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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2021, 8:16 PM CDT for Bureau County, Putnam County, Illinois. 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
- Aug 9, 2021, 8:16 PM CDT (01:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bureau County, IL, Putnam County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 96 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2409 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1156 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
604
WUUS53 KDVN 100116
SVRDVN
ILC011-155-100145-
/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0063.210810T0116Z-210810T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
816 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Putnam County in north central Illinois...
Southeastern Bureau County in north central Illinois...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 816 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tiskilwa, or
near Princeton, moving southeast at 15 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...
Bureau Junction and Hennepin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central
Illinois.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central
Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 4129 8955 4136 8948 4129 8924 4117 8941
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 305DEG 12KT 4129 8949
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Gibbs2 follow-up statements
897 WWUS53 KDVN 100133 SVSDVN Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL 833 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021 ILC011-155-100145- /O.CON.KDVN.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210810T0145Z/ Putnam IL-Bureau IL- 833 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHEASTERN BUREAU COUNTIES... At 833 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bureau Junction, or near Hennepin, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Princeton, Hennepin, Tiskilwa, Bureau Junction, Putnam and Lake Thunderbird. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central Illinois. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4129 8955 4136 8948 4129 8924 4117 8941 TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 305DEG 12KT 4126 8943 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Gibbs
848
WWUS53 KDVN 100140
SVSDVN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
840 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021
ILC011-155-100150-
/O.EXP.KDVN.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210810T0145Z/
Putnam IL-Bureau IL-
840 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND
SOUTHEASTERN BUREAU COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 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 gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central
Illinois.
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 4129 8955 4136 8948 4129 8924 4117 8941
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 305DEG 12KT 4125 8940
$$
GibbsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau | 48 min |
| Aug 9, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 8:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Bureau | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 36 min |
| Aug 9, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 51 min |
| Aug 9, 10:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 2:28 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 29 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Whiteside | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Whiteside | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 13 min |
| Aug 10, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 13 min |
| Aug 10, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 13 min |
| Aug 10, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer, Warren | 37 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.