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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Quad Cities, IA

February 28, 2017Bureau County, Putnam County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2017, 6:01 PM CST for Bureau County, Putnam County, Illinois. It was in force for 29 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
Feb 28, 2017, 6:01 PM CST (00:01 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2017, 6:30 PM CST
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Bureau County, IL, Putnam County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 28, 2:57 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 2017-03-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 23 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 2017-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 124 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
23 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1185 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
238 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

033 
WUUS53 KDVN 010001
SVRDVN
ILC011-155-010030-
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0013.170301T0001Z-170301T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
601 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Putnam County in north central Illinois...
  Southeastern Bureau County in north central Illinois...

* Until 630 PM CST

* At 601 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tiskilwa, or
  9 miles south of Princeton, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Princeton, Hennepin, Spring Valley, DePue, Granville, Ladd,
  Tiskilwa, Dalzell, Bureau Junction, Mark, Cherry, Seatonville,
  Standard, Milo, Hollowayville, Spring Valley Airport, Providence,
  Coal Hollow, Ottville and Lake Thunderbird.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 61 and 72.
 Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 13.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for north central
Illinois.

LAT...LON 4118 8958 4132 8964 4147 8917 4122 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 255DEG 49KT 4125 8953 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

RP KINNEY
3 follow-up statements
576 
WWUS53 KDVN 010007
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
607 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

ILC011-155-010030-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170301T0030Z/
Putnam IL-Bureau IL-
607 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST
FOR NORTHERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHEASTERN BUREAU COUNTIES...

At 606 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bureau
Junction, or near Hennepin, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

Locations impacted include...
Princeton, Hennepin, Spring Valley, DePue, Granville, Ladd, Tiskilwa,
Dalzell, Bureau Junction, Mark, Cherry, Seatonville, Standard,
Hollowayville, Spring Valley Airport, Coal Hollow, Ottville, Lake
Thunderbird and Florid.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 62 and 72.
 Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 12.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for north central
Illinois.

LAT...LON 4119 8955 4132 8959 4147 8917 4122 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 255DEG 49KT 4127 8943 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RP KINNEY
454 
WWUS53 KDVN 010017
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
617 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

ILC011-155-010030-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170301T0030Z/
Putnam IL-Bureau IL-
617 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHEASTERN BUREAU COUNTIES...

At 617 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over DePue, or near
Hennepin, moving east at 55 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...
Hennepin, Spring Valley, DePue, Granville, Ladd, Dalzell, Bureau
Junction, Mark, Cherry, Seatonville, Standard, Hollowayville, Spring
Valley Airport and Ottville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 66 and 72.
 Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 3, and between mile
markers 5 and 9.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for north central
Illinois.

LAT...LON 4123 8938 4133 8942 4147 8917 4124 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 254DEG 47KT 4130 8927 

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

RP KINNEY
795 
WWUS53 KDVN 010031
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
631 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

ILC011-155-010041-
/O.EXP.KDVN.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170301T0030Z/
Putnam IL-Bureau IL-
631 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND
SOUTHEASTERN BUREAU COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for north central
Illinois.

LAT...LON 4123 8938 4133 8942 4147 8917 4124 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 255DEG 49KT 4134 8906 

$$

RP KINNEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 8:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBureau, Henry28 min
Feb 28, 8:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBureau27 min
Feb 28, 8:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNMercer, Rock Island23 min
Feb 28, 8:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHenry, Mercer, Rock Island30 min
Feb 28, 9:00 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBureau, Henry, Putnam45 min
Feb 28, 9:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBureau, Putnam41 min
Feb 28, 9:20 PM CSTTornado WarningDVNBureau, Putnam40 min
Feb 28, 9:34 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningDVNHancock61 hr

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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.