Alert archive / Iowa / High Wind Warnings in 2018
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this high wind warning at Mar 31, 2018, 5:15 AM CDT for Carroll County, Jo Daviess County, Whiteside County, Illinois; 6 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 31, 2018, 6:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2018, 5:15 AM CDT (10:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2018, 6:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2018, 6:34 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
Counties Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Scott County, IA, Carroll County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Whiteside County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:14 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2117 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
738 WWUS73 KDVN 311015 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 515 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...Very Strong Winds Early this Morning... .An area of strong showers moving rapidly through eastern Iowa into northwest Illinois will produce sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts as high as 55 mph through 7 am. IAZ042-053-054-065-066-068-ILZ001-007-009-311300- /O.NEW.KDVN.HW.W.0001.180331T1100Z-180331T1300Z/ Dubuque-Jones-Jackson-Cedar-Clinton-Scott-Jo Daviess-Carroll- Whiteside- Including the cities of Dubuque, Anamosa, Maquoketa, Tipton, Clinton, Davenport, Bettendorf, Galena, Mount Carroll, and Sterling 515 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 8 AM CDT this morning. * Winds...South to southwest 30 to 40 mph expected with gusts up to 55 mph possible. * Timing...Until 7 am CDT. * Impacts...very strong winds and heavy downpours will create hazardous travel conditions. 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. && $$ Sheets
2 follow-up statements
012 WWUS73 KDVN 311113 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 613 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...Very Windy Today... .An area of strong showers and isolated thunderstorms moving rapidly through eastern Iowa into northwest Illinois will produce sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts as high as 50 mph possible through 7 am. Winds will remain strong from 25 to 35 mph from the south to southwest and then change to the northwest with gusts up to 45 mph as a cold front moves through in the late morning and early afternoon hours. IAZ042-053-054-065-066-068-ILZ001-007-009-311300- /O.CON.KDVN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180331T1300Z/ Dubuque-Jones-Jackson-Cedar-Clinton-Scott-Jo Daviess-Carroll- Whiteside- Including the cities of Dubuque, Anamosa, Maquoketa, Tipton, Clinton, Davenport, Bettendorf, Galena, Mount Carroll, and Sterling 613 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * Winds...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...Until 7 am CDT. * Impacts...Very strong winds and heavy downpours will create hazardous travel conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means that sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more will occur. This can lead to property damage and will make driving very hazardous, especially for high profile vehicles on north-south roads. && $$ IAZ040-041-051-052-311915- /O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0001.180331T1113Z-180331T2100Z/ Buchanan-Delaware-Benton-Linn- Including the cities of Independence, Manchester, Vinton, and Cedar Rapids 613 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph this morning, becoming northwest by midday. * Timing...through 4 pm. * Impacts...Strong winds will create hazardous travel conditions. 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. && $$ ILZ002-311915- /O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0001.180331T1200Z-180331T2100Z/ Stephenson- Including the city of Freeport 613 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon * Timing...through 4 pm. * Impacts...Strong winds will create hazardous travel conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph or greater are expected, which can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution if you are traveling. && $$ Sheets
889 WWUS73 KDVN 311134 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 634 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...Strong Winds Today... .A strong cold front moving through the region will result in strong winds from the southwest this morning, which will change to the northwest by afternoon. IAZ042-053-054-065-066-ILZ001-007-009-311945- /O.CAN.KDVN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180331T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KDVN.WI.Y.0001.180331T1200Z-180331T2100Z/ Dubuque-Jones-Jackson-Cedar-Clinton-Jo Daviess-Carroll-Whiteside- Including the cities of Dubuque, Anamosa, Maquoketa, Tipton, Clinton, Galena, Mount Carroll, and Sterling 634 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. The High Wind Warning has been cancelled. * Winds...South 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Winds becoming northwest by afternoon. * Timing...Through 4 pm. * Impacts...Strong winds will create hazardous travel conditions. 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. && $$ IAZ068-311245- /O.CAN.KDVN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180331T1300Z/ Scott- Including the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf 634 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has cancelled the High Wind Warning. The storm system moving through the area has weekended and high winds are no longer expected. Wind gusts of 35 mph are still possible this morning. $$ IAZ040-041-051-052-311945- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180331T2100Z/ Buchanan-Delaware-Benton-Linn- Including the cities of Independence, Manchester, Vinton, and Cedar Rapids 634 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * Winds...West 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...Through 4 pm. * Impacts...Strong winds will create hazardous travel conditions. 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. && $$ ILZ002-311945- /O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0001.180331T1200Z-180331T2100Z/ Stephenson- Including the city of Freeport 634 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * Winds...Southwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Winds becoming northwest in the afternoon * Timing...through 4 pm. * Impacts...Strong winds will create hazardous travel conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph or greater are expected, which can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution if you are traveling. && $$ Sheets
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 6:13 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Putnam and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Linn and 1 more | 38 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Iowa, 2018High Wind Warnings in Illinois, 2018Every high wind warning in 2018
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.