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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this wind advisory at Mar 7, 2017, 3:37 AM CST for 7 counties in Iowa; Carroll County, Jo Daviess County, Stephenson County, Illinois. It took effect at Mar 7, 2017, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2017, 3:37 AM CST (09:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2017, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2017, 3:44 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
Counties Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Linn County, IA, Carroll County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Stephenson County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 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 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -343 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1016 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 407 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 489 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
161 WWUS73 KDVN 070937 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Quad Cities Ia IL 337 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...Windy Conditions Today... .A west wind will gust up to 45 mph from late morning through the afternoon hours. Strongest winds will be located north of U.S. Highway 30. IAZ040>042-051>054-ILZ001-002-007-071745- /O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0002.170307T1600Z-170308T0000Z/ Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Jo Daviess- Stephenson-Carroll- Including the cities of Independence, Manchester, Dubuque, Vinton, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Maquoketa, Galena, Freeport, and Mount Carroll 337 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * Winds...West up to 35 mph, gusts to 45 mph. * Timing...Late morning through the afternoon. * Impacts...Difficult travel conditions, especially for high profile vehicles. Light weight unsecured objects outside may also easily be blown around. 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. && $$ RP Kinney
2 follow-up statements
157 WWUS73 KDVN 071702 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Quad Cities Ia IL 1102 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...Windy Conditions This Afternoon... .A west wind will gust up to 45 mph through the afternoon hours. Strongest winds will be generally be located north of U.S. Highway 30. IAZ040>042-051>054-ILZ001-002-007-080000- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170308T0000Z/ Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Jo Daviess- Stephenson-Carroll- Including the cities of Independence, Manchester, Dubuque, Vinton, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Maquoketa, Galena, Freeport, and Mount Carroll 1102 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * Winds...west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...Now through the afternoon. * Impacts...Difficult travel conditions, especially for high profile vehicles. Light weight unsecured objects outside, as well as objects loosened by recent storm winds, may also easily be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph or greater are expected, which can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution if you are traveling. && $$ 12
720 WWUS73 KDVN 072144 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Quad Cities Ia IL 344 PM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...Winds are brisk but staying below advisory criteria... IAZ040>042-051>054-ILZ001-002-007-072245- /O.CAN.KDVN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170308T0000Z/ Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Jo Daviess- Stephenson-Carroll- Including the cities of Independence, Manchester, Dubuque, Vinton, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Maquoketa, Galena, Freeport, and Mount Carroll 344 PM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has cancelled the Wind Advisory. West to southwest winds are brisk across the previous advisory area, but still falling short of advisory criteria. Thus the wind advisory has been cancelled early. Winds will still gust up to 35 MPH through sunset, then the winds will diminish. $$ 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 8:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Iowa | 58 min |
| Mar 6, 8:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Keokuk | 56 min |
| Mar 6, 8:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Delaware, Johnson, Linn | 61 min |
| Mar 6, 8:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware | 38 min |
| Mar 6, 8:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Keokuk, Washington | 74 min |
| Mar 6, 8:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Linn | 22 min |
| Mar 6, 8:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jefferson, Van Buren | 81 min |
| Mar 6, 9:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Jones | 55 min |
| Mar 6, 9:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jones, Linn | 26 min |
| Mar 6, 9:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 56 min |
| Mar 6, 9:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Johnson | 47 min |
| Mar 6, 9:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine | 74 min |
| Mar 6, 9:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson, Jones | 44 min |
| Mar 6, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jackson | 63 min |
| Mar 6, 9:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Clinton | 71 min |
| Mar 6, 9:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 83 min |
| Mar 6, 9:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jackson | 38 min |
| Mar 6, 10:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar | 44 min |
| Mar 6, 10:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Muscatine, Scott | 24 min |
| Mar 6, 10:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Scott | 31 min |
| Mar 6, 10:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 26 min |
| Mar 6, 10:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 49 min |
| Mar 6, 10:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Clinton, Jackson | 20 min |
| Mar 7, 3:32 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 6, 9:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 64 min |
| Mar 6, 10:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 77 min |
| Mar 6, 10:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Stephenson, Whiteside | 67 min |
| Mar 6, 10:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 31 min |
| Mar 6, 10:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Whiteside | 27 min |
| Mar 6, 10:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer | 32 min |
| Mar 6, 11:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Putnam, Whiteside | 77 min |
| Mar 7, 12:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 17 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.