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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 28, 2017Jo Daviess County, Illinois; Dubuque County, Jackson County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2017, 7:24 PM CDT for Jo Daviess County, Illinois; Dubuque County, Jackson County, Iowa. It was in force for 51 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
Jun 28, 2017, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2017, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dubuque County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jo Daviess County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 28, 8:23 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 58Dubuque Regional Arpt, IA

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 28, 2:53 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 2017-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1521 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 2017-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 259 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
1521 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1099 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
259 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
334 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.7
Supercell composite
15.1

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The text

As transmitted.

070 
WUUS53 KDVN 290024
SVRDVN
ILC085-IAC061-097-290115-
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0126.170629T0024Z-170629T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA
Issued by National Weather Service Des Moines IA
724 PM CDT WED JUN 28 2017

The National Weather Service in Quad Cities  has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Jo Daviess County in northwestern Illinois...
  Northwestern Jackson County in east central Iowa...
  Dubuque County in northeastern Iowa...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 723 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Epworth, or
  15 miles southwest of Dubuque, moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Dubuque, Asbury, Dyersville, Cascade, Epworth, East Dubuque,
  Farley, Peosta, New Vienna, Worthington, Holy Cross, Menominee,
  Rickardsville, Sherrill, St. Donatus, Centralia, Sageville,
  Bernard, Balltown and Bankston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
Illinois...and northeastern and east central Iowa.

LAT...LON 4265 9078 4263 9071 4259 9069 4254 9064
      4251 9064 4251 9054 4240 9044 4225 9090
      4230 9090 4230 9113 4253 9114 4265 9101
      4265 9090 4268 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 232DEG 47KT 4238 9095 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ERVIN
1 follow-up statement
122 
WWUS53 KDVN 290042
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA
Issued by National Weather Service Des Moines IA
742 PM CDT WED JUN 28 2017

ILC085-IAC061-097-290115-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-170629T0115Z/
Jo Daviess IL-Jackson IA-Dubuque IA-
742 PM CDT WED JUN 28 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN JO DAVIESS...NORTHWESTERN JACKSON AND DUBUQUE
COUNTIES...

At 742 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over East Dubuque,
or near Dubuque, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Dubuque, Asbury, Dyersville, Cascade, Epworth, East Dubuque, Farley,
Peosta, New Vienna, Worthington, Holy Cross, Menominee,
Rickardsville, Sherrill, St. Donatus, Centralia, Sageville, Bernard,
Balltown and Bankston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
Illinois...and northeastern and east central Iowa.

LAT...LON 4265 9078 4263 9071 4259 9069 4254 9064
      4251 9064 4251 9054 4240 9044 4225 9090
      4230 9090 4230 9113 4253 9114 4265 9101
      4265 9090 4268 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 239DEG 45KT 4247 9066 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ERVIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 7:24 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDVNJo Daviess51 min
Jun 28, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJo Daviess, Stephenson54 min
Jun 28, 8:24 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDVNCarroll, Jo Daviess51 min
Jun 28, 8:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNJo Daviess, Stephenson6 hr
Jun 28, 9:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock62 min
Jun 28, 9:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNStephenson35 min
Jun 28, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHancock, McDonough42 min
Jun 29, 10:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNStephenson3 days
Jun 29, 10:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNWhiteside7 days
Jun 29, 10:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNHenry, Rock Island, Whiteside8 days
Jun 29, 10:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNHenry, Rock Island7 days
Jun 28, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBenton, Buchanan, Linn43 min
Jun 28, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones38 min
Jun 28, 7:47 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNClinton, Jackson, Jones43 min
Jun 28, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJones, Linn23 min
Jun 28, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBenton, Linn48 min
Jun 28, 9:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNClinton, Scott4 days
Jun 29, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBuchanan36 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.