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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 14, 2021Buchanan County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2021, 6:04 PM CDT for Buchanan 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
Jul 14, 2021, 6:04 PM CDT (23:04 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Buchanan County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 14, 2:35 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.

255 
WUUS53 KDVN 142304
SVRDVN
IAC019-142345-
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0046.210714T2304Z-210714T2345Z/

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

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Buchanan County in northeastern Iowa...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 603 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles south of Sumner to near Elk Run Heights,
  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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Fairbank around 610 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Stanley, Hazleton and Independence.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern
Iowa.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4248 9187 4250 9208 4264 9208 4264 9181
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 272DEG 25KT 4275 9209 4255 9226 

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

Uttech
1 follow-up statement
496 
WWUS53 KDVN 142313
SVSDVN

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

IAC019-142345-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-210714T2345Z/
Buchanan IA-
613 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BUCHANAN COUNTY...

At 613 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Maynard to 6 miles northwest of Jesup,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Stanley, Hazleton and Independence.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern
Iowa.

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 4248 9187 4250 9208 4264 9208 4264 9181
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 272DEG 25KT 4275 9200 4255 9217 

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

Uttech

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 5:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBuchanan37 min
Jul 14, 9:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNKeokuk28 min
Jul 14, 10:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBenton, Iowa, Jefferson, Keokuk, Washington28 min
Jul 14, 10:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBenton, Buchanan, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson and 1 more32 min
Jul 14, 10:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDelaware, Johnson, Linn, Louisa, Washington32 min
Jul 14, 11:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNCedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Scott29 min
Jul 14, 11:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDelaware, Dubuque, Jackson35 min
Jul 14, 12:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNClinton, Dubuque, Jackson30 min
Jul 14, 12:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDubuque, Jackson40 min
Jul 14, 1:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNScott38 min
Jul 14, 6:25 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBuchanan50 min
Jul 14, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBenton, Buchanan43 min
Jul 14, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware49 min
Jul 14, 6:58 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBenton47 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.