An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected across portions of Illinois and Indiana tonight. Intense tornadoes, swaths of damaging gusts, and hail in excess of 2 inches in diameter possible. Tropical Storm Arthur will continue to produce strong winds across coastal Upper Texas and Louisiana tonight, as well as potentially life-threatening flooding across southern Louisiana into Mississippi. Read More >
Overview
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Showers and thunderstorms developed early Thursday morning, ahead of a cold front that pushed east into central Iowa. Some of these storms produced damaging winds over 70 mph across Benton, Linn, Buchanan, and Delware counties in Iowa. Golf ball sized hail also fell west of Millersburg in Iowa county just before 5 am. Torrential rains also accompanied the storms, as they quickly rolled through the area. Rain amounts between a inch and one and a half inches were common for those that saw the storms. Elsewhere, rain amounts were between a trace to a tenth of an inch. |
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1138 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0436 AM TSTM WND DMG HAZLETON 42.62N 91.91W
05/26/2016 BUCHANAN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
20 INCH DIAMETER LIMB ON WIRES JUST SOUTH OF 3RD AND
BENTON IN HAZELTON.
0440 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 E INDEPENDENCE 42.47N 91.88W
05/26/2016 BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND ESTIMATED OVER 60 MPH. TREE BRANCHES AND FLAG POLE
DOWN.
0442 AM TSTM WND GST VINTON 42.16N 92.03W
05/26/2016 E50.00 MPH BENTON IA EMERGENCY MNGR
0443 AM TSTM WND GST INDEPENDENCE 42.47N 91.89W
05/26/2016 M62.00 MPH BUCHANAN IA AWOS
0445 AM TSTM WND GST 1 WNW INDEPENDENCE 42.47N 91.91W
05/26/2016 E80.00 MPH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0447 AM TSTM WND GST 1 SSE CEDAR RAPIDS 41.95N 91.66W
05/26/2016 E60.00 MPH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
WINDS GUSTING TO ABOUT 60 MPH FOR THE PAST MINUTE. STRONG
WINDS CONTINUE.
0450 AM TSTM WND GST 1 N INDEPENDENCE 42.49N 91.89W
05/26/2016 E70.00 MPH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER OUT.
0453 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE CEDAR RAPIDS 41.99N 91.61W
05/26/2016 LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0453 AM TSTM WND GST 1 S STANLEY 42.63N 91.81W
05/26/2016 E70.00 MPH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH FOR THE
PAST 10 MINUTES.
0455 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S STANLEY 42.63N 91.81W
05/26/2016 BUCHANAN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
TREE BLOWN ONTO AN UNOCCUPIED HOUSE IN STANLEY. TIME
ESTIMATED.
0455 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W LAMONT 42.60N 91.68W
05/26/2016 BUCHANAN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
CATTLE SHED DESTROYED AND BLOWN INTO FARM FIELD. TIME
ESTIMATED.
0455 AM TSTM WND DMG AURORA 42.62N 91.73W
05/26/2016 BUCHANAN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
LARGE TREE SNAPPED IN CITY PARK. ALSO HALF OF A LARGE
TREE FELL ONTO A VAN AT 103 MAIN STREET.
0455 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSE CEDAR RAPIDS 41.95N 91.66W
05/26/2016 M1.00 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE INCH OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES.
0455 AM TSTM WND GST INDEPENDENCE 42.47N 91.89W
05/26/2016 M70.00 MPH BUCHANAN IA AWOS
0455 AM HAIL MILLERSBURG 41.57N 92.16W
05/26/2016 E1.75 INCH IOWA IA EMERGENCY MNGR
RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER. ALSO WINDS ESTIMATED AT 50
MPH.
0455 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W AURORA 42.62N 91.75W
05/26/2016 BUCHANAN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
30 TO 40 FOOT TALL TREE BLOWN DOWN INTO A FARM FIELD NEAR
115TH STREET AND REED AVE. TIME ESTIMATED.
0459 AM HAIL 1 N MILLERSBURG 41.59N 92.16W
05/26/2016 E1.00 INCH IOWA IA EMERGENCY MNGR
0500 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE DUNDEE 42.55N 91.53W
05/26/2016 DELAWARE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET ABOVE THE
GROUND AT 1435 165TH STREET ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST
OF DUNDEE. TIME ESTIMATED.
