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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 24, 2021Van Buren County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 11:34 PM CDT for Van Buren County, Iowa. It was in force for 41 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
Jun 24, 2021, 11:34 PM CDT (04:34 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Van Buren County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:37 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 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 160 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 2021-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 112 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 151 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
112 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

544 
WUUS53 KDVN 250434
SVRDVN
IAC177-250515-
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0029.210625T0434Z-210625T0515Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1134 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Van Buren County in southeastern Iowa...

* Until 1215 AM CDT.

* At 1133 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 miles west of Leando to near Cantril, moving
  northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Keosauqua, Birmingham, Milton, Cantril, Douds, Leando, Mount
  Sterling, Van Buren County Fairgrounds, Keosauqua Airport, Mount
  Zion, Selma, Lebanon, Lake Sugema Campground, Lacey Keosauqua State
  Park and Kilbourn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4090 9218 4090 9185 4061 9188 4060 9218
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 224DEG 17KT 4081 9224 4060 9210 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

McClure
3 follow-up statements
095 
WWUS53 KDVN 250446
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1146 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

IAC177-250515-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210625T0515Z/
Van Buren IA-
1146 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR VAN BUREN COUNTY...

At 1146 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Douds to Cantril, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Keosauqua, Birmingham, Milton, Cantril, Douds, Leando, Mount
Sterling, Van Buren County Fairgrounds, Keosauqua Airport, Mount
Zion, Selma, Lebanon, Lake Sugema Campground, Lacey Keosauqua State
Park and Kilbourn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4090 9218 4090 9185 4061 9188 4060 9218
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 270DEG 17KT 4085 9218 4064 9204 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

McClure
590 
WWUS53 KDVN 250459
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1159 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

IAC177-250515-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210625T0515Z/
Van Buren IA-
1159 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR CENTRAL VAN BUREN COUNTY...

At 1158 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Libertyville to near Bentonsport/Vernon, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Keosauqua, Birmingham, Douds, Leando, Lebanon, Van Buren County
Fairgrounds, Lake Sugema Campground, Keosauqua Airport, Lacey
Keosauqua State Park, Mount Zion, Kilbourn and Selma.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4090 9218 4090 9185 4061 9188 4072 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 240DEG 21KT 4092 9210 4067 9188 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

McClure
978 
WWUS53 KDVN 250507
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1207 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

IAC177-250516-
/O.EXP.KDVN.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210625T0515Z/
Van Buren IA-
1207 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL VAN BUREN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1215 AM 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.

LAT...LON 4090 9218 4090 9185 4061 9188 4072 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0506Z 270DEG 17KT 4095 9207 4070 9185 

$$

McClure

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJefferson, Van Buren40 min
Jun 24, 8:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNJefferson47 min
Jun 24, 8:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNJefferson, Van Buren6 hr
Jun 24, 11:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNLee46 min
Jun 25, 2:49 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNJefferson, Van Buren17 hr
Jun 25, 4:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNVan Buren10 hr
Jun 25, 4:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNLee62 hr
Jun 25, 5:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNCedar40 min
Jun 25, 8:07 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNVan Buren26 hr
Jun 25, 2:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDubuque33 min
Jun 25, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDelaware, Dubuque57 min
Jun 25, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDelaware, Dubuque49 min
Jun 25, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBenton, Jackson, Jones, Linn42 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.