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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2025, 2:37 PM CDT for Bureau County, Henry County, Illinois. It was in force for 38 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
- May 20, 2025, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2025, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 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), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 297 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 453 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
842
WFUS53 KDVN 201937
TORDVN
ILC011-073-202015-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0013.250520T1937Z-250520T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
237 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eastern Henry County in northwestern Illinois...
Western Bureau County in north central Illinois...
* Until 315 PM CDT.
* At 236 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Neponset, or near Kewanee, moving north at 20 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, Annawan, Buda, Neponset, Mineral, and Johnson-Sauk
Trail State Park around 240 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Manlius.
This includes Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 25 and
52.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4115 8961 4115 8964 4123 8964 4123 8987
4116 8987 4117 8993 4152 9012 4150 8952
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 197DEG 19KT 4128 8984
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Gunkel3 follow-up statements
108
WWUS53 KDVN 201954
SVSDVN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
254 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025
ILC011-073-202015-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250520T2015Z/
Henry IL-Bureau IL-
254 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HENRY AND WESTERN BUREAU COUNTIES...
At 254 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Annawan, or 8 miles north of Kewanee, moving
northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Sheffield, Annawan, Neponset and Mineral.
This includes Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 25 and
52.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4115 8961 4115 8964 4123 8964 4123 8987
4124 8987 4125 8996 4152 9012 4150 8952
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 234DEG 13KT 4136 8992
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Gibbs823
WWUS53 KDVN 202004
SVSDVN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
304 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025
ILC011-073-202015-
/O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250520T2015Z/
Henry IL-Bureau IL-
304 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HENRY AND WESTERN BUREAU COUNTIES...
At 304 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Annawan, or 11 miles north of Kewanee, moving north
at 20 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.
Locations impacted include...
Wyanet, Atkinson, Sheffield, Annawan, Buda, Manlius, Mineral, and
Providence.
This includes Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 28 and
52.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4115 8961 4115 8964 4123 8964 4131 8976
4136 9000 4151 9003 4150 8952
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 197DEG 19KT 4140 8990
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Gibbs742
WWUS53 KDVN 202009
SVSDVN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
309 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025
ILC011-073-202019-
/O.EXP.KDVN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250520T2015Z/
Henry IL-Bureau IL-
309 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HENRY AND WESTERN BUREAU
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for north central
and northwestern Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 4115 8961 4115 8964 4123 8964 4131 8976
4136 9000 4151 9003 4150 8952
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 197DEG 19KT 4142 8989
$$
GibbsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island | 66 min |
| May 20, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer, Rock Island | 62 min |
| May 20, 2:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer, Rock Island | 29 min |
| May 20, 2:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry | 51 min |
| May 20, 2:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Rock Island | 3 hr |
| May 20, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 47 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.