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Overview

A storm system moving northeast out of the central plains spread showers and thunderstorms over eastern Iowa, northeast Missouri, and northwest Illinois. Three brief weak tornadoes touched down in Warren, Mc Donough, and Louisa counties, with no damage or injuries reported.
 

Tornadoes:

Tornado 1 - 5 Mi N Winfield, IA
Louisa County

Date 5/9/2016
Time (Local) 515 PM CDT
EF Rating EF-0
Est. Peak Winds 80 mph
Path Length N/A
Max Width N/A
Injuries/Deaths 0

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Tornado 2 - 0.8 mi SSE Greenbush, IL
Warren County

Date 5/9/2016
Time (Local) 543 PM CDT
EF Rating EF-0
Est. Peak Winds 80 mph
Path Length N/A
Max Width N/A
Injuries/Deaths 0

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Tornado 3 - 1.7 SE Bushnell, IL
McDonough County

Date 5/9/2016
Time (Local) 515 - 517 PM CDT
EF Rating EF-0
Est. Peak Winds 80 mph
Path Length 0.1 miles
Max Width 50 yards
Injuries/Deaths 0

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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0
Weak

65-85 mph
EF1
Moderate
86-110 mph
EF2
Significant
111-135 mph
EF3
Severe
136-165 mph
EF4
Extreme
166-200 mph
EF5
Catastrophic
200+ mph
ef-scale

Storm Reports

 

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL


..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     TORNADO          2 SE BUSHNELL           40.53N 90.48W 
05/09/2016                   MCDONOUGH          IL   STORM CHASER    

            TORNADO WAS ABOUT 25 TO 50 YARDS WIDE AND WAS ON THE 
            GROUND FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. NO DAMAGE.
0515 PM     TORNADO          5 N WINFIELD            41.20N 91.44W 
05/09/2016                   LOUISA             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. NO DAMAGE REPORTED.
0543 PM     TORNADO          1 S GREENBUSH           40.70N 90.53W 
05/09/2016                   WARREN             IL   STORM CHASER    

            BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. NO DAMAGE.

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0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CORALVILLE              41.69N 91.60W 
05/10/2016  M2.32 INCH       JOHNSON            IA   OTHER FEDERAL   

            USGS GAUGE NEAR MUDDY CREEK...24-HR TOTAL.

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CEDAR BLUFF             41.78N 91.32W 
05/10/2016  M1.73 INCH       CEDAR              IA   OTHER FEDERAL   

            USGS GAUGE...24-HR TOTAL.

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CORALVILLE              41.69N 91.60W 
05/10/2016  M1.73 INCH       JOHNSON            IA   OTHER FEDERAL   

            CORALVILLE DAM...24-HR TOTAL.

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ROSEVILLE               40.73N 90.66W 
05/10/2016  M1.69 INCH       WARREN             IL   COCORAHS        

            24-HR TOTAL.

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WEST BRANCH             41.67N 91.35W 
05/10/2016  M1.67 INCH       CEDAR              IA   OTHER FEDERAL   

            24-HR TOTAL...USGS GAUGE.

0630 AM     HEAVY RAIN       IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIR 41.63N 91.55W 
05/10/2016  M1.58 INCH       JOHNSON            IA   ASOS            

            24-HR TOTAL.

0630 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 E DUBUQUE             42.50N 90.67W 
05/10/2016  M1.66 INCH       DUBUQUE            IA   OTHER FEDERAL   

            24-HR TOTAL...COE GAUGE.

0630 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PARNELL                 41.58N 92.00W 
05/10/2016  M1.58 INCH       IOWA               IA   COCORAHS        

            24-HR TOTAL.

0630 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PARNELL                 41.58N 92.00W 
05/10/2016  M1.64 INCH       IOWA               IA   OTHER FEDERAL   

            24-HR TOTAL...USGS GAUGE.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WNW OAKDALE           41.71N 91.62W 
05/10/2016  M1.55 INCH       JOHNSON            IA   COCORAHS        

            24-HR TOTAL.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNW WILLIAMSTOWN      41.58N 91.74W 
05/10/2016  M2.07 INCH       JOHNSON            IA   COCORAHS        

            24-HR TOTAL.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CORALVILLE              41.69N 91.60W 
05/10/2016  M2.34 INCH       JOHNSON            IA   OTHER FEDERAL   

            24-HR TOTAL
 

Rain Reports

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
836 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.

...RAINFALL REPORTS PAST 24 HOURS...

