Showers and thunderstorms moved east northeast across eastern Iowa, northeast Missouri, and west central Illinois during the mid evening hours of June 2nd. One storm cell produced a brief tornado around 8:45 pm about 2 miles south southwest of Warsaw, IL.
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Showers and thunderstorms moved east northeast across eastern Iowa, northeast Missouri, and west central Illinois during the mid evening hours of June 2nd. One storm cell produced a brief tornado around 8:45 pm about 2 miles south southwest of Warsaw, IL. The roof of a cattle barn, a corn storage silo, irrigation equipment, some trees, and the roof, siding and a window of the residence were all damaged.
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 2, 1:40 PM CST, 6 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED TYPO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 240 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007 .SYNOPSIS... CLOSED UPPER LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA SLIDING SLOWLY EAST AT 15 MPH WITH ROTATING SHORT WAVE ENTERING WESTERN IOWA PRODUCING SHOWERS IN CENTRAL IOWA. ANALYSIS SHOWS LOW LEVELS WINDS CONVERGING AHEAD WEAK TROUGH ALONG I-35 SUPPORTING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE ACROSS AREA NEXT SEVERAL HOURS TIL MID EVENING. INSTABILITY MARGINAL AOB 900 J/KG BUT LOW MELTING WITH WBZ AOB 8K AGL SUPPORTING SOME HAIL THREAT INTO EARLY EVENING HOURS. ..NICHOLS.. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...PRIMARILY USED NOWCAST TOOLS DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR TONIGHT BLENDED WITH KINEMATICS FROM NAM-WRF AND SOME INPUT FROM UKMET. THIS SUPPORTS CHANCE POPS WITH STORMS AND SHOWERS TIL MID EVENING WITH WEAKENING SHOWERS DISSIPATING BY MIDNIGHT OR BECOMING ISOLATED OVERNIGHT. CLOUDS TO BECOME OR STAY MOSTLY CLOUDY AS WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WEST OF UPPER LOW ROTATES INTO REGION BY DAYBREAK. WITH LOW CLOUDS AOB 3K AGL KEPT MIN TEMPS ON HIGH SIDE OF GUIDANCE WITH UPPER 50S NW TO LOWER 60S SE. SUNDAY...DIURNAL HEATING WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN WRAPAROUND NW FLOW TO INCREASE SHOWERS WITH SOME STORMS POPPING MAINLY IN PM HOURS WITH POPCORN COVERAGE TO CONVERGE INTO AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WITH LIKELY POPS ALONG/NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 AND CHANCE POPS SOUTH WITH MOST LOCATIONS VERY LIGHT EXCEPT NORTH 1/3 TO PICK UP ADDITIONAL TENTH TO QUARTER INCH AMOUNTS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED HALF INCH AMOUNTS IN STORMS. MAX TEMPS BASED ON TEMPS UPSTREAM TODAY AND CLOUDS SUPPORT LOW END OF GUIDANCE AND POSSIBLE NIGHT SHIFT MAY NEED TO TRIM A FEW MORE DEGREES OFF OF MAX TEMPS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-80. NW WINDS TO GUST WITH MIXING TO 10 TO 20 MPH TO MAKE FOR A SEASONALLY COOL EARLY SUMMER DAY. ..NICHOLS.. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY... ACTIVE AND DYNAMIC UPPER AIR PATTERN WILL DOMINATE THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. MONDAY AND TUESDAY SHOULD BE MAINLY DRY AS NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILD OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. HOWEVER...A FEW WRAP AROUND SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY SO I WILL KEEP LOW CHANCE POPS IN THE CURRENT FORECAST. WEDNESDAY WILL BE BREEZY AND WARMER AS WARM AIR ADVECTION DEVELOPS WITH THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND OUT AHEAD OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. OUR NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE AND SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER MID WEST. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS SYSTEM COULD BE SEVERE..BUT THEIR EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION CAN NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE GLOBAL MODELS PROG YET ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TO MOVE INTO THE MID WEST NEXT WEEKEND BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ..KUHL.. && .AVIATION... PARTLY CLOUDY WITH VFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH SOME AREAS OF SHRA/TSRA WITH CIGS/VSBY MVFR OR HIGHER TIL 03Z. LOWER LEVEL CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM NW AS MN UPPER LOW MOVES EAST FROM 03Z AND 09Z WITH MVFR CIGS 2-3K AGL. CLOUDS TO PERSIST INTO MID DAY SUNDAY WITH MAINLY MVFR CIGS BECOMING VFR WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS INCREASING IN COVERAGE MOST LOCATIONS BY MID DAY AND ESPECIALLY INTO PM HOURS... PRODUCING ISOLATED COVERAGE OF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS. ..NICHOLS.. && DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IA...NONE. IL...NONE. MO...NONE. && NICHOLS/KUHL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 105 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-031000- BENTON IA-BUCHANAN IA-BUREAU IL-CARROLL IL-CEDAR IA-CLARK MO-CLINTON IA-DELAWARE IA-DES MOINES IA-DUBUQUE IA-HANCOCK IL-HENDERSON