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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this high wind warning at Mar 15, 2016, 3:27 PM CDT for 8 counties in Iowa; 4 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Mar 16, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2016, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2016, 1:28 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
Counties Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Linn County, IA, Carroll County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Whiteside County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -270 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 736 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
044 WWUS73 KDVN 152027 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 327 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...DANGEROUS WINDS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM MISSOURI INTO WISCONSIN AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TONIGHT. A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 55 TO 60 MPH GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR. SOME GUSTS MAY EVEN BE HIGHER. THESE DANGEROUS WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES... RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. AREAS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH WILL HAVE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. IAZ040>042-051>054-066-ILZ001-002-007-009-160430- /O.UPG.KDVN.HW.A.0001.160316T0600Z-160317T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.HW.W.0002.160316T0900Z-160317T0100Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CLINTON- JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...GALENA... FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS 327 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. SOME GUSTS MAY EVEN BE HIGHER. * TIMING...VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES...VERY STRONG WINDS...AND PLENTIFUL DRIED VEGETATION WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN A VERY HIGH THREAT OF SPREADING GRASS FIRES ON WEDNESDAY...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THESE HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ IAZ063>065-067-068-ILZ015>018-024-160430- /O.UPG.KDVN.HW.A.0001.160316T0600Z-160317T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/ IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU- PUTNAM-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON... MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND... KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO 327 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES...VERY STRONG WINDS...AND PLENTIFUL DRIED VEGETATION WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN A VERY HIGH THREAT OF SPREADING GRASS FIRES ON WEDNESDAY...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THESE HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ IAZ076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-160430- /O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN- LEE-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS... KAHOKA 327 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS...AND PLENTIFUL DRIED VEGETATION WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN A VERY HIGH THREAT OF SPREADING GRASS FIRES ON WEDNESDAY...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. 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
4 follow-up statements
111 WWUS73 KDVN 160320 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1020 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...DANGEROUS WINDS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM MISSOURI INTO WISCONSIN AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TONIGHT. A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH WINDS WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 55 TO 60 MPH GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR. SOME GUSTS MAY EVEN BE HIGHER. THESE DANGEROUS WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. AREAS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH WILL HAVE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. IAZ040>042-051>054-066-ILZ001-002-007-009-161130- /O.EXT.KDVN.HW.W.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CLINTON- JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...GALENA... FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS 1020 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. SOME GUSTS MAY EVEN BE HIGHER. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES...VERY STRONG WINDS...AND PLENTIFUL DRIED VEGETATION WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN A VERY HIGH THREAT OF SPREADING GRASS FIRES ON WEDNESDAY...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THESE HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ IAZ063>065-067-068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015>018-024>026-034- 035-MOZ009-010-161130- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/ IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA- JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL- BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND- CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON... MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON... WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 1020 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS...AND PLENTIFUL DRIED VEGETATION WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN A VERY HIGH THREAT OF SPREADING GRASS FIRES ON WEDNESDAY...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. 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. && $$
428 WWUS73 KDVN 160846 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 346 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...DANGEROUS WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE LOW WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY. WEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR. A FEW GUSTS MAY BE EVEN HIGHER. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...KNOCK DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES...AND BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 WILL HAVE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE. IAZ040>042-051>054-066-ILZ001-002-007-009-161700- /O.CON.KDVN.HW.W.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CLINTON- JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...GALENA... FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS 346 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. A FEW GUSTS MAY BE EVEN HIGHER. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THESE HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ IAZ063>065-067-068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015>018-024>026-034- 035-MOZ009-010-161700- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/ IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA- JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL- BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND- CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON... MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON... WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 346 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ RP KINNEY
174 WWUS73 KDVN 161634 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1134 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... IAZ051>054-066-ILZ001-002-007-009-170045- /O.CAN.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/ BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CLINTON-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL... STERLING...ROCK FALLS 1134 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY THIS EVENING. * RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ IAZ040>042-170045- /O.CON.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE 1134 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO NEAR 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY THIS EVENING. * RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THESE HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ IAZ063>065-067-068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015>018-024>026-034- 035-MOZ009-010-170045- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/ IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA- JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL- BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND- CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON... MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON... WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 1134 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY THIS EVENING. * RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ 12
581 WWUS73 KDVN 161828 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 128 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... IAZ040>042-170100- /O.CAN.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE 128 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY THIS EVENING. * RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ IAZ051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009- 015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-170100- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/ BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE- SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES- VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND- HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 128 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY THIS EVENING. * RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. && $$ 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:48 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Van Buren, Washington | 55 min |
| Mar 15, 6:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 6:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa | 94 min |
| Mar 15, 10:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jackson | 60 min |
| Mar 15, 3:27 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Lee | 66 min |
| Mar 15, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Lee | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Louisa, Washington | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Louisa, Muscatine | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Clinton, Jackson | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott | 55 min |
| Mar 15, 7:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson, Warren | 66 min |
| Mar 15, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock | 64 min |
| Mar 15, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 57 min |
| Mar 15, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 54 min |
| Mar 15, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | McDonough, Warren | 33 min |
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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.