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Special Weather Statement, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 22, 2021Jefferson County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this special weather statement at Jun 22, 2021, 9:42 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Iowa. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jun 22, 2021, 9:42 PM CDT (02:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2021, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA

County Jefferson County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 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 2021-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 104 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1794 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
238 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 22, 6:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 6:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
635 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

...00z AVIATION UPDATE...

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 300 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

Canadian high pressure that brought our record cold early this
morning was pushing off to the east. The return flow and
strengthening warm air advection was already triggering a few
thunderstorms in western IA this afternoon. Some showers were also
noted in central IA. This activity will be sliding southeast with
the strong mid/upper level northwest winds.

A warm front was draped across southern SD to western IA with
temperatures well into the 80s south of the front, and in the 70s
to the north and east.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Wednesday)
ISSUED AT 300 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

Key messages:

1) Increasing showers and thunderstorms especially this evening
and overnight. Marginal risk for severe storms.

2) Warmer and more humid on Wednesday.

Tonight: Strong forcing arrives this evening and overnight as the
dvn cwa gets on the nose of a strengthening LLJ to 40 knots. This
creates low level convergence/lift and with decent warm air
advection and increasing moisture, showers and scattered thunderstorms
should increase. Pops increase to likely as the evening progresses
and into the overnight hours. Initially the airmass will be rather
dry but forecast soundings indicate rapid rise of moisture with
PWAT's increasing to 1.5 inches after midnight. Locally heavy
rainfall is possible.

Severe threat: Forecast soundings indicate these storms will be
elevated northeast of the warm front with moderate to strong deep
layer shear and freezing levels above 10k ft. This suggests the
main risk will be large hail but can't rule out some gusty winds
reaching the surface. Definitely warmer tonight with the
increasing moisture/clouds with lows in the lower 60s.

Wednesday: Warmer and more humid with any lingering showers or
storms pushing east of the cwa in the morning, as the warm front
lifts to our north and east. With the passage of the front, south
winds will be gusting to around 30 mph in the afternoon. Dewpoints
will be pushing into the 60s with high temperatures in the lower
to mid 80s.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday Night through Tuesday)
ISSUED AT 300 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

Key messages:

1. Slight Risk for severe storms along and west of the MS River
Thursday and Thursday night.

2. Potentially very wet period early Thursday into Saturday.

3. Despite drought conditions, rising river levels and potential
flooding issues could develop.

Thursday, a cold front will be approaching the area from the
northwest. Thursday night, a surface low in the plains is forecast
to lift northeast along the boundary into Iowa bringing a warm front
into southeast IA and west central IL. Plenty of moisture, near
record for this time of year, will be advecting into the region on
southwest flow ahead of the cold front. This is indicated by several
periods of PWATs of 1.5 to 2+ inches over the local area. The WPC is
indicating widespread 1.5 to 3 inches of rain for the CWA Thursday
into Friday, with the higher amounts in central and southeast Iowa.
There is also a Slight Risk for excessive rainfall for much of the
CWA at this time.  Any storm that develops could be a prolific rain
producer and some areas may see multiple storms; lending to the
possibility of locally higher totals over 3 inches and flash
flooding.  In addition, the SPC has a Slight Risk for areas along
and west of the Mississippi River with a Marginal Risk east. There
is still some uncertainty with how morning convection may affect the
risk later in the day. At this time, the main threats will be large
hail and damaging winds. Details will be fine tuned in future
updates. River interests; such as campers and boaters; will also
want to monitor future forecast updates and plan accordingly as
river levels rise and potential flooding develops late this week and
into the weekend. On the bright side, current river levels are
running low and therefore can take some rainfall.

Saturday night into Monday, a decrease in the activity is expected
as high pressure builds in as the low moves into the Great Lakes and
the cold front moves into central or southern Illinois. Parts of the
NW CWA may see dry conditions late Saturday night into Monday, while
slight or lower chance pops remain for the areas along and east of
the MS River.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Wednesday Evening)
ISSUED AT 635 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

Showers and storms will be scattered about this evening though
will have potential to become more widespread in coverage later
this evening into the overnight with a strengthening nocturnal
low level jet. MVFR to IFR conditions (mainly due to lower
visibility) are possible in the strongest storms, along with gusty
winds and hail. Outside of the storms, VFR conditions are
anticipated. The precipitation should begin to wane late tonight
into early Wednesday morning with a decreasing low level jet.
Winds by late morning and afternoon on Wednesday will gust to
20-30 kts from the SSW.

&&

.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...NONE.
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.
&&

SYNOPSIS...Haase
SHORT TERM...Haase
LONG TERM...14
AVIATION...McClure
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 1:21 PM CDT, 8 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
121 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

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009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-231830-
Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Iowa-Johnson-
Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Jefferson-
Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll-
Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-
Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark-
121 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northwest Illinois...west central Illinois...east
central Iowa...northeast Iowa...southeast Iowa and northeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

The Storm Prediction Center has a Marginal risk for severe
thunderstorms this evening and overnight, across much of the
outlook area. The main risk will be large hail and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

Wednesday night: There is a Marginal risk for severe storms in
portions of southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri. The main
threats will be damaging winds and large hail.

Thursday: There is a Slight risk for severe thunderstorms mainly
along and west of the Mississippi River. The main threats are
damaging winds and large hail, but there is also a threat for very
heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding.

Friday through Monday: Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms
are expected. However, it is too soon to determine the risk for
severe storms or rain amounts.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible this evening and overnight.

Haase

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNVan Buren45 min
Jun 22, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDes Moines29 min
Jun 22, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNVan Buren49 min
Jun 22, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNWashington28 min
Jun 22, 8:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNWashington25 min
Jun 22, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNKeokuk45 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.