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Special Weather Statement, NWS Quad Cities, IA

August 12, 2021Van Buren County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this special weather statement at Aug 12, 2021, 9:10 AM CDT for Van Buren County, Iowa. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 12, 2021, 9:10 AM CDT (14:10 UTC)
Expired: Aug 12, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 30

County Van Buren County, IA

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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 Aug 12, 6:21 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 6:21 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 3:23 AM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
323 AM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-130830-
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-
323 AM CDT Thu Aug 12 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 heat advisory is in effect for far northeast Missouri, parts of
far southeast Iowa and west central Illinois for this afternoon
into the early evening. Heat indices of 100 to 105 are expected.

There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms south of a Sterling
Rock Falls to the Quad Cities to Fairfield Iowa line with a
Marginal Risk of severe storms to the south. The primary threat is
damaging winds and heavy rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Storm spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and
evening.

DC

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 12, 7:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 12, 8:35 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
835 AM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

IAZ098-099-MOZ009-010-121400-
Van Buren IA-Lee IA-Clark MO-Scotland MO-
835 AM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Van
Buren, western Lee, northeastern Scotland and northwestern Clark
Counties through 900 AM CDT...

At 835 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Memphis, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Granger around 850 AM CDT.
  Luray around 855 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4043 9218 4059 9221 4060 9170 4042 9167
TIME...MOT...LOC 1335Z 266DEG 26KT 4053 9210

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Ervin

Special weather statement, Aug 12, 9:10 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 12, 2:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Lee	21 min
Aug 12, 2:57 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	DVN	Lee	8 hr
Aug 12, 7:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Van Buren	36 min
Aug 12, 7:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Van Buren	33 min
Aug 12, 9:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Van Buren	4 hr
Aug 12, 9:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Lee, Van Buren	96 min
Aug 12, 10:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Lee, Van Buren	6 hr
Aug 12, 11:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Lee, Van Buren	91 min
Aug 12, 12:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DVN	Des Moines, Lee, Van Buren	8 hr
Aug 11, 8:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau	26 min
Aug 12, 2:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henderson	36 min
Aug 12, 2:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Putnam	32 min
Aug 12, 2:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henderson, Warren	31 min
Aug 12, 11:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Putnam	35 min
Aug 12, 12:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Hancock, McDonough	95 min
Aug 12, 1:39 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Hancock, McDonough	8 hr
Aug 12, 8:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Scotland	25 min
Aug 12, 2:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Scotland	4 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.