LOCATION                     AMOUNT    TIME/DATE       PROVIDER             
CORALVILLE                   2.34 IN   0800 AM 05/10   HADS                 
MUDDY CREEK AT CORALVILLE    2.32 IN   0600 AM 05/10   USGS                 
1 NNW WILLIAMSTOWN           2.07 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
NEW BOSTON L/D 17            1.94 IN   0740 AM 05/10   USARMY-COE           
1 ESE EDMORE                 1.79 IN   0730 AM 05/10   HADS                 
CEDAR RVR AT CEDAR BLUFF     1.73 IN   0600 AM 05/10   USGS                 
CORALVILLE DAM               1.72 IN   0800 AM 05/10   USARMY-COE           
GLADSTONE L/D 18             1.72 IN   0800 AM 05/10   COOP                 
ROSEVILLE                    1.69 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
ALEDO                        1.67 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
HOOVER CK NEAR WEST BRANCH   1.67 IN   0545 AM 05/10   USGS                 
MS RVR AT DUBUQUE            1.66 IN   0730 AM 05/10   USARMY-COE           
ENGLISH RVR NEAR PARNELL     1.64 IN   0600 AM 05/10   USGS                 
PARNELL                      1.58 IN   0340 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
IOWA CITY ARPT               1.58 IN   0652 AM 05/10   ASOS                 
IOWA RVR AT IOWA CITY        1.57 IN   0800 AM 05/10   USGS                 
1 WNW OAKDALE                1.55 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
IOWA CITY                    1.50 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
1 SE PRINCETON               1.45 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
RAPID CRK AT IOWA CITY       1.45 IN   0700 AM 05/10   USGS                 
PRINCETON                    1.45 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
ALEDO                        1.42 IN   0658 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
MEMPHIS                      1.38 IN   0740 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
IOWA RVR AT WAPELLO          1.37 IN   0800 AM 05/10   USGS                 
DUBUQUE ARPT                 1.28 IN   0653 AM 05/10   ASOS                 
GALENA                       1.28 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
2 NNE NEW WINDSOR            1.26 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
1 E KEWANEE                  1.26 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
MACOMB                       1.24 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
2 N TISKILWA                 1.23 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
HENDERSON CRK AT OQUAWKA     1.23 IN   0630 AM 05/10   USGS                 
MACOMB ARPT                  1.22 IN   0655 AM 05/10   AWOS                 
DUBUQUE #3                   1.15 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
WEST AMANA                   1.14 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
1 E REYNOLDS                 1.14 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
ALEXIS                       1.12 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
WASHINGTON                   1.12 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
PRAIRIE CITY                 1.09 IN   0600 AM 05/10   COOP                 
MARENGO 2.6 SSW              1.08 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
SKUNK RVR AT SIGOURNEY       1.07 IN   0730 AM 05/10   USGS                 
POPE CREEK NEAR KEITHSBURG   1.06 IN   0730 AM 05/10   USGS                 
2 N MUSCATINE                1.05 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
WILLIAMSBURG                 1.05 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
KEOSAUQUA                    1.04 IN   0615 AM 05/10   COOP                 
FAIRFIELD                    1.02 IN   0800 AM 05/10   COOP                 
ELIZABETH                    1.01 IN   0630 AM 05/10   COOP                 
MS RVR AT MUSCATINE          1.01 IN   0715 AM 05/10   GOES                 
2 S BECKWITH                 1.00 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
2 ENE ARGYLE LAKE STATE      1.00 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
ILLINOIS CITY L/D 16         1.00 IN   0730 AM 05/10   COOP                 
MS RVR AT KEITHSBURG         1.00 IN   0730 AM 05/10   USARMY-COE           
DAVIS                        0.99 IN   0720 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
PEARL CITY 0.4 SW            0.97 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
SKUNK RVR AT MERRIMAC        0.97 IN   0630 AM 05/10   USGS                 
MS RVR AT BURLINGTON         0.91 IN   0700 AM 05/10   USARMY-COE           
LA HARPE                     0.91 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
CASCADE                      0.90 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
4 N HASKINS                  0.90 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
5 SSE ELMOVILLE              0.85 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
1 NNE CREDIT ISLAND          0.83 IN   0530 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
1 WNW OAKVILLE               0.83 IN   0600 AM 05/10   USGS                 
BURLINGTON ARPT              0.82 IN   0653 AM 05/10   ASOS                 
4 W MAQUOKETA                0.81 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
1 WSW SPRING GROVE           0.80 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
3 NNE LAFAYETTE              0.80 IN   0645 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
1 WNW FREEPORT               0.80 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
ELY                          0.79 IN   0600 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
ROCK ISLAND L/D 15           0.79 IN   0730 AM 05/10   COOP                 
LOWDEN                       0.77 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
3 SSW ANAMOSA                0.76 IN   0600 AM 05/10   COOP                 
QUAD CITY INTL ARPT          0.76 IN   0652 AM 05/10   ASOS                 
