Quad Cities, IA/IL

Weather Forecast Office

Dec. 23, 2015 Storm Survey Results

Overview

A strong storm system moving toward the Great Lakes produced unsettled weather over much of the the Mississippi River Valley on Wednesday, Dec. 23. Across eastern Iowa, western Illinois and northeast Missouri, temperatures warming into the mid 50s and lower 60s were about 20 degrees above normal. At Moline, IL, a high of 60 degrees toppled the previous record of 59 degrees set in 1982. Elsewhere, high temperatures ranging from 64 degrees at Mount Pleasant to 50 degrees at Independence set the stage for severe weather. Tornadoes were reported near Good Hope and Taylor Ridge, while thunderstorms, torrential rain, strong winds, and small hail were reported from northeast Missouri to northwest Illinois. Preliminary rainfall amounts were generally less than an inch, with 0.69 inches at Davenport, 0.65 inches at Burlington, 0.41 inches at Cedar Rapids, 0.34 inches at Dubuque, and 0.80 inches near Freeport.

Tornado
New Records
Radar
Storm Reports
Additional

Tornadoes:

Tornado #1 - 2 SW Sciota, IL to 4.5 S Roseville, IL
Mc Donough and Warren Counties

Date	12/23/2015
Time (Local)	4:15 pm CST to 4:30 pm CST
EF Rating	EF1
Est. Peak Winds	100 mph
Path Length	10.9 mi
Max Width	50 yds
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: Damage consisted of destroyed outbuildings and a snapped off tree.

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Tornado #2 - Reynolds/Taylor Ridge, IL
Mercer/Rock Island Counties

Date	12/23/2015
Time (Local)	4:33 pm CST to 4:46 pm CST
EF Rating	EF0
Est. Peak Winds	75 mph
Path Length	10.7 mi
Max Width	50 yds
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: EF0 tornado snapped 6 to 10 inch tree branches. No structual damage was visible along the tornado track.

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Tornado #3 - Hiawatha, IA
Linn County

Date	12/23/2015
Time (Local)	4:34 pm CST to 4:38 pm CST
EF Rating	EF1
Est. Peak Winds	95 mph
Path Length	2.25 mi
Max Width	50 yds
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: An EF-1 tornado damaged trees, roofs, and siding on homes along a 2.25 mile long path. There was roof and siding damaged to approximaely 12 homes along Mustang Road.

Track Map

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Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado #4 - Luxemburg, IA
Dubuque County

Date	12/23/2015
Time (Local)	5:38 pm CST to 5:40 pm CST
EF Rating	EF1
Est. Peak Winds	90 mph
Path Length	1.1 mi
Max Width	25 yds
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: An EF1 tornado damaged trees and outbuildings on two farms. Debris from one of the outbuildings was blown into a farm house.

Track Map

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Downloadable KMZ File

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

New Records

RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MOLINE IL DEC 23

A record high temperature of 60 degrees was set at Moline, IL December 23, 2015.
This breaks the old record of 59 set in 1982.

Radar:

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Storm Reports

Local Storm Report Summary (6:23 pm 12/23)

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Additional Information

The Forecast


SPC Day 3 Categorical Outlook	SPC Day 3 Probabilistic Outlook	SPC Day 2 Categorical Outlook	SPC Day 2 Probabilistic Outlook

SPC Day 1 Categorical Outlook	SPC Day 1 Tornado Outlook	SPC Day 1 Hail Outlook	SPC Day 1 Wind Outlook

December Tornadoes - Quad Cities - 1950-2014

QCA DEC TORS 1950 to 2014

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