IL-HENRY IA-HENRY IL-IOWA IA-JACKSON IA-JEFFERSON IA-JO DAVIESS IL-JOHNSON IA- JONES IA-KEOKUK IA-LEE IA-LINN IA-LOUISA IA-MCDONOUGH IL-MERCER IL- MUSCATINE IA-PUTNAM IL-ROCK ISLAND IL-SCOTLAND MO-SCOTT IA- STEPHENSON IL-VAN BUREN IA-WARREN IL-WASHINGTON IA-WHITESIDE IL- 105 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 3 PM CONTINUING UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. LOW FREEZING LEVELS FAVOR HAIL AS THE PRIMARY RISK WITH HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS POSSIBLE. A SECONDARY RISK WILL BE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH IF SURFACE TEMPERATURES REACH INTO THE LOWER 80S. THERE IS LITTLE OR NO RISK OF TORNADOES DUE TO WEAK LOW LEVEL WINDS LIMITED DIRECTION SHEAR. LOCATIONS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE FOR ANY STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 IN A SLIGHT RISK. MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON A FEW IOWA TRIBUTARY RIVERS DUE TO THIS RECENT RAINFALL. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A NEAR DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS NO CLEAR INDICATION REGARDING THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS BEYOND SATURDAY. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE PERIOD WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACTIVE WET WEATHER MAY ALSO RESULT IN FURTHER RISES ON AREA RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NICHOLS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
458 PM CDT SAT JUN 02 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0448 PM HAIL 3 S VINTON 42.12N 92.03W
06/02/2007 M0.25 INCH BENTON IA EMERGENCY MNGR
MIXED WITH HEAVY RAIN.
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ELLIOTTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 555 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007 IAZ040-041-051>053-063>065-067-076>078-087-088-098-030000- BENTON IA-BUCHANAN IA-CEDAR IA-DELAWARE IA-HENRY IA-IOWA IA- JEFFERSON IA-JOHNSON IA-JONES IA-KEOKUK IA-LINN IA-LOUISA IA- MUSCATINE IA-VAN BUREN IA-WASHINGTON IA- 555 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007 ...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA... AN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 7 PM. STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO RISES ON STREAMS AND CREEKS...FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS...AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON STREETS AND ROADS. REMEMBER...IF YOU COME ACROSS A FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. KUHL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
557 PM CDT SAT JUN 02 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0556 PM TSTM WND GST STANLEY 42.64N 91.81W
06/02/2007 E50 MPH BUCHANAN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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STEVEKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 711 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007 IAZ066>068-077-078-087>089-098-099-ILZ009-015-024-030215- CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA- DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...STERLING...ROCK FALLS... MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...ALEDO 711 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REACH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY 830 PM... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST EAST OF TIPTON TO JUST WEST OF WAPELLO THROUGH MT PLEASANT AND KEOSAUQUA WILL MOVE EAST ...REACHING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AROUND 830 PM. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 711 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007 IAZ066>068-077-078-087>089-098-099-ILZ009-015-024-030215- CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA- DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...STERLING...ROCK FALLS... MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...ALEDO 711 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST IOWA... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST EAST OF TIPTON TO JUST WEST OF WAPELLO THROUGH MT PLEASANT AND KEOSAUQUA WILL MOVE EAST ...REACHING A CLINTON...MOLINE...BURLINGTON LINE BETWEEN 8 PM AND 830 PM. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
750 PM CDT SAT JUN 02 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM HEAVY RAIN MOUNT PLEASANT 40.96N 91.55W
06/02/2007 E2.00 INCH HENRY IA TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN OCCURRED IN 15 MINUTES.
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DLFThe Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:45 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A tornado touched down briefly around 8:45 pm at the farm residence located at 875 N County Road 300E just southwest of Warsaw, IL. The roof of a cattle barn, a corn storage silo, irrigation equipment, some trees, and the roof, siding and a window of the residence were all damaged.
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