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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Quad Cities, IA

May 14, 2018Jones County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2018, 7:21 AM CDT for Jones County, Iowa. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 14, 2018, 7:21 AM CDT (12:21 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2018, 7:45 AM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Jones County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 14, 7:21 AM CDTHAIL 10.5 S Morley, IATIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 295 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2018-05-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 962 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2018-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 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
962 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-160 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1462 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

698 
WUUS53 KDVN 141221
SVRDVN
IAC105-141245-
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0021.180514T1221Z-180514T1245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
721 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2018

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Jones County in east central Iowa...

* Until 745 AM CDT.

* At 720 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Olin, or 7
  miles southeast of Anamosa, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Olin, Wyoming, Onslow, Morley, Center Junction, Canton, Hale and
  Central Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4203 9090 4195 9118 4195 9125 4207 9130
      4219 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1220Z 246DEG 33KT 4204 9117 

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

Uttech
3 follow-up statements
847 
WWUS53 KDVN 141226
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
726 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2018

IAC105-141245-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180514T1245Z/
Jones IA-
726 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY...

At 726 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Olin, or 9
miles north of Stanwood, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Olin, Wyoming, Onslow, Center Junction, Canton and Hale. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4203 9090 4195 9118 4195 9121 4207 9122
      4219 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1226Z 249DEG 31KT 4203 9112 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Uttech
744 
WWUS53 KDVN 141236
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
736 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2018

IAC105-141245-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180514T1245Z/
Jones IA-
736 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY...

At 736 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wyoming, or 13
miles northeast of Stanwood, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Wyoming, Onslow, Canton and Hale. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4203 9090 4200 9110 4207 9112 4219 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1236Z 248DEG 30KT 4206 9103 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Uttech
545 
WWUS53 KDVN 141242
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
742 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2018

IAC105-141252-
/O.EXP.KDVN.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180514T1245Z/
Jones IA-
742 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 745 AM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4203 9090 4200 9110 4207 9112 4219 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1242Z 246DEG 33KT 4206 9104 

$$

Uttech

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 1:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDubuque43 min
May 14, 3:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson4 hr
May 14, 4:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNIowa37 min
May 14, 4:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNClinton, Jackson38 min
May 14, 4:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNIowa34 min
May 14, 5:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNLinn27 min
May 14, 6:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNJohnson25 min
May 14, 6:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNScott31 min
May 14, 6:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNLinn36 min
May 14, 7:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNJones31 min
May 14, 2:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNScott36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.