A warm front stretching from north central Iowa to northwest Illinois sparked some showers and thunderstorms during the morning of June 19. Some of the storms were severe producing winds over 58 mph and some hail.
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The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
A warm front stretching from north central Iowa to northwest Illinois sparked some showers and thunderstorms during the morning of June 19. Some of the storms were severe producing winds over 58 mph and some hail. In addition, lightning struck a church in Freeport, IL causing some minor damage.
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 19, 2:14 AM CST, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 314 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TWO STORM CLUSTERS ARE CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. FIRST OVER SOUTHERN WI AND NORTHERN IL DEVELOPED IN LOW- LEVEL WAA AND HAD LITTLE EFFECT ON OUR AREA. SECOND AND MORE OF CONCERN TO US IN THE CLUSTER OF STORMS IN SOUTHEAST NE AND EXTREME WESTERN IA...ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH STRETCHES FROM SOUTHWEST KS NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN MN. && .SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAIN CONCERN FOR US IS THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY AND THIS EVENING. CLUSTER OF STORMS TO OUR WEST WILL BE THE KEY TO OUR THREAT TODAY. IF THEY HOLD TOGETHER AND DEVELOP INTO A WELL ORGANIZED SYSTEM AND TAP INTO THE HIGHLY UNSTABLE AIR OVER IOWA...THAT WILL BE THE PROBLEM OF THE DAY. IF THE CAP HOLDS AND THE STORMS WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE EAST...THEN THE CHALLENGE WILL BE TO ASSESS THEIR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT OVER THE STATE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR REDEVELOPMENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE CWA. INSTABILITY IS QUITE HIGH WITH SBCAPES BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 J/KG...EVEN AT THIS TIME IN THE MORNING. HOWEVER...CIN IS HIGH ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CWA. 0-6KM SHEAR SUPPORTS WELL ORGANIZED CONVECTION...PERHAPS EVEN SUPERCELLS IF UPDRAFTS ARE SURFACE-BASED...BUT 0-1KM SHEAR AND SSW SURFACE WINDS ARE NOT PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES. MAIN THREATS TODAY WILL BE WIND AND LOCAL HEAVY RAIN/FLASH FLOODING. RECENT RAINS HAVE SATURATED SOILS IN MANY PARTS OF THE CWA...BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AS THE DETAILS OF THE THREAT REMAIN UNCLEAR. MODELS AGREE IN BRINGING THE FRONT THROUGH THE CWA THIS EVENING WHICH SHOULD END THE SEVERE/HEAVY RAIN THREAT. .LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS TO OUR EAST BY SATURDAY BUT THE WARM MOIST AIR MASS AND JET AXIS WILL PERSIST OVER THE MID AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY INTO NEXT WEEK. THUS WHILE THIS WOULD SUPPORT AT LEAST SOME CHANCE OF RAIN...SURFACE FEATURES IN ALL THE MODELS ARE VERY WEAK AND ILL-DEFINED...THUS IT IS HARD TO PIN DOWN POP CHANCES. WAA RETURNS SUNDAY AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS BACK NORTH... SO HAVE SOME POPS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. TEMPS AND HUMIDITY THE NEXT WEEK WILL BE RATHER SUMMER-LIKE. && .AVIATION...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WHERE VERY MOIST CONDITIONS WILL RESULT ON IFR-LIFR CIGS AND VSBYS WHERE THE STORMS OCCUR. && .DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IA...NONE. IL...NONE. MO...NONE. && WOLF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 438 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-200945- 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- 438 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 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 THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TODAY AND ARE LIKELY TO BE SEVERE AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY UNSTABLE AND WINDS ALOFT SUPPORT WELL ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS. INTENSE RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS THAT MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING. WHERE MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME AREA...FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY. THE FIRST GROUP OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CURRENTLY IN WESTERN IOWA AND MOVING EASTWARD. THIS COULD BRING A ROUND OF MORNING SEVERE WEATHER. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL END LATER TONIGHT WHEN THE COLD FRONT EXITS THE AREA. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ALMOST ALL OF THE AREA UNDER A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THUS AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE SCHEDULED LATER TODAY TO DISCUSS THE SEVERE THREAT. IN ADDITION...SOME AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING GENERALLY MINOR FLOODING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY. REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS... WIND DAMAGE AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE APPRECIATED. WOLF
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
850 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0846 AM TSTM WND GST 2 W DUBUQUE 42.50N 90.74W
06/19/2009 E80 MPH DUBUQUE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
50 TO 60 MPH WINDS IWTH GUST TO 70 TO 80 MPH.WIND
EQUIPMENT BROKEN.
&&
WEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
852 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 AM TSTM WND DMG URBANA 42.22N 91.88W
06/19/2009 BENTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
LOTS OF DAMAGE IN THE TOWN OF URBANA. 1-2 FT. DIAMETER
TREES DOWN. HIGHWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER. SHINGLES PEELED OFF
HOUSES. GAS AND BANK SIGN BLOWN OUT. TIME ESTIMATED.
&&
LEGROPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
853 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0848 AM TSTM WND GST DUBUQUE 42.50N 90.69W
06/19/2009 E55 MPH DUBUQUE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
DOWNTOWN DUBUQUE.
&&
WEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
855 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW DUBUQUE 42.53N 90.73W
06/19/2009 DUBUQUE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
2-3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
&&
LEGROPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
857 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 AM TSTM WND DMG EARLVILLE 42.48N 91.27W
06/19/2009 DELAWARE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN. WINDOWS BLOWN IN AND ROOF DAMAGE.
&&
WEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
901 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 AM TSTM WND DMG DUBUQUE 42.50N 90.69W
06/19/2009 DUBUQUE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES DOWN IN TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
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LEGROThe Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:07 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind gusts estimated to be 75 mph uprooted a tree in East Dubuque, IL around 909 am June 19. The tree fell onto some power lines and caught on fire.
Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down several tree limbs about 6 to 8 inches in diameter across Freeport, IL around 945 am June 19.
Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down several trees and branches in Freeport, IL around 945 am June 19.
Lightning struck a Church in Freeport, IL around 945 am June 19.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Illinois in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, June 2009
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: 183841, 183848, 183851, 183855, 183852.