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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Quad Cities, IA

August 9, 2021Bureau County, Putnam County, Illinois

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 9, 2:43 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2409 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 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

Gibbs
2 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 

$$

Gibbs

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 7:12 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDVNBureau48 min
Aug 9, 7:30 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDVNBureau45 min
Aug 9, 8:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNBureau2 hr
Aug 9, 9:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenry36 min
Aug 9, 9:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenry51 min
Aug 9, 10:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNMercer31 min
Aug 10, 2:28 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVNBureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more29 hr
Aug 10, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJo Daviess56 min
Aug 10, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCarroll, Jo Daviess, Whiteside45 min
Aug 10, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCarroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Whiteside51 min
Aug 10, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBureau13 min
Aug 10, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBureau13 min
Aug 10, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNStephenson41 min
Aug 10, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNStephenson13 min
Aug 10, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBureau25 min
Aug 10, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNMercer, Warren37 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.