 201421 counties in Iowa; 13 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2014, 8:53 PM CST for 21 counties in Iowa; 13 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri. It took effect at Feb 20, 2014, 5:00 PM CST. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2014, 8:53 PM CST (02:53 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 20, 2014, 5:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 21, 2014, 3:00 PM CST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
All 36 counties

Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Des Moines County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Henry County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Lee County, IA, Linn County, IA, Louisa County, IA, Muscatine County, IA, Scott County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Washington County, IA, Bureau County, IL, Carroll County, IL, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL, Henry County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, McDonough County, IL, Mercer County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Warren County, IL, Whiteside County, IL, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 47 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 2014-02-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2014-02-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2156 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
236 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.

359 
WWUS73 KDVN 200253
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
853 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...A STRONG STORM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION
THURSDAY EVENING...

.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP OVER EASTERN IOWA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. AS THIS OCCURS...WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE FROM THE EAST
AND UNDER 25 MPH. HOWEVER...AS THE LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO
25 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 TO 50 MPH DURING THE EVENING. THIS
WIND MAY ALSO COMBINE WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO CREATE LOCALIZED
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

IAZ054-063>068-076>078-087>089-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-
024>026-034-035-201100-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.140220T2300Z-140221T1200Z/
JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-
WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-LEE-JO DAVIESS-
STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...
TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...
SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...
BURLINGTON...FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...
STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...
PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...
MACOMB
853 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE FROM THE WEST LATE THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT. SNOW
  SHOWERS MAY ALSO CREATE LOCALIZED WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
  THURSDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU
ARE TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTDOORS.

&&

$$


ERVIN
8 follow-up statements
987 
WWUS73 KDVN 201008
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
408 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT ACROSS EASTERN IOWA
THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...WINDS
WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 TO 50 MPH
DURING THE EVENING. THIS WIND MAY ALSO COMBINE WITH SOME SNOW
SHOWERS TO CREATE LOCALIZED HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

IAZ063-201115-
/O.CAN.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.140220T2300Z-140221T1200Z/
IOWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARENGO
408 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR IOWA COUNTY.

INSTEAD...IOWA COUNTY HAS BEEN PLACED IN A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
TO CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. THUS THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR IOWA COUNTY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY.

$$

IAZ098-MOZ009-010-201815-
/O.EXA.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.140220T2300Z-140221T1200Z/
VAN BUREN-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEOSAUQUA....MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
408 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
CST FRIDAY.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...
  PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. ALSO...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL
  BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING OR
WORKING OUTDOORS.

&&

$$

IAZ054-064>068-076>078-087>089-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-
024>026-034-035-201815-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.140220T2300Z-140221T1200Z/
JACKSON-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-
LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-
CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-
HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...
WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...
FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB
408 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...
  PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS...AND LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. ANY
  FRESH SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE BLOWN BY THE WIND AND MAY BECOME A
  LOCALIZED TRAVEL HAZARD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING OR
WORKING OUTDOORS.

&&

$$

DMD
498 
WWUS73 KDVN 202149
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
349 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT FROM EASTERN IOWA INTO
WISCONSIN BY EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS EVENING AT 25 TO 30
MPH...GUSTING TO 45 TO 50 MPH...WITH THE STRONG WINDS CONTINUING
OVERNIGHT. THIS WIND MAY ALSO COMBINE WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW
SHOWERS TONIGHT TO CREATE LOCALIZED HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

IAZ054-064>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-
024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-210600-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.140220T2300Z-140221T1200Z/
JACKSON-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-
LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-
STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...
WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...
KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...
STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...
PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...
MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
349 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* WINDS...FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...
  PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS...AND LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BLOW
  AROUND. ANY FRESH SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE BLOWN BY THE WIND AND
  MAY BECOME A LOCALIZED TRAVEL HAZARD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING OR
WORKING OUTDOORS.

&&

$$
420 
WWUS73 KDVN 210217
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
817 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...

.WINDS WILL BE STRONG THIS EVENING AT 25 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO
45 TO 50 MPH...WITH THE STRONG WINDS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. THIS
WIND MAY ALSO COMBINE WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT
TO CREATE LOCALIZED HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

IAZ041-042-052-053-063-211030-
/O.EXA.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T1200Z/
DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-IOWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...CEDAR RAPIDS...
ANAMOSA...MARENGO
817 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* WINDS...FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...
   PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS...AND LOOSE OBJECTS WILL 
  BLOW AROUND. ANY FRESH SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE BLOWN BY THE WIND 
  AND MAY BECOME A LOCALIZED TRAVEL HAZARD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU
ARE TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTDOORS.

&&

$$

IAZ054-064>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-
024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-211030-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T1200Z/
JACKSON-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-
LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-
STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...
WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...
KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...
STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...
PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...
MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
817 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* WINDS...FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...
   PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS...AND LOOSE OBJECTS WILL 
  BLOW AROUND. ANY FRESH SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE BLOWN BY THE WIND 
  AND MAY BECOME A LOCALIZED TRAVEL HAZARD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING OR
WORKING OUTDOORS.

