Scattered strong to marginally severe storms were seen throughout the area from mid afternoon through the evening. Storms produced damaging winds across parts of western Illinois.
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The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
Scattered strong to marginally severe storms were seen throughout the area from mid afternoon through the evening. Storms produced damaging winds across parts of western Illinois.
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 Jul 14, 5:58 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 658 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 ...AVIATION UPDATE... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday) Issued at 245 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 A hot and humid day is taking place today in our area, while to the west, a large area of showers and storms is moving southeast over NE/KS. The short wave forcing this cluster is moving east towards our CWA, but the instability gradient that this cluster of storms is firing on, is well to the south, from roughly Topeka KS through St Louis. Low level flow is weak, and veered, with little in the way for convergence over our CWA, nor low level shear for storms to act on. Tonight's forecast is one where we continue to expect storms to fire, with CAPE values of 1500 to 2500 this evening forecast. There are models showing higher values, but they have 2M temperatures in the mid 90s, and that's not expected to be reality in any widespread nature today. The short wave, with CAPE remains sufficient for at least isolated storm formation, and with no strong cap, they could be pulse severe wind / hail producers. Bulk shear of 30 to 40 kts should decrease by 9 PM or so, as does the CAPE, thus, any storm organization should weaken towards mid evening, as they axis for storms shifts east of the CWA. This remains an event, that appears to be supportive of isolated severe storms within a loosely organized line of scattered storms. There is a possible stratiform rain period as the storms begin to shift out of the region tonight, and that seems why pops actually increase by mid to late evening, before we shift them out to the east ending the rain chances. With clouds and high dewpoints tonight, lows will only fall to the lower 60s west to upper 60s east. Saturday, highs mainly in the mid to upper 80s are expected, potentially lower if the smoke forecast to arrive in the area is dense enough to offset the mid summer sun. For now, we're uncertain how dense it will be at low levels, but looking upstream in MN, some 4-6 mile visibility is taking place, indicating noticeable smoke at the surface. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday) Issued at 245 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 Northwest flow aloft to dominate the forecast period as the west coast upper high builds north. Weather pattern to remain active with many disturbances moving through in the flow aloft. Saturday night Assessment...high confidence Dry conditions will be see ahead of an approaching cold front. Sunday/Sunday night Assessment...high confidence on another cold front. Medium confidence regarding rain chances. Sunday morning will be dry. Sunday afternoon and evening the cold front will move through the area. Convection should develop along and ahead of the front Sunday afternoon and into Sunday night. Given the moisture and energy potential ahead of the front, some storms 'may' be strong Sunday afternoon/evening. Rain will end from west to east after midnight Sunday night with most of the area dry by sunrise Monday. Monday Assessment...medium to high confidence The model consensus has dry conditions as high pressure quickly moves through the Midwest. High temperatures should average below normal. Monday night through Tuesday night Assessment...low to medium confidence Monday evening will be dry as high pressure moves into the eastern Great Lakes. Late Monday night is more questionable. The deterministic ECMWF and GFS keep the area dry while the CMC introduces precipitation across the south. However the ensembles of the various models introduce precipitation. Thus the model consensus is biased toward the ensembles and has slight chance to chance pops south of I-80. Tuesday/Tuesday night become more interesting. If convection occurs late Monday night then precipitation will be ongoing Tuesday morning. If no precipitation occurs late Monday night then Tuesday morning would likely be dry with convection developing Tuesday afternoon/night during the passage of a weak storm system. The model consensus has slight chance to chance pops Tuesday and chance pops Tuesday night. Wednesday through Thursday Assessment...low to medium confidence Lingering rain should be seen across the area Wednesday morning as the weak storm system departs the area. For Wednesday afternoon through Thursday the question becomes will any new convection develop. The models agree there will be a weak upper level disturbance and cold front moving through the area but disagree on its timing. The GFS/CMC says Wednesday night into Thursday. The ECMWF is essentially dry. The ensembles of the various models spread the rain risk out even further from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday. The model consensus is thus biased toward the ensembles and deterministic GFS/CMC with slight chance pops from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday. Thursday night/Friday Assessment...low to medium confidence If convection develops/persists on Thursday along the front it will continue into Thursday evening before dissipating. The model consensus suggests this possibility with slight chance pops Thursday evening and mainly dry conditions after midnight. Friday the model consensus is currently forecasting dry conditions. However, there is a weak upper level disturbance moving through in the flow aloft. Thus I cannot fully rule out the possibility of a rogue diurnal shower or thunderstorm developing. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Saturday evening) Issued at 649 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 Scattered showers and storms will continue to push east of the terminals this evening, setting up a quiet night with prevailing VFR. There is a chance for a round of scattered showers and possibly a few isolated thunderstorms later tonight, impacting areas near BRL and MLI. However, confidence is low on this secondary round of rain developing. Heading into Saturday, expect breezy NW winds and VFR conditions with a break from the wet conditions. && .DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IA...NONE. IL...NONE. MO...NONE. && SHORT TERM...Ervin LONG TERM...08 AVIATION...Uttech
