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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Quad Cities, IA

April 10, 20217 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri; 13 counties in Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this wind advisory at Apr 10, 2021, 9:53 AM CDT for 7 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri; 13 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 10, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2021, 9:53 AM CDT (14:53 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 10, 2021, 11:25 PM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
All 22 counties

Cedar County, IA, Des Moines County, IA, Henry County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Lee County, IA, Louisa County, IA, Muscatine County, IA, Scott County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Washington County, IA, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL, Henry County, IL, McDonough County, IL, Mercer County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Warren County, IL, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 2021-04-10Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2021-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -35 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1026 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

586 
WWUS73 KDVN 101453
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
953 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

IAZ063>065-067-068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015-016-024>026-034-
035-MOZ009-010-102300-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.210410T1700Z-210411T0500Z/
Iowa-Johnson-Cedar-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-
Jefferson-Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Rock Island-Henry IL-
Mercer-Henderson-Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark-
Including the cities of Marengo, Iowa City, Tipton, Muscatine, 
Davenport, Bettendorf, Sigourney, Washington, Wapello, Fairfield,
Mount Pleasant, Burlington, Keosauqua, Fort Madison, Moline, 
Rock Island, Geneseo, Aledo, Oquawka, Monmouth, Carthage, Macomb,
Memphis, and Kahoka
953 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Missouri, east central and 
  southeast Iowa and northwest and west central Illinois.

* WHEN...From Noon CDT today until midnight CDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

www.weather.gov/dvn
3 follow-up statements
412 
WWUS73 KDVN 101938
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
238 PM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

IAZ063>065-067-068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015-016-024>026-034-
035-MOZ009-010-110345-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210411T0500Z/
Iowa-Johnson-Cedar-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-
Jefferson-Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Rock Island-Henry IL-
Mercer-Henderson-Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark-
Including the cities of Marengo, Iowa City, Tipton, Muscatine, 
Davenport, Bettendorf, Sigourney, Washington, Wapello, Fairfield,
Mount Pleasant, Burlington, Keosauqua, Fort Madison, Moline, 
Rock Island, Geneseo, Aledo, Oquawka, Monmouth, Carthage, Macomb,
Memphis, and Kahoka
238 PM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Missouri, east central and 
  southeast Iowa and northwest and west central Illinois.

* WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

www.weather.gov/dvn
046 
WWUS73 KDVN 110148
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
848 PM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

IAZ063>065-067-068-076>078-ILZ015-016-024-026-035-110300-
/O.CAN.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210411T0500Z/
Iowa-Johnson-Cedar-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-
Rock Island-Henry IL-Mercer-Warren-McDonough-
Including the cities of Marengo, Iowa City, Tipton, Muscatine, 
Davenport, Bettendorf, Sigourney, Washington, Wapello, Moline, 
Rock Island, Geneseo, Aledo, Monmouth, and Macomb
848 PM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has cancelled the
Wind Advisory. Gusty north to northwest winds from 15 to 25 mph will
continue through the rest of this evening, but gusts over 40 mph
are no longer expected.  

$$

IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-034-MOZ009-010-110500-
/O.CON.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210411T0500Z/
Jefferson-Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Henderson-Hancock-
Scotland-Clark-
Including the cities of Fairfield, Mount Pleasant, Burlington, 
Keosauqua, Fort Madison, Oquawka, Carthage, Memphis, and Kahoka
848 PM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected. 

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Missouri, east central and 
  southeast Iowa and northwest and west central Illinois. 

* WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

DLS
146 
WWUS73 KDVN 110425
NPWDVN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
1125 PM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-034-MOZ009-010-110530-
/O.CAN.KDVN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210411T0500Z/
Jefferson-Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Henderson-Hancock-
Scotland-Clark-
Including the cities of Fairfield, Mount Pleasant, Burlington, 
Keosauqua, Fort Madison, Oquawka, Carthage, Memphis, and Kahoka
1125 PM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds are no longer expected to exceed 35 mph tonight.

$$

www.weather.gov/dvn

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 10:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNHancock, McDonough4 days

Nearby

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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.