A thunderstorm interacted with an outflow boundary from convection earlier in the day and produced a funnel that was visible for several minutes prior to touching down. Based on available information, the landspout touched down just west of the intersection of 180th street and W15 (30th Ave) and moved south southeast.
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The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
A thunderstorm interacted with an outflow boundary from convection earlier in the day and produced a funnel that was visible for several minutes prior to touching down. Based on available information, the landspout touched down just west of the intersection of 180th street and W15 (30th Ave) and moved south southeast. The landspout partially damaged a field of soy beans before reaching the Becker Farm. A garage was destroyed with windows broken out of the farm house. Several 18 inch diameter trees were snapped off.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 6, 12:52 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 150 PM CDT TUE JUNE 06 2006 .SYNOPSIS... THE LOCAL AREA REMAINS IN THE MOIST WARM AIR AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY...WHICH HAS BEEN MOISTENED FURTHER BY A DISSIPATING MCS EARLIER THIS MORNING. ISOLATED STORMS CONTINUE TO FIRE ALONG THE OUTFLOW OF THIS MCS AND OVER TOP OF THE COLD POOL IN EASTERN IOWA. CONVECTION HAS INITIATED ALONG THE FRONT FROM NORTHEAST IOWA TO SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...AND THIS IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE THE MAIN SHOW FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY 6 TO 7 PM THIS EVENING...SO THOUGH WE EXPECT WIDESPREAD STORMS ALONG THE FRONT...THE EVENT SHOULD BE OVER WITH WEST OF A LINE FROM DUBUQUE TO FAIRFIELD BY THEN. BEHIND THE FRONT...WE EXPECT PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND NORTHWEST WINDS. WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL SEE DRIER AIR IN PLACE...WITH UPPER RIDGING TAKING PLACE. BY THURSDAY NIGHT...WE SHOULD SEE THE FIRST IN A LONG SERIES OF ENERGY OVER TOPPING THE WESTERN RIDGE. .LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... THE TREND DURING THIS ENTIRE PERIOD WILL BE WARM AND HUMID...WITH PERIODIC THUNDERSTORM CLUSTERS LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE WEATHER. THE UPPER RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FLATTEN...AND GRADUALLY BE REPLACED BY A WEAK TROF. THIS WILL KEEP THE MIDWEST ZONAL...BUT WITH ENERGY IN THE UPPER LEVELS MOVING ACROSS AN EAST TO WEST FRONT NEAR IOWA...STORMS MAY REGENERATE IN CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THE SEASONAL REGIME IS ONE KNOWN FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND SEVERE STORMS...HOWEVER THE DETAILS OF ANY INDIVIDUAL EVENT ARE UNCLEAR. ..ERVIN.. && .DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IA...NONE. IL...NONE. MO...NONE. && ERVIN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 501 AM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-071015- 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- 501 AM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006 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 SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34. SOME STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 BEFORE SUNRISE WITH THE ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY 9 AM. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN IOWA...THEN EXPAND EAST AND SOUTH ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS INTO EARLY EVENING AS A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OVER 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IF STORMS DEVELOP ALONG WEAK BOUNDARIES THAT MAY LINGER FROM MORNING THUNDERSTORMS. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL END OVER THE AREA BY SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY FROM FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHEETS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
244 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0235 PM HAIL 4 E HIAWATHA 42.05N 91.61W
06/06/2006 E0.75 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF RAIN IN PAST 30 MINUTES.
&&
15PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
250 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM HAIL MARION 42.03N 91.59W
06/06/2006 E0.25 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0233 PM HAIL CEDAR RAPIDS 41.97N 91.67W
06/06/2006 E0.88 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0234 PM HAIL CEDAR RAPIDS 41.97N 91.67W
06/06/2006 E0.88 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO MINUTE DURATION
0239 PM HAIL 5 E CEDAR RAPIDS 41.97N 91.57W
06/06/2006 E0.88 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0243 PM HAIL 5 E CEDAR RAPIDS 41.97N 91.57W
06/06/2006 E1.00 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
15PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
304 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0259 PM HAIL 8 ESE CEDAR RAPIDS 41.93N 91.53W
06/06/2006 E0.88 INCH LINN IA EMERGENCY MNGR
NEAR PALISADES KEPPLER STATE PARK
&&
15PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
326 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0322 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 NNE TIFFIN 41.76N 91.65W
06/06/2006 JOHNSON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
15PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
335 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0320 PM FUNNEL CLOUD WILLIAMSBURG 41.67N 92.01W
06/06/2006 IOWA IA PUBLIC
MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS OF FUNNELS ALONG INTERSTATE
HIGHWAY
0331 PM HAIL 1 S SOLON 41.79N 91.49W
06/06/2006 E1.75 INCH JOHNSON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
15PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
339 PM CDT TUE JUN 06 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0319 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 7 W IOWA CITY 41.66N 91.67W
06/06/2006 JOHNSON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS PUBLIC REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS ALONG INTERSTATE
80
0332 PM HAIL MORSE 41.75N 91.43W
06/06/2006 E1.75 INCH JOHNSON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
15The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
landspout; rated F1 with winds estimated around 90 mph
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