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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Quad Cities, IA

May 2, 2018Delaware County, Dubuque County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2018, 8:19 PM CDT for Delaware County, Dubuque County, Iowa. It was in force for 36 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
May 2, 2018, 8:19 PM CDT (01:19 UTC)
Expired
May 2, 2018, 8:55 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Delaware County, IA, Dubuque County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 99 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 2018-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1023 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 2018-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 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
1023 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1402 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
5.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

578 
WUUS53 KDVN 030119
SVRDVN
IAC055-061-030215-
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0013.180503T0119Z-180503T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
819 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2018

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Dubuque County in northeastern Iowa...
  Southeastern Delaware County in northeastern Iowa...

* Until 915 PM CDT

* At 819 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hopkinton, or
  14 miles southeast of Manchester, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Dyersville, Cascade, Epworth, Farley, Peosta, Hopkinton,
  Worthington, Centralia, Bernard, Bankston, Graf, Fillmore, Fillmore
  Recreation Area, Lattnerville, Camp Little Cloud, Washington Mills
  and Buck Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4254 9085 4230 9075 4230 9136 4242 9132
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 268DEG 23KT 4236 9122 

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

ERVIN
3 follow-up statements
283 
WWUS53 KDVN 030138
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
838 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2018

IAC055-061-030215-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180503T0215Z/
Dubuque IA-Delaware IA-
838 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DUBUQUE AND SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES...

At 838 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Worthington, or
20 miles northeast of Anamosa, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Cascade, Epworth, Farley, Hopkinton, Worthington, Bernard, Fillmore,
Fillmore Recreation Area, Washington Mills and Buck Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4245 9093 4230 9075 4230 9136 4242 9132
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 269DEG 19KT 4236 9108 

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

ERVIN
927 
WWUS53 KDVN 030147
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
847 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2018

IAC055-030157-
/O.CAN.KDVN.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180503T0215Z/
Delaware IA-
847 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area.  Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4245 9093 4233 9092 4232 9112 4243 9113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 265DEG 15KT 4236 9105 

$$

IAC061-030215-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180503T0215Z/
Dubuque IA-
847 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DUBUQUE COUNTY...

At 847 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Worthington, or
20 miles southwest of Dubuque, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Epworth, Farley and Worthington. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4245 9093 4233 9092 4232 9112 4243 9113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 265DEG 15KT 4236 9105 

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

ERVIN
457 
WWUS53 KDVN 030155
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
855 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2018

IAC061-030205-
/O.CAN.KDVN.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180503T0215Z/
Dubuque IA-
855 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DUBUQUE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been
cancelled.  However heavy rain is still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4245 9093 4233 9092 4232 9112 4243 9113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 268DEG 23KT 4236 9098 

$$

ERVIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNIowa, Johnson, Washington57 min
May 2, 7:24 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJohnson, Washington51 min
May 2, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNScott39 min
May 2, 7:51 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNCedar, Johnson, Muscatine20 min
May 2, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNKeokuk, Washington29 min
May 2, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCedar, Johnson, Muscatine53 min
May 2, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCedar, Clinton, Scott27 min
May 2, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNScott24 min
May 2, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNScott87 min
May 2, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNLee, Van Buren50 min
May 3, 10:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNClinton, Scott24 hr
May 3, 11:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNJackson11 hr
May 3, 11:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLee7 days
May 3, 2:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBuchanan39 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.