OXFORD MILLS                 0.76 IN   0630 AM 05/10   COOP                 
LOST NATION                  0.75 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
2 NNE MC CONNELL             0.75 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
1 NW MARION                  0.74 IN   0658 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
1 WSW DAVENPORT              0.74 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
WASHINGTON ARPT              0.73 IN   0655 AM 05/10   AWOS                 
BELLE PLAINE                 0.73 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
BIG BEAR CREEK AT LADORA     0.73 IN   0600 AM 05/10   USGS                 
ROBINS                       0.72 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
2 SSE DAVENPORT              0.71 IN   0530 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
SHANNON                      0.71 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
APPLE RIVER STATE PARK       0.70 IN   0715 AM 05/10   COOP                 
1 NE MARION                  0.69 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
2 NE ATKINSON                0.69 IN   0800 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
1 NW GENESEO                 0.69 IN   0500 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
BENTLEY                      0.67 IN   0645 AM 05/10   COOP                 
1 WNW PILOT GROVE            0.67 IN   0800 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
1 W MARION                   0.66 IN   0600 AM 05/10   USGS                 
CENTER POINT                 0.65 IN   0600 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
2 NE CEDAR RAPIDS            0.65 IN   0600 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
MONTICELLO                   0.65 IN   0726 AM 05/10   COOP                 
PALO                         0.65 IN   0615 AM 05/10   USGS                 
BUFFALO CRK AT PRAIRIEBURG   0.65 IN   0630 AM 05/10   USGS                 
GREEN RVR AT GENESEO         0.64 IN   0730 AM 05/10   USGS                 
IOWA RVR AT MARENGO          0.63 IN   0800 AM 05/10   USGS                 
1 NNE MARENGO                0.63 IN   0600 AM 05/10   USGS                 
VINTON                       0.63 IN   0615 AM 05/10   USGS                 
CEDAR RAPIDS ARPT            0.62 IN   0652 AM 05/10   ASOS                 
N FORK MAQUOKETA RVR AT DYER 0.62 IN   0600 AM 05/10   USGS                 
1 ESE COAL VALLEY            0.62 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
IOWA RVR NEAR BELLE PLAINE   0.61 IN   0800 AM 05/10   USGS                 
QUASQUETON                   0.61 IN   0620 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
MOLINE                       0.61 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
1 SW COLETA                  0.61 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
DAVENPORT NWS                0.60 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
FREEPORT                     0.60 IN   0730 AM 05/10   COOP                 
FREEPORT ARPT                0.60 IN   0655 AM 05/10   AWOS                 
COGGON                       0.59 IN   0630 AM 05/10   COOP                 
FARMINGTON                   0.58 IN   0807 AM 05/10   RAWS                 
1 NW ONECO                   0.57 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
DAVENPORT ARPT               0.56 IN   0652 AM 05/10   ASOS                 
MONTICELLO ARPT              0.56 IN   0655 AM 05/10   AWOS                 
2 NW DELMAR                  0.54 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
IOWA RVR AT COLUMBUS JCT     0.53 IN   0600 AM 05/10   USARMY-COE           
ELDRIDGE                     0.51 IN   0800 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
DUCK CRK NEAR WEST LAKE      0.51 IN   0715 AM 05/10   USGS                 
ROCK RVR AT MOLINE           0.50 IN   0730 AM 05/10   USARMY-COE           
RIVERDALE                    0.49 IN   0630 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
ROCK RVR NEAR JOSLIN         0.48 IN   0630 AM 05/10   USGS                 
MANCHESTER                   0.48 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
1 W PORT BYRON               0.47 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
2 NE COLUSA                  0.47 IN   0530 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
2 WSW CHADWICK               0.46 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
CEDAR RVR AT CONESVILLE      0.45 IN   0800 AM 05/10   USGS                 
MORRISON                     0.45 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
SALEM 1 S                    0.45 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
FULTON                       0.43 IN   0600 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
1 SSE MANCHESTER             0.43 IN   0615 AM 05/10   GOES                 
CLINTON                      0.42 IN   0646 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
KEOKUK L/D 19                0.41 IN   0740 AM 05/10   USARMY-COE           
PARK VIEW                    0.40 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
MOUNT PLEASANT               0.40 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COOP                 
CLINTON ARPT                 0.39 IN   0656 AM 05/10   AWOS                 
CAMANCHE 1.2 W               0.39 IN   0700 AM 05/10   COCORAHS             
LE CLAIRE L/D 14             0.35 IN   0730 AM 05/10   COOP                 
CEDAR CRK NEAR OAKLAND MILLS 0.35 IN   0730 AM 05/10   USGS                 
SAVANNA ARPT                 0.34 IN   0655 AM 05/10   AWOS                 
WAPSI RVR AT ANAMOSA         0.33 IN   0715 AM 05/10   USGS                 
FULTON L/D 13                0.32 IN   0600 AM 05/10   USARMY-COE           
WAPSI RVR AT INDEPENDENCE    0.32 IN   0730 AM 05/10   USGS                 
WAPSI RVR AT DEWITT          0.30 IN   0730 AM 05/10   USGS      

Environment

Environment
Figure 1: SPC Day 1 Outlook


 


 


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