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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 9, 20214 counties in Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2021, 5:16 PM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 29 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
Jul 9, 2021, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Iowa County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Washington County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 116 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 2021-07-09Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
1131 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

197 
WUUS53 KDVN 092216
SVRDVN
IAC095-103-107-183-092245-
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0032.210709T2216Z-210709T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
516 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Keokuk County in southeastern Iowa...
  Southwestern Johnson County in east central Iowa...
  Northwestern Washington County in southeastern Iowa...
  Southeastern Iowa County in east central Iowa...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 515 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Parnell, or
  13 miles south of Marengo, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Wellman around 535 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Kalona and Richmond.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4153 9212 4167 9206 4162 9155 4140 9161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 281DEG 28KT 4160 9200 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

DC
3 follow-up statements
366 
WWUS53 KDVN 092225
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
525 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

IAC095-103-107-183-092245-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210709T2245Z/
Keokuk IA-Johnson IA-Washington IA-Iowa IA-
525 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KEOKUK...SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON...NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN IOWA COUNTIES...

At 525 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Parnell, or 17
miles southeast of Marengo, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe storm will be near...
  Wellman around 535 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Kalona, Richmond and Riverside.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4153 9212 4167 9206 4162 9155 4140 9161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 281DEG 28KT 4158 9190 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

DC
856 
WWUS53 KDVN 092235
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
535 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

IAC095-103-107-183-092245-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210709T2245Z/
Keokuk IA-Johnson IA-Washington IA-Iowa IA-
535 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KEOKUK...SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON...NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN IOWA COUNTIES...

At 535 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Wellman, or 14 miles southwest of Iowa City, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe storm will be near...
  Kalona and Richmond around 545 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Riverside.

LAT...LON 4153 9212 4167 9206 4162 9155 4140 9161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 281DEG 28KT 4156 9180 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

DC
396 
WWUS53 KDVN 092243
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
543 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

IAC095-103-107-183-092252-
/O.EXP.KDVN.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210709T2245Z/
Keokuk IA-Johnson IA-Washington IA-Iowa IA-
543 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KEOKUK...
SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN IOWA
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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 4153 9212 4167 9206 4162 9155 4140 9161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 281DEG 28KT 4155 9174 

$$

DC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 2:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVNDes Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren40 hr
Jul 9, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNIowa26 min
Jul 9, 5:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBenton26 min
Jul 9, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBenton, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson and 3 more31 min
Jul 9, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHenry, Washington23 min
Jul 9, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDes Moines, Henry, Louisa37 min
Jul 9, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNIowa23 min
Jul 9, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDes Moines, Henry25 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.