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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Quad Cities, IA

March 15, 201613 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri; 21 counties in Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this wind advisory at Mar 15, 2016, 3:27 PM CDT for 13 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri; 21 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 16, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2016, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 16, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
All 36 counties

Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Des Moines County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Henry County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Lee County, IA, Linn County, IA, Louisa County, IA, Muscatine County, IA, Scott County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Washington County, IA, Bureau County, IL, Carroll County, IL, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL, Henry County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, McDonough County, IL, Mercer County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Warren County, IL, Whiteside County, IL, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 47 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 12:00Z on 2016-03-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 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 12:00Z on 2016-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

044 
WWUS73 KDVN 152027
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
327 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...DANGEROUS WINDS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM MISSOURI INTO WISCONSIN AND
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TONIGHT. A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
RESULT IN VERY HIGH WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEST
WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 55
TO 60 MPH GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR.
SOME GUSTS MAY EVEN BE HIGHER. THESE DANGEROUS WINDS MAY CAUSE
PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES... RESULTING IN
POWER OUTAGES. AREAS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH WILL HAVE WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

IAZ040>042-051>054-066-ILZ001-002-007-009-160430-
/O.UPG.KDVN.HW.A.0001.160316T0600Z-160317T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDVN.HW.W.0002.160316T0900Z-160317T0100Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CLINTON-
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...GALENA...
FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS
327 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. SOME GUSTS
  MAY EVEN BE HIGHER.

* TIMING...VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES...VERY STRONG WINDS...AND 
  PLENTIFUL DRIED VEGETATION WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN A VERY 
  HIGH THREAT OF SPREADING GRASS FIRES ON WEDNESDAY...IF A FIRE 
  MANAGES TO START.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THESE HIGH 
  WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR 
  BRANCHES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE WILL OCCUR.  THIS CAN LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

IAZ063>065-067-068-ILZ015>018-024-160430-
/O.UPG.KDVN.HW.A.0001.160316T0600Z-160317T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/
IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-
PUTNAM-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...
KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO
327 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES...VERY STRONG WINDS...AND 
  PLENTIFUL DRIED VEGETATION WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN A VERY 
  HIGH THREAT OF SPREADING GRASS FIRES ON WEDNESDAY...IF A FIRE 
  MANAGES TO START.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THESE HIGH 
  WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR 
  BRANCHES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING.

&&

$$

IAZ076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-160430-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/
KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-
LEE-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...
FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....
FORT MADISON...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...
KAHOKA
327 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS...AND PLENTIFUL
  DRIED VEGETATION WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN A VERY HIGH THREAT OF
  SPREADING GRASS FIRES ON WEDNESDAY...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH
  RUNNING ROADS. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE AND
  SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SECURE LOOSE
  OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING.

&&

$$

12
7 follow-up statements
111 
WWUS73 KDVN 160320
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1020 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...DANGEROUS WINDS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM MISSOURI INTO WISCONSIN AND
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TONIGHT. A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
RESULT IN VERY HIGH WINDS WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED
AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 55 TO 60 MPH GENERALLY
ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR. SOME GUSTS MAY EVEN BE
HIGHER. THESE DANGEROUS WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK
DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. AREAS
FURTHER TO THE SOUTH WILL HAVE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

IAZ040>042-051>054-066-ILZ001-002-007-009-161130-
/O.EXT.KDVN.HW.W.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CLINTON-
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...GALENA...
FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS
1020 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. SOME GUSTS 
  MAY EVEN BE HIGHER.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
  RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES...VERY STRONG WINDS...AND 
  PLENTIFUL DRIED VEGETATION WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN A VERY 
  HIGH THREAT OF SPREADING GRASS FIRES ON WEDNESDAY...IF A FIRE 
  MANAGES TO START.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THESE HIGH 
  WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR 
  BRANCHES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE WILL OCCUR.  THIS CAN LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

IAZ063>065-067-068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015>018-024>026-034-
035-MOZ009-010-161130-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/
IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-
JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-
BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...
WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....
FORT MADISON...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...
MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
1020 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
  RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS...AND PLENTIFUL 
  DRIED VEGETATION WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN A VERY HIGH THREAT 
  OF SPREADING GRASS FIRES ON WEDNESDAY...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO 
  START.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO 
  SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE 
  AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SECURE 
  LOOSE OBJECTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING.

&&

$$
428 
WWUS73 KDVN 160846
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
346 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...DANGEROUS WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY...

