Some scattered thunderstorms moved eastward across southeast Iowa during the early afternoon hours of June 15. Penny to golf ball-sized hail and high winds accompanied some of the storms.
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The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
Some scattered thunderstorms moved eastward across southeast Iowa during the early afternoon hours of June 15. Penny to golf ball-sized hail and high winds accompanied some of the storms.
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 15, 9:02 AM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1002 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008
.UPDATE...
HAVE BEEFED UP WORDING IN THE GRIDS TO MENTION SEVERE AND HEAVY RAIN
FOR TODAY. MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTHEAST INTO THE CWA WITH
SURFACE DEWPOINTS RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S. 500 MB WINDS OF
80 KNOTS ACROSS THE AREA LOOKS SCARY. MCS THAT DEVELOPED WEST OF
OMAHA A FEW HOURS AGO CONTINUES TO RACE EASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF
WESTERN IOWA. EXPECT THIS MCS TO MOVE INTO THE DVN CWA THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE EXPECTED. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE
OUT AHEAD OF THE STORMS WILL PROVIDE AMPLE INSTABILITY. REMAINDER OF
GRIDS UNCHANGED AT THIS TIME. FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES AS IS.
&&
.AVIATION...
THUNDERSTORMS SOME SEVERE TO IMPACT TAF SITES ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. STORMS WILL BE MOVING RAPIDLY EAST
AT LEAST 40 KNOTS. EXPECT MVFR CONDITIONS IN TSRA OTHERWISE VFR.
&&
.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR CEDAR-DES MOINES-HENRY IA-IOWA-JEFFERSON-
JOHNSON-KEOKUK-LEE-LOUISA-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-VAN BUREN-
WASHINGTON.
IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR HANCOCK-HENDERSON-MCDONOUGH-MERCER-ROCK ISLAND-
WARREN.
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR CLARK-SCOTLAND.
&&
HAASEHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 536 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-161000- 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- 436 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008 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 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IS FORECASTING A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 TODAY...AND A MODERATE RISK SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 IN IOWA...ILLINOIS...AND MISSOURI. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A COMPLEX OF STORMS WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN ANOTHER ROUND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA BY LATE EVENING. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE STORMS...FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN AND LEVEE FAILURES IS THE MAIN THREAT ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. LEVEES ALONG THE CEDAR...IOWA...AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS ARE THREATENED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MAJOR TO RECORD FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND MOST TRIBUTARY RIVERS. DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT PRODUCT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. ERVIN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
947 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 AM HAIL 2 S INDEPENDENCE 42.44N 91.89W
06/15/2008 E0.75 INCH BUCHANAN IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 150 SOUTH OF
INDEPENDENCE.
0356 AM HAIL VINTON 42.16N 92.03W
06/15/2008 M0.75 INCH BENTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STRONG WINDS ALSO REPORTED.
0402 AM TSTM WND GST URBANA 42.22N 91.88W
06/15/2008 M50.00 MPH BENTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
A 50 MPH WIND GUST LASTING ABOUT 30 SECONDS WAS MEASURED
BY A HOME WEATHER STATION. A FEW HAILSTONES OF UNKNOWN
SIZE FELL AS WELL.
0432 AM HAIL FAIRFAX 41.92N 91.78W
06/15/2008 E0.50 INCH LINN IA EMERGENCY MNGR
AND 40 MPH WINDS.
0450 AM HAIL 2 S MOUNT VERNON 41.89N 91.42W
06/15/2008 M0.75 INCH LINN IA PUBLIC
A MIXTURE OF PEA UP TO PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED SOUTH OF
MOUNT VERNON.
0546 AM HAIL DAVENPORT 41.56N 90.60W
06/15/2008 E0.50 INCH SCOTT IA NWS EMPLOYEE
DELAYED REPORT. PEA HAIL WITH SOME HALF INCH STONES.
0600 AM TSTM WND DMG MORRISON 41.81N 89.97W
06/15/2008 WHITESIDE IL CO-OP OBSERVER
WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE 60 MPH BLEW DOWN A TREE ACROSS
NORTH ORANGE STREET. OTHER BRANCHES WERE ALSO BLOWN DOWN.
TIME ESTIMATED.
&&
PHILIPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1249 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM HAIL 3 NNE DOWNING 40.52N 92.34W
06/15/2008 E1.00 INCH SCOTLAND MO TRAINED SPOTTER
MOSTLY PEA SIZED HAIL. SOME UP TO QUARTER SIZED.
1230 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NNE DOWNING 40.52N 92.34W
06/15/2008 E60 MPH SCOTLAND MO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DMDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1254 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1252 PM TSTM WND GST 3 WSW GRANGER 40.45N 92.02W
06/15/2008 E60 MPH SCOTLAND MO TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS BROKE 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER TREE
LIMBS.
&&
DMDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
105 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0104 PM HAIL LURAY 40.45N 91.88W
06/15/2008 E0.75 INCH CLARK MO TRAINED SPOTTER
OCCURRING RIGHT NOW.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
116 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM HAIL LURAY 40.45N 91.88W
06/15/2008 E0.88 INCH CLARK MO TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME TO NICKLE-SIZED HAIL LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES
BEGINNING AROUND 1 PM.
&&
14PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
117 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM HAIL LURAY 40.45N 91.88W
06/15/2008 E0.88 INCH CLARK MO TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES
BEGINNING AROUND 1 PM.
&&
14The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:24 UTC.
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Nickel-sized hail fell in Beaverdale, IA at 1:25 pm June 15. Wind gusts estimated between 40 and 50 mph were also observed.
Penny-sized hail fell just west northwest of Burlington, IA at 1:31 pm June 15.
Golf ball-sized hail fell in Keokuk, IA at 1:31 pm June 15. Wind gusts estimated to be 50 mph were also observed.
A 61 mph wind gust was measured by the Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) at the Keokuk Municipal Airport in Keokuk, IA at 1:35 pm June 15.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Iowa in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, June 2008
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 116737, 116738, 116739, 116741.