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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 22, 2016Bureau County, Putnam County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2016, 8:19 PM CDT for Bureau County, Putnam County, Illinois. It was in force for 56 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 22, 2016, 8:19 PM CDT (01:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2016, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Bureau County, IL, Putnam County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 8:23 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUDNw Princeton, ILCORRECTED FOR COUNTY - SPOTTER IS UNABLE TO SEE WHETHER THE FUNNEL IS TOUCHING THE GROUND
Jun 22, 8:29 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUDPrinceton, ILFUNNEL OBSERVED NEAR TRUCK STOP
Jun 22, 8:32 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Princeton, ILSEMI ON ITS SIDE BETWEEN PRINCETON AND DOVER
Jun 22, 8:33 PM CDTTORNADO1 Sse Malden, ILDELAYED REPORT. TORNADO DID DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE WITH TREE DAMAGE ALSO FOUND. TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FROM 833 PM TO 837 PM. CATEGORY WAS EF0.
Jun 22, 8:34 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD4 Ne Princeton, ILCORRECTED FOR COUNTY
Jun 22, 8:36 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Malden, ILSEVERAL MATURE TREES SNAPPED OFF 20 FEET OFF THE GROUND AT RESIDENCE. SHINGLES PEALED OFF IN SPOTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROOF. NEARBY CORN IS FLATTENED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jun 22, 8:36 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGMalden, ILSEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN IN TOWN AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO 1 RESIDENCE...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 22, 6:11 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 88 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 2016-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2855 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2016-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 316 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2855 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
998 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
316 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
422 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
6.5
Supercell composite
30.6

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The text

As transmitted.

969 
WFUS53 KDVN 230119
TORDVN
ILC011-155-230215-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0019.160623T0119Z-160623T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
819 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BUREAU COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... 
  NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
    
* AT 817 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WALNUT...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  PRINCETON...MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
  PRINCETON AROUND 835 PM CDT. 
  DEPUE AROUND 850 PM CDT. 
  HENNEPIN AROUND 855 PM CDT. 
  SPRING VALLEY AND LADD AROUND 900 PM CDT. 
  DALZELL AROUND 905 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OTTVILLE...DOVER...ZEARING...SEATONVILLE...CHERRY...MALDEN...SPRING
VALLEY AIRPORT...BUREAU  COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...KASBEER AND VAN ORIN.

THIS STORM PRODUCED A BRIEF TORNADO 3 MILES NORTH OF MANLIUS AROUND
807 PM. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 49 AND
72.
 
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 4142 8970 4158 8962 4153 8917 4125 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 289DEG 24KT 4148 8956 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

RP KINNEY
5 follow-up statements
833 
WWUS53 KDVN 230126
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
826 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

ILC011-155-230215-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160623T0215Z/
BUREAU IL-PUTNAM IL-
826 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
 BUREAU AND NORTHEERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
        
AT 824 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PRINCETON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 

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...
  PRINCETON AROUND 835 PM CDT. 
  DEPUE AROUND 850 PM CDT. 
  HENNEPIN AROUND 855 PM CDT. 
  SPRING VALLEY AND LADD AROUND 900 PM CDT. 
  DALZELL AROUND 905 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OTTVILLE...DOVER...ZEARING...SEATONVILLE...CHERRY...MALDEN...SPRING
VALLEY AIRPORT...BUREAU  COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...KASBEER AND
HOLLOWAYVILLE.

AT 823 PM...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTHWEST OF
KASBEER.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND
72.
 
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 4142 8964 4157 8957 4153 8917 4125 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 289DEG 24KT 4146 8950 

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

$$

RP KINNEY
526 
WWUS53 KDVN 230134
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
834 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

ILC011-155-230215-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160623T0215Z/
BUREAU IL-PUTNAM IL-
834 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
BUREAU AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
        
AT 833 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PRINCETON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...FIRE OFFICIALS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 

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...
  DEPUE AROUND 845 PM CDT. 
  HENNEPIN AROUND 850 PM CDT. 
  SPRING VALLEY AND LADD AROUND 855 PM CDT. 
  DALZELL AROUND 900 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OTTVILLE...DOVER...ZEARING...SEATONVILLE...CHERRY...MALDEN...SPRING
VALLEY AIRPORT...BUREAU  COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...KASBEER AND
HOLLOWAYVILLE.

AT 829 PM...THE PRINCETON FIRE CHIEF REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NORTH
OF PRINCETON. A TORNADO COULD DEVELOP AT ANY TIME.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 54 AND
72.
 
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 4139 8954 4153 8947 4153 8917 4125 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 288DEG 25KT 4144 8940 

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

$$

RP KINNEY
862 
WWUS53 KDVN 230143
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
843 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

ILC011-155-230215-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160623T0215Z/
BUREAU IL-PUTNAM IL-
843 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
BUREAU AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
        
AT 841 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LADD...OR 7 MILES EAST OF PRINCETON...MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 

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...
  DEPUE AROUND 845 PM CDT. 
  HENNEPIN AROUND 850 PM CDT. 
  SPRING VALLEY AND LADD AROUND 855 PM CDT. 
  DALZELL AROUND 900 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OTTVILLE...MALDEN...CHERRY...SPRING VALLEY AIRPORT...BUREAU  COUNTY
FAIRGROUNDS...DOVER...HOLLOWAYVILLE...ZEARING...COAL HOLLOW AND
SEATONVILLE.

AT 832 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT A SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER BETWEEN
PRINCETON AND DOVER. AT 834 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL
CLOUD 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF PRINCETON.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND
72.
 
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 4137 8948 4151 8941 4153 8917 4125 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 289DEG 24KT 4142 8933 

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

$$

RP KINNEY
683 
WWUS53 KDVN 230159
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
859 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

ILC011-155-230215-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160623T0215Z/
BUREAU IL-PUTNAM IL-
859 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR BUREAU
AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
    
AT 858 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER DEPUE...OR NEAR HENNEPIN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...AND 60 MPH WINDS. 

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...
  DALZELL AROUND 905 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OTTVILLE...SPRING VALLEY AIRPORT...HOLLOWAYVILLE...COAL HOLLOW...
SEATONVILLE...STANDARD...CHERRY AND MALDEN.

THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND WILL RESULT IN
MINOR FLOODING. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 60 AND 72.
 
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 4135 8944 4142 8939 4143 8917 4125 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 278DEG 37KT 4133 8928 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

RP KINNEY
036 
WWUS53 KDVN 230216
SVSDVN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
916 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

ILC011-155-230225-
/O.EXP.KDVN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160623T0215Z/
BUREAU IL-PUTNAM IL-
916 PM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BUREAU AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES 
HAS EXPIRED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

LAT...LON 4135 8944 4142 8939 4143 8917 4125 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 289DEG 24KT 4133 8928 

$$

RP KINNEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHenry31 min
Jun 22, 7:33 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBureau27 min
Jun 22, 7:38 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBureau, Whiteside52 min
Jun 22, 7:42 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHenry21 min
Jun 23, 5:11 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDVNBureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Stephenson and 1 more4 hr

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Illinois, 2016Every tornado warning in 2016Tornadoes 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.