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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this high wind warning at Feb 19, 2016, 9:55 AM CST for 8 counties in Illinois; 13 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 8 hr. 34 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2016, 9:55 AM CST (15:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
All 21 counties
Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Linn County, IA, Muscatine County, IA, Scott County, IA, Bureau County, IL, Carroll County, IL, Henry County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Whiteside County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 10:13 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Ese Nora, IL | |
| Feb 19, 10:45 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 1 Wnw Eldridge, IA | STATION ID D9509 |
| Feb 19, 10:54 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Moline Quad-City Airpor, IL | |
| Feb 19, 10:55 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 Ne Freeport, IL | REPORT FROM MESOWEST WEBSITE |
| Feb 19, 10:58 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Ese Nora, IL | |
| Feb 19, 11:07 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Vinton, IA | VINTON-SHELLSBURG HIGH SCHOOL MESONET |
| Feb 19, 11:10 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 2 Ne Sheffield, IL | ILLINOIS DOT...STATION ID IL016 |
| Feb 19, 11:15 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Independence, IA | |
| Feb 19, 11:35 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Sterling, IL | STERLING/ROCK FALLS AIRPORT |
| Feb 19, 11:40 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Wsw Rapids City, IL | ILLINOIS DOT...STATION ID IL018 |
| Feb 19, 11:50 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 4 Se Maysville, IA | IOWA DOT...STATION ID RDVI4 |
| Feb 19, 11:52 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Cedar Rapids Municipal, IA | |
| Feb 19, 12:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 Wnw Palisades-Kepler, IA | IOWA DOT...STATION ID RCRI4 |
| Feb 19, 12:04 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Nnw Ely, IA | STATION ID E3891 |
| Feb 19, 12:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Nw Moline, IL | STATION ID IA061 |
| Feb 19, 12:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Davenport, IA | PARKING LOT LIGHT POLE BLOWN OVER AND DAMAGED PARKED VEHICLE |
| Feb 19, 12:16 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Ne Clinton Municipal Ai, IA | |
| Feb 19, 12:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 2 W University Heights, IA | IOWA DOT...STATION ID RIAI4 |
| Feb 19, 12:23 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Iowa City Municipal Air, IA | |
| Feb 19, 12:25 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 Ne Sheffield, IL | ILLINOIS DOT...STATION ID IL016 |
| Feb 19, 12:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Muscatine Municipal Air, IA | |
| Feb 19, 12:58 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Moline Quad-City Airpor, IL | |
| Feb 19, 12:59 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Davenport Municipal Air, IA | |
| Feb 19, 1:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wnw Palisades-Kepler, IA | IOWA DOT...STATION ID RCRI4 |
| Feb 19, 1:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Se Maysville, IA | IOWA DOT...STATION ID RDVI4 |
| Feb 19, 1:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Wnw Palisades-Kepler, IA | IOWA DOT...STATION ID RCRI4 |
| Feb 19, 1:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Wsw Rapids City, IL | ILLINOIS DOT...STATION ID IL018 |
| Feb 19, 1:25 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Nne Olin, IA | STATION ID D2485 |
| Feb 19, 1:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Park View, IA | SEMI BLOWN OVER ON HIGHWAY 61 NEAR PARKVIEW BLOCKING TRAFFIC...TIME IS ESTIMATED |
| Feb 19, 1:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Cedar Rapids Municipal, IA | |
| Feb 19, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 1 Wnw Eldridge, IA | STATION ID D9509 |
| Feb 19, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Sterling, IL | STERLING/ROCK FALLS AIRPORT |
| Feb 19, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Monticello Municipal Ai, IA | |
| Feb 19, 2:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Moline, IL | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN...3800 BLOCK OF RIVER DRIVE...ROAD IS CLOSED...TIME IS APPROXIMATE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 1308 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1318 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
225 WWUS73 KDVN 191555 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 955 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...VERY STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS TODAY... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS OF 55 TO NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG AN NORTH OF I-80. IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-200000- /O.UPG.KDVN.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.HW.W.0001.160219T1555Z-160220T0000Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN 955 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM CST. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE WILL OCCUR. THIS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. && $$ MOZ009-010-200000- /O.EXA.KDVN.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/ SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 955 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 32 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ IAZ076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ024>026-034-035-200000- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN- LEE-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 955 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 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. && $$ 12
2 follow-up statements
907 WWUS73 KDVN 192131 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 331 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO LINGER INTO EARLY EVENING... IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-ILZ015-200000- /O.CAN.KDVN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDVN.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-ROCK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND 331 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 6 PM CST. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ ILZ001-002-007-009-016>018-200000- /O.CON.KDVN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/ JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL... STERLING...ROCK FALLS...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 331 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO NEAR 60 MPH. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 6 PM CST. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE WILL OCCUR. THIS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. && $$ IAZ076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-200000- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN- LEE-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 331 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ 12
474 WWUS73 KDVN 200000 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 600 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...WINDS WEAKENING THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST WISCONSIN CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA THUS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING. ILZ001-002-007-009-016>018-200100- /O.EXP.KDVN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/ JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL... STERLING...ROCK FALLS...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 600 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... VERY STRONG WINDS OVER NORTHWEST ILLINOIS ARE WEAKENING...THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015-024>026- 034-035-MOZ009-010-200100- /O.EXP.KDVN.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-MERCER-HENDERSON- WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE... MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 600 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER EASTERN IOWA...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 10:15 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa | 7 days |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Iowa, 2016High Wind Warnings in Illinois, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016
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.