.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTH
INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
BEHIND THE LOW WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY. WEST WINDS
WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60
MPH...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR. A FEW
GUSTS MAY BE EVEN HIGHER. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY
DAMAGE...KNOCK DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES...AND BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 WILL HAVE WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

IAZ040>042-051>054-066-ILZ001-002-007-009-161700-
/O.CON.KDVN.HW.W.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CLINTON-
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...GALENA...
FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS
346 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. A FEW
  GUSTS MAY BE EVEN HIGHER.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH 
  RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT
  TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS
  WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THESE HIGH 
  WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR 
  BRANCHES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE WILL OCCUR.  THIS CAN LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

IAZ063>065-067-068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015>018-024>026-034-
035-MOZ009-010-161700-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.160316T1200Z-160317T0100Z/
IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-
JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-
BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...
WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....
FORT MADISON...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...
MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
346 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH 
  RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT
  TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS
  WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH
  RUNNING ROADS. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE AND
  SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING.

&&

$$
RP KINNEY
174 
WWUS73 KDVN 161634
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1134 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

IAZ051>054-066-ILZ001-002-007-009-170045-
/O.CAN.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/
BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CLINTON-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...
MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...
STERLING...ROCK FALLS
1134 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS
  SUNSET EARLY THIS EVENING.

* RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT 
  TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS 
  WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO 
  SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE 
  AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING.

&&

$$

IAZ040>042-170045-
/O.CON.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE
1134 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS
  SUNSET EARLY THIS EVENING.

* RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT 
  TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS 
  WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THESE HIGH 
  WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR 
  BRANCHES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE WILL OCCUR.  THIS CAN LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

IAZ063>065-067-068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015>018-024>026-034-
035-MOZ009-010-170045-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/
IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-
JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-
BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...
WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....
FORT MADISON...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...
MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
1134 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
  TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY THIS EVENING.

* RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT 
  TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS 
  WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO 
  SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE 
  AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING.

&&

$$

12
581 
WWUS73 KDVN 161828
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
128 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

IAZ040>042-170100-
/O.CAN.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE
128 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH 
  TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY THIS EVENING.

* RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT 
  TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS 
  WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO 
  SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE 
  AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING.

&&

$$

IAZ051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-
015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-170100-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/
BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-
SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-
VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-
HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-
SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...
MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...
BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...
FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....
FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...
MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
128 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH 
  TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY THIS EVENING.

* RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT 
  TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS 
  WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO 
  SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE 
  AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING.

&&

$$

12
595 
WWUS73 KDVN 162047
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
347 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING...

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-170100-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...
MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...
GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...
MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...
OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
347 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH NORTH OF
  I-80...AND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SOUTH OF I-80.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS
  SUNSET.

* RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT 
  TODAY. HOWEVER...IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START...THE STRONG WINDS 
  WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO 
  SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE 
  AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING.

&&

$$

HLADIK
151 
WWUS73 KDVN 170010
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
710 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING...

IAZ040>042-051>053-063>065-067-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-
034-035-MOZ009-010-170115-
/O.CAN.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-
MUSCATINE-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-
VAN BUREN-LEE-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...
MUSCATINE...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...
MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...
OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
710 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND STRONG WINDS ARE
NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS EVENING. 

$$

IAZ054-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-024-170115-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/
JACKSON-CLINTON-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-
ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN...ALEDO
710 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTS OVER
  40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO LESS THAN
  20 MPH BY 8 PM.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH
  RUNNING ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED...WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING.

&&

$$

DLS
210 
WWUS73 KDVN 170057
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
757 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING...

IAZ054-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-024-170200-
/O.EXP.KDVN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160317T0100Z/
JACKSON-CLINTON-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-
ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...
ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...
HENNEPIN...ALEDO
757 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH ACROSS EASTERN IOWA
AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS THIS EVENING AND STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED. 

$$

DLS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 15, 3:48 AM CDTHigh Wind WatchDVNBureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Putnam and 3 more12 hr
Mar 15, 6:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenderson32 min
Mar 15, 6:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenderson, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren94 min
Mar 15, 7:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenderson, Warren66 min
Mar 15, 10:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNJo Daviess60 min
Mar 15, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNCarroll47 min
Mar 15, 3:27 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningDVNCarroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Whiteside22 hr
Mar 15, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHancock64 min
Mar 15, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHancock66 min
Mar 15, 5:27 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHancock48 min
Mar 15, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren57 min
Mar 15, 6:05 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHancock, Henderson31 min
Mar 15, 6:06 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHancock, McDonough54 min
Mar 15, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNMercer, Rock Island49 min
Mar 15, 6:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDVNMcDonough, Warren33 min
Mar 15, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNRock Island, Whiteside55 min
Mar 15, 5:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNClark, Scotland55 min
Mar 15, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDes Moines, Henry, Louisa, Washington47 min
Mar 15, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNClinton, Jackson45 min

Nearby

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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.