0515 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S EDGEWOOD 42.63N 91.40W
05/26/2016 DELAWARE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
3 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
Rain reports
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| Figure 1: Local Map Analysis |
24 hour precipitation reports (in Inches), for eastern Iowa, northwest and west central Illinois, and northeast Missouri. Reported between Midnight and 9 AM, Thursday May 26, 2016. ....IOWA.... Mason City ASOS 1.15 Keokuk LD19 1.13 Tripoli 1.06 Keokuk 0.6 NE 1.02 Hampton 0.85 Mason City* 0.85 Mason City 0.84 Cresco 0.77 Eldridge 0.7 SSW 0.75 Fayette 0.71 Park View 0.2 WSW 0.71 Waterloo ASOS 0.68 NWS Johnston* 0.67 Cedar Rapids 3.4 NW 0.63 Davenport Arpt 0.55 Boone 0.53 Perry 0.50 Ames US 30 0.48 Solon 0.3 ESE 0.47 Belle Plaine 0.47 Davenport 3.8 NNW 0.46 Rathbun Reservoir 0.45 Donnellson 0.44 De Witt 4S 0.42 Burlington Arpt 0.41 Bettendorf 2.2 SE 0.40 Williamsburg 0.39 Davenport 0.9 SSW 0.37 Fort Madison 0.9 NE 0.37 Amana 4.7 W 0.35 Grinnell 0.34 Davenport 2.1 SW 0.32 Marion 1.7 NNW 0.31 Marshalltown 0.30 Cedar Rapids Arpt 0.30 Grinnell AWOS 0.29 Toledo 0.27 Goose Lake 6.4 SSW 0.25 Lowden 0.25 Clinton 1.7 W 0.23 North English 0.22 Albia 0.20 Strawberry Point 0.20 Keosauqua 0.20 Guttenberg Dam 10 0.18 Anamosa 3 SSW 0.17 Quasqueton 0.4 WSW 0.16 Marengo 2.6 SSW 0.16 Oskaloosa 0.16 Elkader 6SSW 0.15 Manchester 0.14 Centerville 0.14 Coralville 1.8 NW 0.13 West Point 7.5 NW 0.12 Kalona 7.3 NNW 0.11 Cascade 0.11 Coggon 0.11 Monticello 0.10 Peosta 2.9 E 0.10 Washington 0.10 Lost Nation 0.3 S 0.10 Central City 6.7 W 0.08 Pella 0.07 Oskaloosa AWOS 0.06 Bloomfield 0.06 Delmar 2.3 NW 0.06 Dubuque #3 0.05 Ely 0.5 SE 0.05 Oelwein AWOS 0.05 Iowa City 0.04 Ainsworth 7.4 N 0.04 Maquoketa 4W 0.03 Beaconsfield 0.03 Iowa City Arpt 0.03 Pella AWOS 0.03 Dubuque Arpt 0.03 Ottumwa ASOS 0.02 Bellevue LD12 0.01 Camanche 1.2 W 0.00 Fairfield 0.00 Muscatine 2N 0.00 Burlington 0.8 SSE 0.00 Dubuque LD11 0.00 Le Claire LD14 0.00 Mt Pleasant 0.00 Wapello 0.00 ....ILLINOIS.... Augusta 1.02 Bentley 0.98 Rochelle 0.85 Warsaw 5.8 SE 0.78 Quincy ASOS 0.77 Mundelein 0.73 Rochelle AWOS 0.73 Macomb 0.70 Apple Rvr Cnyn SP 0.60 Steward 0.60 Colchester 3.5 NE 0.56 Dallas City 3.0 SSE 0.56 La Harpe 0.53 Monmouth 4NW 0.31 Galesburg Arpt 0.31 Freeport 2.0 NW 0.28 Nauvoo 0.7 SSE 0.24 Jacksonville AWOS 0.23 Rockford ASOS 0.21 Romeoville 0.20 Alexis 0.19 Orangeville 2.8 NW 0.15 Kewanee 0.15 Galena 0.14 Roscoe 2SE 0.11 Quincy Dam 21 0.10 Mount Carroll 6.8 NNW 0.08 Joliet 0.08 New Windsor 2.0 N 0.08 Gladstone LD18 0.06 Tiskilwa 2.1 N 0.04 Aledo 0.03 Moline 0.9 N 0.03 Davis 0.5 N 0.03 Peoria ASOS 0.03 Streator 0.03 Rock Falls 0.02 New Boston LD17 0.02 Orion 4.1 NW 0.02 Coal Valley 1.9 SE 0.02 Freeport 0.00 Princeton 0.00 Elizabeth 0.00 Quad City Arpt 0.00 Winslow 4.3 ESE 0.00 Lincoln NWS 0.00 Decatur Airport 0.00 Ill. City LD16 0.00 Bloomington Airport 0.00 Mendota 0.00 Geneseo 2.0 NW 0.00 ....MISSOURI.... Kahoka 0.6 S 1.22 Memphis 0.72 Columbia 0.13 Canton LD20 0.10 Chillicothe 0.02 Kirksville ASOS 0.02 ....WISCONSIN.... La Crosse WFO 0.78 Viroqua 0.74 Beloit-College 0.58 Sullivan-NWS 0.26 Prairie du Chien AWOS 0.24 Steuben 4SE 0.21 Allenton-WWTP 0.20 Whitewater 0.15 Watertown-AWOS 0.11 Madison-ASOS 0.06 Lancaster 4WSW 0.05 Darlington-2 NE 0.03 Brodhead 0.02 Darlington 0.00 ....MINNESOTA.... Grand Meadow 1.45 Preston 1.37 Theilman 1SSW 1.10 Byron 4N 0.74
Environment
SPC Outlooks
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