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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 10, 2017McDonough County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2017, 8:17 PM CDT for McDonough County, Illinois. It was in force for 28 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
Jul 10, 2017, 8:17 PM CDT (01:17 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2017, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County McDonough County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 10, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 122 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 2017-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2871 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 2017-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2871 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1254 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

712 
WFUS53 KDVN 110117
TORDVN
ILC109-110145-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0046.170711T0117Z-170711T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
817 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central McDonough County in west central Illinois...

* Until 845 PM CDT
    
* At 816 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Bushnell, or 10 miles east of Macomb, moving east
  at 10 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...
  New Philadelphia around 830 PM CDT. 

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 4052 9052 4056 9051 4057 9045 4046 9045
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 290DEG 9KT 4053 9049 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Gibbs
1 follow-up statement
475 
WWUS53 KDVN 110123
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
823 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

ILC109-110145-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-170711T0145Z/
McDonough IL-
823 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MCDONOUGH COUNTY...
    
At 823 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over New Philadelphia, or 12 miles east of Macomb, moving
southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central McDonough County.

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 4052 9052 4056 9051 4057 9045 4046 9045
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 298DEG 14KT 4051 9045 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Gibbs

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBureau, Putnam64 min
Jul 10, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHancock34 min
Jul 10, 7:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNMcDonough67 min
Jul 10, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNMcDonough50 min
Jul 10, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock58 min
Jul 10, 8:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNMcDonough, Warren6 hr
Jul 10, 8:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNHancock6 hr
Jul 10, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNMcDonough57 min
Jul 10, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock62 min
Jul 11, 6:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock, Henderson, Mercer49 min
Jul 11, 7:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Warren50 min
Jul 11, 7:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock66 min
Jul 11, 8:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNPutnam45 min
Jul 11, 8:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBureau, Putnam31 min
Jul 11, 11:25 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVNHancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Warren9 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.