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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 115, NWS Quad Cities, IA

May 19, 2024Iowa County, Keokuk County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2024, 4:48 PM CDT for Iowa County, Keokuk County, Iowa. It was in force for 42 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
May 19, 2024, 4:48 PM CDT (21:48 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2024, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Iowa County, IA, Keokuk County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 May 19, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 4:01 AM CDT, 12 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
401 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024

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009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-200915-
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-
401 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024

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

There is a Marginal Risk, or level 1 of 5, for severe weather this
evening and tonight west of the Mississippi River. Large hail and
frequent lightning will be the primary threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

There is a Marginal Risk, or level 1 of 5, for severe weather on
Monday. Large hail and severe winds will be the primary threats.
In addition, there is an Enhanced Risk, or level 3 of 5, for
severe weather on Tuesday. Damaging winds, tornadoes, heavy rain,
and large hail will all be possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed tonight.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Towards the northeast at 30 to 35
mph.

Gunkel

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNIowa, Keokuk33 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2024Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2024

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.