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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2023, 5:15 AM CDT for Bureau County, Henry County, Illinois. It was in force for 11 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
- Apr 5, 2023, 5:15 AM CDT (10:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2023, 5:26 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 min
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bureau County, IL, Henry County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 3:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 1391 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 935 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 677 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 837 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 30.3
The text
As transmitted.
971
WFUS53 KDVN 051015
TORDVN
ILC011-073-051045-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0039.230405T1015Z-230405T1045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
515 AM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Henry County in northwestern Illinois...
West central Bureau County in north central Illinois...
* Until 545 AM CDT.
* At 515 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park, or near Kewanee,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Sheffield and Buda around 525 AM CDT.
Wyanet around 535 AM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Princeton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4130 8992 4135 8994 4148 8958 4144 8946
4132 8952
TIME...MOT...LOC 1015Z 251DEG 45KT 4133 8989
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Gibbs2 follow-up statements
682
WWUS53 KDVN 051021
SVSDVN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
521 AM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023
ILC073-051030-
/O.CAN.KDVN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-230405T1045Z/
Henry IL-
521 AM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for
north central and northwestern Illinois.
LAT...LON 4132 8952 4130 8986 4138 8985 4148 8958
4144 8946
TIME...MOT...LOC 1020Z 251DEG 45KT 4135 8980
$$
ILC011-051045-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-230405T1045Z/
Bureau IL-
521 AM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BUREAU COUNTY...
At 520 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mineral, or 10 miles northeast of Kewanee, moving
east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Buda around 525 AM CDT.
Wyanet around 535 AM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Princeton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4132 8952 4130 8986 4138 8985 4148 8958
4144 8946
TIME...MOT...LOC 1020Z 251DEG 45KT 4135 8980
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Gibbs289
WWUS53 KDVN 051026
SVSDVN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
526 AM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023
ILC011-051036-
/O.CAN.KDVN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-230405T1045Z/
Bureau IL-
526 AM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL BUREAU COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for
north central and northwestern Illinois.
LAT...LON 4132 8952 4130 8986 4138 8985 4148 8958
4144 8946
TIME...MOT...LOC 1025Z 251DEG 45KT 4138 8970
$$
GibbsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 8:48 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Henry, Rock Island | 13 hr |
| Apr 4, 8:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | 6 days |
| Apr 4, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 26 min |
| Apr 4, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 36 min |
| Apr 4, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 1:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 3:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 3:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 4:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson, Warren | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 4:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henderson, Mercer, Warren | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 4:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 4:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | 62 min |
| Apr 5, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 4:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 4:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Stephenson | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 5:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Whiteside | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 5:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 5:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Putnam, Whiteside | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 9:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island | 4 days |
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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.