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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2022, 4:03 AM CDT for Buchanan County, Iowa. It was in force for 13 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2022, 4:03 AM CDT (09:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2022, 4:16 AM CDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Buchanan County, IA
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 145 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1518 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -207 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2079 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 15, 2:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 2:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 315 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-160815- 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- 315 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022 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 Very hot and humid conditions continue today, with an Excessive Heat Warning for most of the area. Heat index values will range between 100 to 105. Thunderstorms are expected today when a cold front moves through the area. The Storm Prediction Center has a Slight Risk for severe storms for much of the area, with and Enhanced Risk for areas along and north of Highway 20. The primary risks are damaging winds, with large hail and tornadoes as secondary threats. General timeframe for the strong to severe storms will be from 3 o'clock PM to 8 o'clock PM. Very high moisture content will also lead to efficient rainfall rates, leading to potential flash flooding concerns. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY Heat indices may reach the upper 90s to around 100 degrees on Thursday for areas south of highway 34. Scattered thunderstorms are possible Thursday evening and night, generally along and south of highway 34. The primary risks are isolated damaging winds, large hail, and localized flash flooding. The most likely timing for storms is between 5 PM and midnight. Hot and humid conditions return early next week with peak heat indices in the low 100s. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today into tonight. Gunkel/Uttech
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 3:32 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 3:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan | 5 min |
| Jun 15, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn | 54 min |
| Jun 15, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware | 27 min |
| Jun 15, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware | 18 min |
| Jun 15, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry, Louisa, Washington | 37 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.