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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 9, 2018Cedar County, Clinton County, Jones County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2018, 11:16 PM CDT for Cedar County, Clinton County, Jones County, Iowa. It was in force for 44 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: Jun 9, 2018, 11:16 PM CDT (04:16 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2018, 12:00 AM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Jones County, IA

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 9, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 9, 9:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 9:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 3:08 PM CDT, 8 hours 8 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:17 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1017 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1016 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 W CEDAR RAPIDS        41.98N 91.75W
06/09/2018  M1.25 INCH       LINN               IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            STILL RAINING. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY
            RAIN EVENT WAS 30 MINUTES.

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:18 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1018 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1015 PM     HAIL             MANCHESTER              42.48N 91.45W
06/09/2018  M0.25 INCH       DELAWARE           IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:24 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1024 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1017 PM     TSTM WND GST     CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT    41.88N 91.71W
06/09/2018  M46 MPH          LINN               IA   ASOS

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:43 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:53 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:14 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 7:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Buchanan	54 min
Jun 9, 8:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Benton	40 min
Jun 9, 8:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Benton	65 min
Jun 9, 8:27 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Buchanan, Linn	15 hr
Jun 9, 8:27 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Cedar, Jones, Linn	13 hr
Jun 9, 8:27 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Clinton, Scott	61 hr
Jun 9, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Buchanan, Delaware	61 min
Jun 9, 8:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Buchanan	40 min
Jun 9, 8:52 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Benton, Linn	6 days
Jun 9, 8:52 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Cedar, Johnson, Linn	8 days
Jun 9, 8:52 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Cedar, Louisa, Muscatine	49 hr
Jun 9, 8:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Benton, Iowa	32 min
Jun 9, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan	50 min
Jun 9, 9:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Buchanan	6 hr
Jun 9, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Linn	70 min
Jun 9, 9:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Iowa	46 min
Jun 9, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Jones, Linn	60 min
Jun 9, 10:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Benton, Iowa	19 min
Jun 9, 10:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Delaware	6 hr
Jun 9, 10:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Delaware, Dubuque	54 min
Jun 9, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Jones, Linn	48 min
Jun 9, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Iowa, Keokuk, Washington	49 min
Jun 9, 11:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Scott	41 min
Jun 10, 12:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton	43 min
Jun 10, 12:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Delaware, Jones	59 hr
Jun 10, 9:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Cedar, Johnson, Muscatine	50 min
Jun 10, 10:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Louisa, Muscatine, Scott	51 min
Jun 10, 5:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Stark	31 min
Jun 10, 6:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau, Henry, Putnam	43 min
Jun 10, 7:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau, Henry, Putnam	55 min
Jun 10, 9:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside	4 days
Jun 10, 9:47 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Henry, Rock Island	10 hr
Jun 10, 11:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Warren	52 min
Jun 10, 12:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Hancock, McDonough	39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.