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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Jul 23, 2016, 5:12 PM CDT for Jackson County, Jones County, Iowa. It was in force for 63 min. 2 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
- Jul 23, 2016, 5:12 PM CDT (22:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2016, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Jackson County, IA, Jones County, IA
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 5:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wyoming, IA | PARTIAL TREES DOWN - TIME ESTIMATED |
| Jul 23, 6:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | W Monmouth, IA | DELAYED REPORT - BRANCHES DOWNED BY HIGH WIND. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 2607 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KDVN 232212
TORDVN
IAC097-105-232315-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0026.160723T2212Z-160723T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
512 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 511 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ONSLOW...OR 13 MILES EAST OF
ANAMOSA...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...
MONMOUTH AND CANTON AROUND 525 PM CDT.
NASHVILLE AROUND 535 PM CDT.
MAQUOKETA...HURSTVILLE AND FULTON AROUND 545 PM CDT.
ANDREW AROUND 550 PM CDT.
SPRINGBROOK AROUND 605 PM CDT.
PRESTON AND SPRAGUEVILLE AROUND 610 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
EMELINE...SCOTCH GROVE...BUCKHORN...BALDWIN...MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE
PARK... CRAB TOWN...EDEN VALLEY REFUGE...MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT...JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND IRONHILLS.
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 4221 9037 4203 9037 4203 9087 4206 9111
4218 9111 4225 9041
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 271DEG 28KT 4212 9102
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GIBBS3 follow-up statements
983
WWUS53 KDVN 232238
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
538 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016
IAC097-105-232315-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-160723T2315Z/
JONES IA-JACKSON IA-
538 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL JONES AND SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 538 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER MONMOUTH...OR 10 MILES WEST OF MAQUOKETA...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
NASHVILLE AROUND 555 PM CDT.
FULTON AROUND 605 PM CDT.
MAQUOKETA AND HURSTVILLE AROUND 610 PM CDT.
ANDREW AROUND 615 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
EMELINE...SCOTCH GROVE...BUCKHORN...BALDWIN...MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE
PARK... CRAB TOWN...EDEN VALLEY REFUGE...MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT...JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND IRONHILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4221 9037 4203 9037 4203 9087 4206 9111
4218 9111 4225 9041
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 276DEG 17KT 4209 9087
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GIBBS329
WWUS53 KDVN 232256
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
556 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016
IAC097-105-232315-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-160723T2315Z/
JONES IA-JACKSON IA-
556 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL JONES AND SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 556 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NASHVILLE...OR NEAR MAQUOKETA...MOVING EAST AT 20
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...
MAQUOKETA...HURSTVILLE AND FULTON AROUND 610 PM CDT.
ANDREW AROUND 615 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
EMELINE...SCOTCH GROVE...BUCKHORN...BALDWIN...MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE
PARK... CRAB TOWN...EDEN VALLEY REFUGE...MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT...JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND IRONHILLS.
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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4224 9049 4203 9046 4203 9087 4206 9111
4218 9111
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 268DEG 16KT 4211 9076
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GIBBS376
WWUS53 KDVN 232308
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
608 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016
IAC097-105-232318-
/O.EXP.KDVN.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-160723T2315Z/
JONES IA-JACKSON IA-
608 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JONES AND SOUTHWESTERN
JACKSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL IOWA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THE QUAD CITIES.
LAT...LON 4224 9049 4203 9046 4203 9087 4206 9111
4218 9111
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 271DEG 28KT 4211 9076
$$
GIBBSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware | 62 min |
| Jul 23, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Buchanan | 57 min |
| Jul 23, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn | 53 min |
| Jul 23, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Delaware | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 4:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Buchanan | 6 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Delaware | 6 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Delaware | 20 min |
| Jul 23, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 55 min |
| Jul 23, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jackson, Jones | 67 min |
| Jul 23, 4:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson, Jones | 6 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 61 min |
| Jul 23, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones | 67 min |
| Jul 23, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton | 59 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.