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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 14, 2016Henry County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 14, 2016, 6:12 PM CDT for Henry County, Illinois. It was in force for 48 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 14, 2016, 6:12 PM CDT (23:12 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Henry County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 53 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 569 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 989 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

998 
WFUS53 KDVN 142312
TORDVN
ILC073-150000-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0015.160614T2312Z-160615T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
612 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
    
* AT 611 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KEWANEE...MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
  KEWANEE AROUND 625 PM CDT. 
  ANNAWAN AROUND 640 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
JOHNSON-SAUK TRAIL STATE PARK AND GERMAN CORNER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4127 9010 4136 9011 4146 8986 4125 8986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 257DEG 13KT 4131 9001 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

GIBBS

3 follow-up statements

191 
WWUS53 KDVN 142320
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
620 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

ILC073-150000-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160615T0000Z/
HENRY IL-
620 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY...
    
AT 620 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ANNAWAN...OR NEAR KEWANEE...MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
  ANNAWAN AROUND 635 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
JOHNSON-SAUK TRAIL STATE PARK AND GERMAN CORNER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 4129 9005 4138 9006 4146 8986 4129 8986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 253DEG 13KT 4133 8996 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

GIBBS

495 
WWUS53 KDVN 142343
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
643 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

ILC073-150000-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160615T0000Z/
HENRY IL-
643 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY...
    
AT 642 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ANNAWAN...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEWANEE...MOVING
EAST AT 15 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EAST CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
JOHNSON-SAUK TRAIL STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 4131 8998 4141 8998 4146 8986 4129 8986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 257DEG 13KT 4135 8985 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

GIBBS

305 
WWUS53 KDVN 142352
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
652 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

ILC073-150002-
/O.EXP.KDVN.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160615T0000Z/
HENRY IL-
652 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
700 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 4131 8998 4141 8998 4146 8986 4129 8986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 257DEG 13KT 4135 8985 

$$

GIBBS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Carroll, Whiteside	65 min
Jun 14, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau, Putnam	50 min
Jun 14, 4:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Bureau, Henry, Whiteside	6 hr
Jun 14, 5:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henry	50 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.