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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 14, 2021Bureau County, Putnam County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2021, 4:27 PM CDT for Bureau County, Putnam County, Illinois. It was in force for 33 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 14, 2021, 4:27 PM CDT (21:27 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2021, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bureau County, IL, Putnam County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 105 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 2021-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 573 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 2021-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 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
573 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1106 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

As transmitted.

160 
WUUS53 KDVN 142127
SVRDVN
ILC011-155-142200-
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0045.210714T2127Z-210714T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
427 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

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

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 427 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hennepin,
  moving east at 30 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  DePue around 430 PM CDT.
  Spring Valley and Granville around 440 PM CDT.
  Ladd and Dalzell around 445 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4119 8946 4129 8947 4142 8916 4120 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 260DEG 26KT 4126 8935 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements
200 
WWUS53 KDVN 142138
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
438 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

ILC011-155-142200-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210714T2200Z/
Putnam IL-Bureau IL-
438 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHEASTERN BUREAU COUNTIES...

At 438 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Granville, or
near Hennepin, moving east at 25 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  Spring Valley around 445 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Ladd
and Dalzell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4119 8936 4130 8940 4142 8916 4120 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 261DEG 23KT 4127 8928 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Uttech
476 
WWUS53 KDVN 142149
SVSDVN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
449 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

ILC011-155-142200-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210714T2200Z/
Putnam IL-Bureau IL-
449 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHEASTERN BUREAU COUNTIES...

At 449 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Granville, or
near Peru, moving east at 25 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Putnam and southeastern Bureau Counties, including the
following locations... Mark, Standard, Florid and Spring Valley
Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4122 8933 4132 8931 4134 8916 4122 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 262DEG 20KT 4128 8921 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Uttech

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 11:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJo Daviess35 min
Jul 14, 12:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJo Daviess40 min
Jul 14, 1:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNRock Island38 min
Jul 14, 1:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNCarroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Whiteside32 min
Jul 14, 1:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNWhiteside28 min
Jul 14, 2:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNStephenson42 min
Jul 14, 2:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenry, Whiteside28 min
Jul 14, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBureau41 min
Jul 14, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBureau45 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.