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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Quad Cities, IA

May 21, 2019Clinton County, Scott County, Iowa; 6 counties in Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this high wind warning at May 21, 2019, 10:34 PM CDT for Clinton County, Scott County, Iowa; 6 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 2 hr. 17 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 21, 2019, 10:34 PM CDT (03:34 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA

Counties Clinton County, IA, Scott County, IA, Carroll County, IL, Henry County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Whiteside County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:35 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 21, 10:35 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Moline Quad-City Airpor, ILFROM ASOS.
May 21, 10:35 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Ene Oak Grove, ILCORRECTED TIME. LARGE ASH TREE, 24 INCHES IN DIAMETER, DOWNED BY STRONG WIND.
May 21, 10:36 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 554 Wnw Bettendorf, IABLEW GRILL OFF DECK.
May 21, 10:36 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 S Mount Joy, IASEVERAL TREE LIMBS DOWN IN YARD.
May 21, 10:36 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 Wnw Bettendorf, IATREE LIMBS DOWN IN YARD.
May 21, 10:40 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Clinton Municipal Airpo, IASUSTAINED 48 MPH WINDS GUSTING 53 MPH.
May 21, 10:40 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 594 Ssw Bettendorf, ILIA DOT RWIS.
May 21, 10:40 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 594 Ssw Bettendorf, IAIA DOT RWIS.
May 21, 10:40 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 E Dewitt, IATIN ROOF PARTLY PEELED OFF OF THE 4H AUDITORIUM AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND SEVERAL TREE BRANCHES DOWN AROUND TOWN. (TIME ESTIMATED).
May 21, 10:42 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPark View, IAPOWER OUT.
May 21, 10:45 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Ene Davenport, IAAN ANTENNA TOWER ON NORTHWEST BANK WAS DAMAGED.
May 21, 10:45 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPark View, IADELAYED REPORT. 6 INCH DIAMETER LIMB DOWN ON STREET.
May 21, 11:10 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGToronto, IAPOWER LINES AND TREES DAMAGED BY STRONG WIND (TIME ESTIMATED).
May 21, 11:17 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGDavenport, IADOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES CREATED NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ACROSS PARTS OF THE IOWA AND ILLINOIS QUAD CITIES.
May 21, 11:20 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Clinton Municipal Airpo, IAFROM AWOS.
May 21, 11:55 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Ene Morrison, ILTREE DOWN ON HOUSE.
May 22, 12:00 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Ene Oak Grove, ILLARGE ASH TREE, 24 INCHES IN DIAMETER, DOWNED BY STRONG WIND.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 2019-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 598 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
676 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
598 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
682 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

914 
WWUS73 KDVN 220334
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
1034 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...High Winds Expected...

.High winds up to 60 mph will occur as the rain ends. Power
outages and tree damage is likely!

IAZ066-068-ILZ009-015-016-220500-
/O.NEW.KDVN.HW.W.0002.190522T0334Z-190522T0500Z/
Clinton-Scott-Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-
Including the cities of Clinton, Davenport, Bettendorf, Sterling,
Moline, Rock Island, and Geneseo
1034 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a High
Wind Warning, which is in effect until midnight CDT tonight.

* Winds...40 mph sustained gusting to 60 mph.

* Timing...through Midnight

* Impacts...Damage to trees and powerlines is expected.

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.

&&

$$


ERVIN
3 follow-up statements
913 
WWUS73 KDVN 220418
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
1118 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...High Winds Expected...

.High winds up to 60 mph will occur as the rain ends. Power
outages and tree damage is likely!

ILZ001-002-007-220600-
/O.EXB.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190522T0600Z/
Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll-
Including the cities of Galena, Freeport, and Mount Carroll
1118 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a High
Wind Warning, which is in effect until 1 AM CDT Wednesday.

* Winds...40 mph sustained gusting to 60 mph.

* Timing...through 1 AM

* Impacts...Damage to trees and powerlines is expected.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ066-068-ILZ009-015-016-220530-
/O.CON.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190522T0500Z/
Clinton-Scott-Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-
Including the cities of Clinton, Davenport, Bettendorf, Sterling,
Moline, Rock Island, and Geneseo
1118 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

* Winds...40 mph sustained gusting to 60 mph.

* Timing...through Midnight

* Impacts...Damage to trees and powerlines is expected.

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.

&&

$$
223 
WWUS73 KDVN 220456
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
1156 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...High Winds Expected...

.High winds up to 60 mph will occur as the rain ends. Power
outages and tree damage is likely!

IAZ066-068-ILZ009-015-016-220600-
/O.EXP.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190522T0500Z/
Clinton-Scott-Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-
Including the cities of Clinton, Davenport, Bettendorf, Sterling,
Moline, Rock Island, and Geneseo
1156 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

Strong winds swept trough the area between 1030 PM and 1130 PM.
This bought winds to 60 mph and numerous power outages. These
winds have now subsided.

$$

ILZ001-002-007-220600-
/O.CON.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190522T0600Z/
Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll-
Including the cities of Galena, Freeport, and Mount Carroll
1156 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* Winds...40 mph sustained gusting to 60 mph.

* Timing...through 1 AM

* Impacts...Damage to trees and powerlines is expected.

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.

&&

$$
260 
WWUS73 KDVN 220600
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
100 AM CDT Wed May 22 2019

...High Winds Have Ended...


ILZ001-002-007-220700-
/O.EXP.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190522T0600Z/
Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll-
Including the cities of Galena, Freeport, and Mount Carroll
100 AM CDT Wed May 22 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

The high winds that prompted the warning have moved east of the
area. Thus the high wind warning has been allowed to expire.


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 10:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNLee60 hr
May 22, 10:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNJackson21 days

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Illinois, 2019High Wind Warnings in Iowa, 2019Every high wind warning in 2019

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.