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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2016, 6:05 PM CDT for Des Moines County, Lee County, Iowa; Hancock County, Henderson County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 15, 2016, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2016, 6:36 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Des Moines County, IA, Lee County, IA, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 6:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Dallas City, IL | REPORTED RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.
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WFUS53 KDVN 152305
TORDVN
ILC067-071-IAC057-111-160000-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0003.160315T2305Z-160316T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
605 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EAST CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN IOWA...
SOUTHEASTERN DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN IOWA...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 604 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER DALLAS CITY...OR 8 MILES EAST OF FORT
MADISON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
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...
LA HARPE AND DISCO AROUND 620 PM CDT.
CARMAN AND TERRE HAUTE AROUND 625 PM CDT.
STRONGHURST AROUND 635 PM CDT.
GLADSTONE AND RARITAN AROUND 640 PM CDT.
BIGGSVILLE AROUND 645 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CARTHAGE LAKE...HOPPER...SHOKOKON...LONE TREE...DECORRA...MEDIA...HENDERSON
COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...BURLINGTON REGIONAL AIRPORT...SPRING GROVE AND
LOMAX.
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 4061 9135 4072 9121 4088 9108 4084 9079
4064 9079 4064 9090 4057 9090 4051 9126
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 235DEG 30KT 4061 9119
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
GIBBS2 follow-up statements
016
WWUS53 KDVN 152313
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
613 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
IAC057-152322-
/O.CAN.KDVN.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160316T0000Z/
DES MOINES IA-
613 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DES MOINES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEASTERN IOWA.
LAT...LON 4057 9123 4067 9128 4072 9122 4072 9120
4071 9118 4072 9118 4072 9116 4070 9114
4070 9111 4075 9111 4084 9081 4064 9079
4064 9090 4057 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 256DEG 26KT 4062 9112
$$
ILC067-071-IAC111-160000-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160316T0000Z/
HANCOCK IL-HENDERSON IL-LEE IA-
613 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK...SOUTHERN HENDERSON AND EAST CENTRAL LEE
COUNTIES...
AT 612 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER DALLAS CITY...OR 12 MILES EAST OF FORT MADISON...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
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...
CARMAN AROUND 620 PM CDT.
LA HARPE AND DISCO AROUND 625 PM CDT.
TERRE HAUTE AROUND 630 PM CDT.
STRONGHURST AROUND 635 PM CDT.
RARITAN AROUND 645 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HOPPER...SHOKOKON...DECORRA...MEDIA...HENDERSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...
LOMAX...OLENA AND PONTOOSUC.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4057 9123 4067 9128 4072 9122 4072 9120
4071 9118 4072 9118 4072 9116 4070 9114
4070 9111 4075 9111 4084 9081 4064 9079
4064 9090 4057 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 256DEG 26KT 4062 9112
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
GIBBS037
WWUS53 KDVN 152336
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
636 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
IAC111-ILC067-071-152345-
/O.CAN.KDVN.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160316T0000Z/
HANCOCK IL-HENDERSON IL-LEE IA-
636 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK...SOUTHERN HENDERSON
AND EAST CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEASTERN IOWA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
HENDERSON COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 4057 9123 4067 9128 4072 9122 4072 9120
4071 9118 4072 9118 4072 9116 4070 9114
4070 9111 4075 9111 4084 9081 4064 9079
4064 9090 4057 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 235DEG 30KT 4073 9091
$$
GIBBSThe 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 | High Wind Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson and 2 more | 22 hr |
| 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, 6:26 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.