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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS Quad Cities, IA

August 25, 2021Bureau County, Putnam County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 25, 2021, 4:59 PM CDT for Bureau County, Putnam County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 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
Aug 25, 2021, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired
Aug 25, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bureau County, IL, Putnam County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 818 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -32 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
818 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-238 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1355 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

991 
WUUS53 KDVN 252159
SVRDVN
ILC011-155-252245-
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0100.210825T2159Z-210825T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
459 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Putnam County in north central Illinois...
  Southeastern Bureau County in north central Illinois...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 459 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Buda to near Bradford to Laura, moving east at
  30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Tiskilwa around 515 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Henry, Bureau Junction, Hennepin and DePue.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4110 8932 4110 8935 4111 8935 4112 8934
      4115 8933 4115 8964 4123 8964 4134 8965
      4133 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 274DEG 26KT 4136 8965 4115 8962 4091 8989 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Gibbs
2 follow-up statements
116 
WWUS53 KDVN 252207
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
507 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

ILC011-155-252245-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210825T2245Z/
Putnam IL-Bureau IL-
507 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHEASTERN BUREAU COUNTIES...

At 507 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Wyanet to near Bradford to near Laura, moving east at
25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Tiskilwa, Henry, DePue, Bureau Junction and Hennepin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4110 8932 4110 8935 4111 8935 4112 8934
      4115 8933 4115 8964 4123 8964 4134 8965
      4133 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 270DEG 23KT 4135 8962 4114 8959 4090 8986 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Gibbs
219 
WWUS53 KDVN 252235
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
535 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

ILC011-155-252245-
/O.EXP.KDVN.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210825T2245Z/
Putnam IL-Bureau IL-
535 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN PUTNAM AND
SOUTHEASTERN BUREAU COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
the Quad Cities.

LAT...LON 4110 8932 4110 8935 4111 8935 4112 8934
      4115 8933 4115 8964 4123 8964 4134 8965
      4133 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 274DEG 26KT 4134 8937 4113 8934 4089 8961 

$$

Gibbs

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenry53 min
Aug 25, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenry53 min
Aug 25, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHenry36 min
Aug 25, 3:43 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDVNHenry17 min
Aug 25, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDVNHenry49 min
Aug 25, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBureau29 min
Aug 25, 6:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNMcDonough33 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.