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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 14, 2021Buchanan County, Delaware County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2021, 7:40 PM CDT for Buchanan County, Delaware County, Iowa. It was in force for 35 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 2021, 7:40 PM CDT (00:40 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Buchanan County, IA, Delaware County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 14, 7:52 PM CDTTORNADO3 Ssw Manchester Airpor, IATORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20 SOUTHWEST OF MANCHESTER.
Jul 14, 7:53 PM CDTTORNADO1 Sw Manchester, IADELAWARE COUNTY EMA RELAYED LIKELY TORNADO DAMAGE REPORT OF A DAMAGED CONVENIENCE STORE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON SOUTHWEST SIDE OF MANCHESTER.
Jul 14, 7:58 PM CDTTORNADOManchester, IASPOTTERS REPORTING TWO SEPARATE TORNADOES, ONE ABOUT TO CROSS HIGHWAY 13, NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 NEAR MANCHESTER AND THE OTHER ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF MANCHESTER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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
Jul 14, 6:13 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 2021-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2569 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 2021-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 253 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
2569 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
832 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
253 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.2
Supercell composite
23.4

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The text

As transmitted.

615 
WUUS53 KDVN 150040
SVRDVN
IAC019-055-150115-
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0050.210715T0040Z-210715T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Buchanan County in northeastern Iowa...
  Central Delaware County in northeastern Iowa...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 739 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Masonville,
  or 8 miles west of Manchester, 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Manchester, Earlville, Delhi, Greeley, Delaware and Oneida.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. 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 this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4236 9169 4254 9172 4262 9124 4236 9120
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 263DEG 22KT 4246 9163 

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

DC
1 follow-up statement
585 
WWUS53 KDVN 150051
SVSDVN

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

IAC019-055-150115-
/O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210715T0115Z/
Buchanan IA-Delaware IA-
751 PM CDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL BUCHANAN AND CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTIES...

At 750 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Masonville, or
near Manchester, 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.

Locations impacted include...
Manchester, Earlville, Delhi, Greeley, Delaware, Masonville, Oneida,
Winthrop Golf Course, Delaware County Fairgrounds, Manchester
Airport, Monti, Coffins Grove Park, Baileys Ford Park and Turtle
Creek Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern
Iowa. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until midnight 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 this storm.
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 this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4236 9169 4254 9172 4262 9124 4236 9120
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 263DEG 22KT 4247 9153 

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

DC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 7:28 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware17 min
Jul 14, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBenton, Linn38 min
Jul 14, 7:43 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBenton32 min
Jul 14, 7:43 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware32 min
Jul 14, 7:53 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBenton27 min
Jul 14, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDelaware, Dubuque19 min
Jul 14, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBenton, Linn46 min
Jul 14, 8:19 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBenton, Linn22 min
Jul 14, 8:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBenton, Linn29 min
Jul 14, 8:56 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDelaware, Linn49 min
Jul 14, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBenton, Iowa32 min
Jul 14, 9:29 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDelaware, Jones46 min
Jul 14, 10:02 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNJones43 min
Jul 14, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCedar, Johnson, Jones, Linn46 min
Jul 14, 10:34 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNCedar26 min
Jul 14, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJackson49 min
Jul 14, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCedar, Clinton, Jones, Scott38 min
Jul 14, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNClinton, Jackson50 min
Jul 15, 8:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenry, Jefferson47 min
Jul 15, 5:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNClinton37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.