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Frost Advisory 6, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this frost advisory at May 10, 2021, 2:28 PM CDT for 7 counties in Iowa; Carroll County, Jo Daviess County, Stephenson County, Illinois. It took effect at May 11, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2021, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 11, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 11, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
Counties Benton County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Linn County, IA, Carroll County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Stephenson County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
115 WWUS73 KDVN 101928 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 228 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021 IAZ040>042-051>054-ILZ001-002-007-110330- /O.NEW.KDVN.FR.Y.0006.210511T0600Z-210511T1300Z/ Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Jo Daviess- Stephenson-Carroll- Including the cities of Independence, Manchester, Dubuque, Vinton, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Maquoketa, Galena, Freeport, and Mount Carroll 228 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures in the lower to mid 30s will result in frost formation. * WHERE...In Iowa, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones and Jackson Counties. In Illinois, Jo Daviess, Stephenson and Carroll Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ www.weather.gov/dvn
3 follow-up statements
351 WWUS73 KDVN 110145 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 845 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021 IAZ040>042-051>054-ILZ001-002-007-111100- /O.CON.KDVN.FR.Y.0006.210511T0600Z-210511T1300Z/ Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Jo Daviess- Stephenson-Carroll- Including the cities of Independence, Manchester, Dubuque, Vinton, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Maquoketa, Galena, Freeport, and Mount Carroll 845 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost formation. * WHERE...In Iowa, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones and Jackson Counties. In Illinois, Jo Daviess, Stephenson and Carroll Counties. * WHEN...1 AM Tonight to 8 AM CDT Tuesday Morning. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ www.weather.gov/dvn
371 WWUS73 KDVN 110805 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 305 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021 IAZ051>054-ILZ007-110915- /O.CAN.KDVN.FR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210511T1300Z/ Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Carroll- Including the cities of Vinton, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Maquoketa, and Mount Carroll 305 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021 ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Temperatures are likely to only drop into the upper 30s by sunrise. This should preclude widespread frost formation. As a result, the frost advisory has been cancelled. $$ IAZ040>042-ILZ001-002-111300- /O.CON.KDVN.FR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210511T1300Z/ Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Jo Daviess-Stephenson- Including the cities of Independence, Manchester, Dubuque, Galena, and Freeport 305 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Temperatures dropping into the mid 30s, with isolated lower 30s will result in patchy to areas of frost. * WHERE...In Iowa, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones and Jackson Counties. In Illinois, Jo Daviess, Stephenson and Carroll Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT This Morning. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ www.weather.gov/dvn
321 WWUS73 KDVN 111259 NPWDVN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 759 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021 IAZ040>042-ILZ001-002-111400- /O.EXP.KDVN.FR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210511T1300Z/ Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Jo Daviess-Stephenson- Including the cities of Independence, Manchester, Dubuque, Galena, and Freeport 759 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021 ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... Temperatures have climbed into 40s and frost is no longer expected. $$ www.weather.gov/dvn
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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.