&&

$$


ERVIN
386 
WWUS73 KDVN 210909
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
309 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNRISE...

.AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL KEEP VERY
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNRISE. WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-211015-
/O.CAN.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-HENDERSON-WARREN-
HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...
BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...
CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
309 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY.

SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE AND THE FIRST PART OF THE MORNING.


$$

IAZ040-051-211200-
/O.EXA.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T1200Z/
BUCHANAN-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...VINTON
309 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING.

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...
  PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS...AND LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BLOW
  AROUND. ANY FRESH SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE BLOWN BY THE WIND AND
  MAY BECOME A LOCALIZED TRAVEL HAZARD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING OR
WORKING OUTDOORS.


&&

$$

IAZ041-042-052>054-063>068-076>078-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-024-
211200-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T1200Z/
DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-
MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-
CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...CEDAR RAPIDS...
ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...
MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...
WAPELLO...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN...ALEDO
309 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...


* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...
  PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS...AND LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BLOW
  AROUND. ANY FRESH SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE BLOWN BY THE WIND AND
  MAY BECOME A LOCALIZED TRAVEL HAZARD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING OR
WORKING OUTDOORS.

&&

$$
016 
WWUS73 KDVN 211135
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
535 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNRISE...

.AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL KEEP VERY
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNRISE. WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

IAZ051-063-076>078-ILZ024-211245-
/O.CAN.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T1200Z/
BENTON-IOWA-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...MARENGO...SIGOURNEY...
WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...ALEDO
535 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY.

SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE AND THE FIRST PART OF THE MORNING.


$$

IAZ040>042-052>054-064>068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-211800-
/O.EXT.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T1800Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-JOHNSON-CEDAR-
CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-
ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...GALENA...
FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...
ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN
535 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO START A GRADUAL DECREASE AFTER 9 AM.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...
  PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS...AND LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BLOW
  AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING OR
WORKING OUTDOORS.

&&

$$
701 
WWUS73 KDVN 211339
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
739 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...

.AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL KEEP VERY
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

IAZ040-052-064-211445-
/O.CAN.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T1800Z/
BUCHANAN-LINN-JOHNSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...CEDAR RAPIDS...IOWA CITY
739 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY.

SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE AND THE FIRST PART OF THE MORNING.


$$

IAZ041-042-053-054-065>068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-211800-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T1800Z/
DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JONES-JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-
BUREAU-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...ANAMOSA...
MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN
739 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO START A GRADUAL DECREASE AFTER 9 AM.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...
   PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS...AND LOOSE OBJECTS WILL 
  BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING OR
WORKING OUTDOORS.

&&

$$
232 
WWUS73 KDVN 211722
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1122 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...VERY STRONG WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

.AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL KEEP VERY
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE
WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

IAZ041-042-053-054-065>068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-212100-
/O.EXT.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T2100Z/
DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JONES-JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-
BUREAU-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...ANAMOSA...
MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN
1122 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START A GRADUAL DECREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.
  AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHWEST ILLINOIS THAT RECEIVED SNOWFALL
  EARLIER THIS MORNING WILL HAVE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  OF THE SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING OR
WORKING OUTDOORS.

&&

$$

HAASE
323 
WWUS73 KDVN 212053
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
253 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...

.WEST WINDS WERE SLOWLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AND WERE IN THE
20 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. THEREFORE...THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM.

IAZ041-042-053-054-065>068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-212200-
/O.EXP.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T2100Z/
DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JONES-JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-
BUREAU-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...ANAMOSA...
MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN
253 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

WEST WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND THEREFORE THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM. EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON WIND
GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WERE REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF EXTREME EASTERN
IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS.

$$

HAASE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 20, 3:03 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDes Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren42 min
Feb 20, 4:09 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVNBenton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jones and 1 more23 hr
Feb 20, 6:56 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNLee, Van Buren49 min
Feb 20, 7:27 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningDVNLee, Van Buren12 hr
Feb 20, 8:06 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNLee54 min
Feb 20, 8:30 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDes Moines60 min
Feb 20, 1:15 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBenton, Buchanan, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson and 5 more60 min
Feb 20, 1:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCedar, Johnson, Jones, Linn34 min
Feb 20, 1:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDelaware, Jones, Linn27 min
Feb 20, 1:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNLee34 min
Feb 20, 2:36 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBuchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque and 7 more54 min
Feb 20, 2:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBuchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque and 7 more43 min
Feb 20, 3:32 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNClinton, Jackson, Scott58 min
Feb 19, 11:49 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNMcDonough56 min
Feb 20, 3:09 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock, McDonough, Warren51 min
Feb 20, 4:24 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBureau, Carroll, Putnam, Whiteside51 min
Feb 20, 9:27 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBureau, Putnam63 min
Feb 20, 12:18 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningDVNClark56 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.