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Special Weather Statement, NWS Quad Cities, IA

April 5, 2021Benton County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this special weather statement at Apr 5, 2021, 5:36 AM CDT for Benton County, Iowa. It was in force for 24 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
Apr 5, 2021, 5:36 AM CDT (10:36 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2021, 6:00 AM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA

County Benton County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 2021-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2021-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2635 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 5, 4:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 4:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 3:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 4, 11:36 PM CDT, 6 hours before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1136 PM CDT Sun Apr 4 2021

ILC085-177-050515-
Jo Daviess-Stephenson-
1136 PM CDT Sun Apr 4 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN JO DAVIESS AND
SOUTHWESTERN STEPHENSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...

At 1136 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Woodbine, or
15 miles east of Galena, moving east at 25 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lena, Stockton, Pearl City, Elizabeth, Woodbine, Scales Mound,
Schapville, Guilford, Kent, Elizabeth Fairgrounds, Canyon Camp,
Willow, Stockton Airport, Galena Territory, Apple Canyon Lake and
Rodden.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 4234 9040 4249 9033 4238 8976 4222 8981
TIME...MOT...LOC 0436Z 289DEG 23KT 4236 9013

Uttech
Special weather statement, Apr 5, 12:26 AM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1226 AM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

ILC085-177-050600-
Jo Daviess-Stephenson-
1226 AM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN JO DAVIESS AND
SOUTHWESTERN STEPHENSON COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...

At 1225 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Stockton, or
14 miles north of Mount Carroll, moving east at 25 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Stockton, Pearl City, Elizabeth, Woodbine, Schapville, Loran, Kent,
Elizabeth Fairgrounds, Canyon Camp, Willow, Stockton Airport,
Elmoville, Apple Canyon Lake, Rodden and North Hanover.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 4231 9033 4246 9026 4235 8979 4220 8980
TIME...MOT...LOC 0525Z 287DEG 21KT 4231 9005

Gross
Special weather statement, Apr 5, 1:11 AM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
111 AM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

ILC015-085-050645-
Jo Daviess-Carroll-
111 AM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN JO DAVIESS AND
NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...

At 110 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Hanover, or 15
miles northwest of Mount Carroll, moving east at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hanover, Massbach and Camp Far Horizons.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 4221 9034 4231 9022 4222 8992 4210 9000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 289DEG 24KT 4223 9022

McClure
Special weather statement, Apr 5, 1:54 AM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
154 AM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

ILC015-195-IAC045-097-050730-
Whiteside-Carroll-Jackson-Clinton-
154 AM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL WHITESIDE...
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN CLINTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CDT...

At 154 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Sabula, or 10
miles southwest of Mount Carroll, moving southeast at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Milledgeville, Fairhaven, Sabula, Chadwick, Coleta, Argo Fay,
Thomson, Ideal, Franklin Corners, Carroll County Fairgrounds, White
Pigeon, South Sabula Lake Park, Thomson Causeway and Wacker.

LAT...LON 4198 9024 4208 9019 4199 8972 4185 8984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0654Z 292DEG 30KT 4201 9015

Gross
Special weather statement, Apr 5, 5:36 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 11:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNJo Daviess39 min
Apr 5, 12:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNJo Daviess34 min
Apr 5, 1:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNJo Daviess34 min
Apr 5, 1:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNCarroll36 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.