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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 211, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 28, 2023Clinton County, Jackson County, Iowa; Carroll County, Jo Daviess County, Stephenson County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2023, 8:32 PM CDT for Clinton County, Jackson County, Iowa; Carroll County, Jo Daviess County, Stephenson County, Illinois. It was in force for 43 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
Jul 28, 2023, 8:32 PM CDT (01:32 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2023, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Destructive
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
80.0 mph

Counties Clinton County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Carroll County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Stephenson County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 28, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

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 Jul 28, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 4:11 AM CDT, 16 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
411 AM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023

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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-
411 AM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023

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

Hot and very humid conditions continue today. Heat safety is a
must if needing to be outdoors, and take frequent breaks within
air conditioning.

Thunderstorms are likely late this afternoon north of U.S. Highway
30 that will shift south across the region this evening into
early overnight. Severe weather is probable with some of the
thunderstorms, with the primary hazard being damaging winds. Brief
large hail cannot be ruled out. Lightning and temporary heavy
rainfall rates will accompany any storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

Daily chances for thunderstorms exist next week, but it is too
soon to determine the severe risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is likely late this afternoon and this evening.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware63 min
Jul 28, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDubuque12 min
Jul 28, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDVNBenton, Buchanan, Linn63 min
Jul 28, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDubuque, Jackson46 min
Jul 28, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBenton65 min
Jul 28, 7:48 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDubuque, Jackson27 min
Jul 28, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDVNDelaware, Dubuque53 min
Jul 28, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDVNCedar, Jackson, Jones, Linn61 min
Jul 28, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatDVNCedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Linn67 min
Jul 28, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDubuque, Jackson47 min
Jul 28, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDVNCedar, Iowa, Johnson, Muscatine61 min
Jul 28, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatDVNCedar, Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine, Scott74 min
Jul 28, 8:35 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNClinton, Jackson40 min
Jul 28, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJohnson, Louisa, Muscatine, Washington60 min
Jul 28, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNDubuque, Jackson48 min
Jul 28, 9:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNDubuque, Jackson3 hr
Jul 28, 9:10 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNClinton, Jackson35 min
Jul 28, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNIowa, Keokuk, Washington39 min
Jul 28, 10:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNJohnson, Washington42 min
Jul 28, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNMuscatine, Scott40 min
Jul 28, 11:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNLouisa, Washington44 min
Jul 28, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNJefferson42 min
Jul 28, 11:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDes Moines24 min
Jul 29, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNVan Buren48 min
Jul 29, 1:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNLee44 min
Jul 28, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJo Daviess, Stephenson29 min
Jul 28, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJo Daviess, Stephenson51 min
Jul 28, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDVNBureau, Carroll, Henry, Whiteside80 min
Jul 28, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBureau, Henry, Putnam77 min
Jul 29, 12:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNWarren50 min
Jul 29, 12:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenderson, Warren44 min
Jul 29, 1:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNMcDonough48 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.