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Special Weather Statement, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this special weather statement at Jun 7, 2015, 2:49 PM CDT for Warren County, Illinois. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 2015, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2015, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
County Warren County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -310 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 862 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 7, 12:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 12:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 444 AM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-080945- BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-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- 444 AM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM FAIRFIELD IOWA...TO MONMOUTH ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL OCCUR TO THE SOUTH OF THAT LINE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE MORNING STORMS WILL BE ISOLATED WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT MAY PRODUCE SOME URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. AFTER A LATE MORNING AND MIDDAY LULL IN THE STORM ACTIVITY WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SOME HEATING...ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSHES INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF A DUBUQUE...TO WILLIAMSBURG IOWA LINE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...WITH A LESSER THREAT OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED AREAS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DUBUQUE IOWA...TO WILLIAMSBURG IOWA IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AN ENHANCED SLIGHT RISK HAS BEEN POSTED ACROSS ILLINOIS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A PRINCETON...TO MACOMB LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH HAIL APPROACHING QUARTER SIZE ARE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30...THEN OVER MOST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS IS LOW. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE GENERAL PATTERN SUGGESTS SOME POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER AT TIMES...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE SPECIFIC DETAILS AND TIMING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. 12/RP KINNEY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 7, 9:03 AM CDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 7, 10:03 AM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1003 AM CDT SUN JUN 07 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1002 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 W BETTENDORF 41.56N 90.49W
06/07/2015 M1.05 INCH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL.
&&Special weather statement, Jun 7, 2:48 PM CDT, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
248 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015
ILZ017-018-072015-
PUTNAM-BUREAU-
248 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PUTNAM AND SOUTHERN BUREAU
COUNTIES...
AT 248 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER BRADFORD...OR 14 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PRINCETON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HENNEPIN...SPRING VALLEY...DE PUE...GRANVILLE...TISKILWA...BUREAU
JUNCTION...MCNABB...MC NABB...BUREAU...PUTNAM...MARK...MAGNOLIA...
STANDARD...MILO...LAKE THUNDERBIRD...LONE TREE CORNERS...FLORID AND
PROVIDENCE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4110 8936 4112 8934 4115 8933 4115 8964
4123 8964 4124 8972 4130 8972 4133 8917
4111 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 270DEG 31KT 4121 8962
ERVINSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 2:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 249 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015 ILZ025-026-034-035-072015- HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-WARREN-HENDERSON- 249 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN WARREN...NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK...NORTHWESTERN MCDONOUGH AND SOUTHEASTERN HENDERSON COUNTIES... AT 249 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR RARITAN...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ROSEVILLE...STRONGHURST...RARITAN...LITTLE SWAN LAKE...GREENBUSH... BERWICK...MEDIA...PONEMAH...CAMERON...YOUNGSTOWN...ORMONDE... LARCHLAND...SMITHSHIRE AND SWAN CREEK. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4063 9095 4080 9088 4092 9044 4067 9045 TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 257DEG 33KT 4074 9076 ERVIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Linn | 65 min |
| Jun 7, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 4:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson, Johnson, Jones and 5 more | 63 min |
| Jun 7, 5:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and 1 more | 61 min |
| Jun 7, 5:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Johnson, Linn | 53 min |
| Jun 7, 6:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa and 3 more | 113 min |
| Jun 7, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Jun 7, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry, Jefferson | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Van Buren | 64 min |
| Jun 7, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 64 min |
| Jun 7, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Putnam | 27 min |
| Jun 7, 3:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Warren | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 55 min |
| Jun 7, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scotland | 33 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.