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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT for Clinton County, Jackson County, Iowa; Carroll County, Illinois. It was in force for 19 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
- Mar 15, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2016, 8:19 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Clinton County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Carroll County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 1252 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 801 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 330 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 453 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.1
- Supercell composite
- 12.3
The text
As transmitted.
501
WFUS53 KDVN 160100
TORDVN
ILC015-IAC045-097-160130-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0009.160316T0100Z-160316T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
800 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 800 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ANDOVER...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF CLINTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
SAVANNA...SABULA AND ARGO FAY AROUND 820 PM CDT.
MOUNT CARROLL AROUND 830 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRYANT...CAMP MISS-ELK-TON...MISSISSIPPI PALISADES STATE PARK...CENTER
HILL...TEEDS GROVE...THOMSON...SOUTH SABULA LAKE PARK...WACKER...THOMSON
CAUSEWAY AND BULGERS HOLLOW.
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 4208 8991 4193 9011 4193 9015 4190 9015
4189 9016 4185 9021 4194 9038 4219 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 220DEG 29KT 4194 9026
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ERVIN4 follow-up statements
593
WWUS53 KDVN 160101
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
801 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC015-IAC045-097-160130-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160316T0130Z/
CARROLL IL-CLINTON IA-JACKSON IA-
801 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
CARROLL...NORTHEASTERN CLINTON AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 801 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ANDOVER...OR 7
MILES NORTH OF CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SAVANNA...SABULA AND ARGO FAY AROUND 820 PM CDT.
MOUNT CARROLL AROUND 830 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRYANT...CAMP MISS-ELK-TON...MISSISSIPPI PALISADES STATE PARK...CENTER
HILL...TEEDS GROVE...THOMSON...SOUTH SABULA LAKE PARK...WACKER...THOMSON
CAUSEWAY AND BULGERS HOLLOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4208 8991 4193 9011 4193 9015 4190 9015
4189 9016 4185 9021 4194 9038 4219 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 220DEG 29KT 4195 9025
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ERVIN718
WWUS53 KDVN 160108
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
808 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC015-IAC045-097-160130-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160316T0130Z/
CARROLL IL-CLINTON IA-JACKSON IA-
808 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
CARROLL...NORTHEASTERN CLINTON AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 808 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ANDOVER...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF CLINTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST 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...
SABULA AND ARGO FAY AROUND 825 PM CDT.
MOUNT CARROLL AND SAVANNA AROUND 830 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRYANT...CAMP MISS-ELK-TON...MISSISSIPPI PALISADES STATE PARK...CENTER
HILL...TEEDS GROVE...THOMSON...SOUTH SABULA LAKE PARK...WACKER...THOMSON
CAUSEWAY AND BULGERS HOLLOW.
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 4208 8991 4193 9011 4193 9015 4190 9018
4189 9023 4194 9038 4219 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 219DEG 27KT 4197 9024
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ERVIN220
WWUS53 KDVN 160115
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
815 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
ILC015-IAC045-097-160130-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160316T0130Z/
CARROLL IL-CLINTON IA-JACKSON IA-
815 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
CARROLL...NORTHEASTERN CLINTON AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 814 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ANDOVER...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF CLINTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SABULA AND ARGO FAY AROUND 825 PM CDT.
MOUNT CARROLL AND SAVANNA AROUND 830 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CAMP
MISS-ELK-TON...MISSISSIPPI PALISADES STATE PARK...CENTER HILL...TEEDS
GROVE...THOMSON...SOUTH SABULA LAKE PARK...WACKER...THOMSON CAUSEWAY AND
BULGERS HOLLOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4208 8991 4193 9011 4193 9021 4194 9026
4199 9034 4219 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 218DEG 27KT 4201 9020
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ERVIN585
WWUS53 KDVN 160119
SVSDVN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
819 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
IAC045-097-ILC015-160128-
/O.CAN.KDVN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160316T0130Z/
CARROLL IL-CLINTON IA-JACKSON IA-
819 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN CARROLL...NORTHEASTERN CLINTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA.
LAT...LON 4208 8991 4193 9011 4193 9021 4194 9026
4199 9034 4219 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 220DEG 29KT 4204 9017
$$
ERVINThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Scott | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 44 min |
| Mar 15, 7:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Clinton | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 4 days |
| Mar 15, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Whiteside | 16 min |
| Mar 15, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll | 12 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Iowa, 2016Tornado 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.