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Special Weather Statement, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 28, 2021Lee County, Van Buren County, Iowa; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this special weather statement at Jun 28, 2021, 12:01 PM CDT for Lee County, Van Buren County, Iowa; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri. It was in force for 119 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
Jun 28, 2021, 12:01 PM CDT (17:01 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2021, 2:00 PM CDT
In force
119 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA

Counties Lee County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 152 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 59 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
59 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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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 28, 6:33 AM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 6:33 AM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 4:37 AM CDT, 7 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
437 AM CDT Mon Jun 28 2021

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-290945-
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-
437 AM CDT Mon Jun 28 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for areas approximately along
and south of a Sterling, Illinois to Kahoka, Missouri line. The
main concern is for 1 to 3 inch per hour rainfall rates and
localized flash flooding in the hardest hit areas. Occasional
lightning strikes are also possible through tonight. Please refer
to the Flash Flood Watch headline for additional details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

There is a daily risk of thunderstorms Tuesday through Friday. At
this time no severe storms are expected.

Heavy rain is possible on Tuesday that may lead to isolated flash
flooding. A flash flood watch is in effect for areas south of a
Sterling, Illinois to Kahoka, Missouri line.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight. Rainfall
reports over one inch will be appreciated.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 12:01 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1201 PM CDT Mon Jun 28 2021

IAC111-177-MOC045-199-281900-
Van Buren-Lee-Scotland-Clark-
1201 PM CDT Mon Jun 28 2021

...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL AFFECT VAN BUREN...LEE...SCOTLAND AND
CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CDT...

At 1200 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Memphis,
moving northeast at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm, along with
possible minor flooding.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Madison, Keokuk, Kahoka, Memphis, Nauvoo, Keosauqua, Hamilton,
Warsaw, West Point, Donnellson, Montrose, Wayland, Birmingham,
Milton, Bonaparte, Stockport, Wyaconda, Cantril, Alexandria and
Franklin.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, with rainfall
rates around 2-3" per hour. Minor flooding of low lying areas,
creeks, streams and urban areas is possible. If you encounter water
over a roadway, do not drive through it.

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 4059 9235 4060 9218 4090 9218 4090 9172
      4081 9172 4081 9140 4071 9121 4072 9116
      4070 9111 4064 9119 4061 9134 4055 9141
      4050 9136 4040 9137 4035 9146 4025 9150
      4026 9195 4030 9195 4030 9235
TIME...MOT...LOC 1700Z 239DEG 30KT 4046 9208

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 3:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVNClinton, Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine and 2 more38 hr
Jun 28, 12:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNVan Buren5 hr
Jun 28, 1:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNLee24 min
Jun 28, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNWhiteside45 min
Jun 28, 2:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNMcDonough, Warren96 min
Jun 28, 4:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHancock, McDonough112 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Iowa, 2021Special Weather Statements in Missouri, 2021Every special weather statement in 2021

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.