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 754 AM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-151300- 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- 754 AM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 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 are expected especially this afternoon and tonight. The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe storms across most of the area. The primary severe risk is damaging winds with large hail as a secondary risk. Heavy rain and frequent lightning can be expected with any storm. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY Daily chances for showers and thunderstorms exist through the period. There is a chance for strong to isolated severe storms each day. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
538 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM Hail Preston 42.05N 90.40W
07/14/2023 E0.75 inch Jackson IA Public
&&
GROSSSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
600 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
IAZ068-ILZ009-015>017-024-142345-
Mercer IL-Whiteside IL-Rock Island IL-Bureau IL-Henry IL-Scott IA-
600 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern Mercer,
southern Whiteside, Rock Island, northwestern Bureau, Henry and
southeastern Scott Counties through 645 PM CDT...
At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Princeton to Aledo. Movement was east at
35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 45 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Bettendorf, East Moline, Le Claire, Hampton and Princeton around
605 PM CDT.
Port Byron, Rapids City and Cordova around 610 PM CDT.
Boden around 615 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Cable, North
Henderson, New Windsor, Erie, New Windsor, Alpha, Prophetstown and
Woodhull.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 74 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 5.
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 297 and 306.
Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 33.
Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 33.
Interstate 88 between mile markers 1 and 16.
Interstate 280 between mile markers 10 and 18.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
north central and northwestern Illinois...and east central Iowa.
&&
LAT...LON 4115 9008 4115 9044 4109 9044 4113 9091
4168 9049 4169 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 271DEG 31KT 4165 9042 4119 9076
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
08Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
606 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
IAZ054-066-068-ILZ007-009-015-142345-
Whiteside IL-Carroll IL-Rock Island IL-Scott IA-Clinton IA-
Jackson IA-
606 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Whiteside, Carroll,
northeastern Rock Island, northeastern Scott, eastern Clinton and
southeastern Jackson Counties through 645 PM CDT...
At 603 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Savanna to Albany. Movement was southeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Garden Plain and East Clinton around 610 PM CDT.
Mount Carroll around 615 PM CDT.
Argo Fay around 620 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Lanark,
Fairhaven, Chadwick, Lyndon, Milledgeville and Coleta.
This includes Interstate 88 between mile markers 20 and 40.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northwestern Illinois...and east central Iowa.
&&
LAT...LON 4170 8970 4169 9048 4218 9027 4212 8969
4193 8969 4193 8968
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 300DEG 27KT 4211 9013 4177 9022
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DCSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
612 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
IAZ089-099-ILZ024>026-150030-
Warren IL-Mercer IL-Henderson IL-Des Moines IA-Lee IA-
612 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Warren, southeastern
Mercer, Henderson, central Des Moines and northeastern Lee Counties
through 730 PM CDT...
At 611 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Seaton to Denmark. Movement was east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 35 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Seaton around 615 PM CDT.
Little York around 620 PM CDT.
West Burlington around 625 PM CDT.
Burlington and Lake Warren around 630 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Carman, Gulf
Port, North Henderson, Stronghurst, Biggsville and Raritan.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northwestern and west central Illinois...and southeastern Iowa.
&&
LAT...LON 4070 9146 4111 9083 4110 9044 4072 9044
4065 9050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 271DEG 32KT 4107 9084 4075 9133
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
08Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
634 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0544 PM Rain 2 SSE Manchester 42.46N 91.43W
07/14/2023 M2.40 inch Delaware IA Trained Spotter
1.4 inches fell in the last 45 min.
&&
GROSSPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
637 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM Hail Oquawka 40.93N 90.95W
07/14/2023 E0.70 inch Henderson IL Trained Spotter
Along with torrential rain and 40 mph winds.
&&
HaaseThe Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Six inch diameter tree branches were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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