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Overview
| A complex of severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Iowa during the evening of October 6, 2016 ahead of a cold front. The storms intensified as they moved into far east-central Iowa and northwestern Illinois bringing heavy rain, frequent lightning, strong winds, and several tornadoes. Damage was reported in Muscatine, Scott, and Rock Island Counties. | |
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Tornadoes:
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Tornado #1 - 4 Miles NW Muscatine, IA
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Tornado #2 - 2 Miles S Coal Valley, IL
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Tornado #3 - Davenport-Bettendorf-Princeton, IA & Cordova, IL
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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 |
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Storm Reports
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
505 PM CDT FRI OCT 07 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1013 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NE MUSCATINE 41.45N 91.04W
10/06/2016 E60.00 MPH MUSCATINE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG NW FAIRPORT 41.44N 90.90W
10/06/2016 MUSCATINE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS IN HWY 22, HAS ALSO
BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINES WITH IT.
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG NW FAIRPORT 41.44N 90.90W
10/06/2016 MUSCATINE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
BUILDING DAMAGE AND MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON WATER STREET
IN FAIRPORT.
1019 PM TORNADO MUSCATINE 41.42N 91.07W
10/06/2016 MUSCATINE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO ON EAST SIDE OF
MUSCATINE NEAR F-70 AND HIGHWAY 61.
1027 PM TORNADO 2 N STOCKTON 41.61N 90.87W
10/06/2016 SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO LIFTED AROUND 1027 PM.
TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 12 TO 15 MINUTES.
1032 PM TSTM WND DMG DAVENPORT 41.56N 90.60W
10/06/2016 SCOTT IA NWS EMPLOYEE
NEAR INTERSECTION OF ELM AND JERSEY RIDGE, REPORT OF
SEVERAL BRANCHES DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
1039 PM TSTM WND DMG DAVENPORT 41.56N 90.60W
10/06/2016 SCOTT IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
PARTIAL ROOF OFF HOME ON W 3RD STREET, POSSIBLE TORNADO
DAMAGE. ESTIMATED TIME BASED OFF RADAR.
1040 PM TSTM WND DMG BETTENDORF 41.56N 90.48W
10/06/2016 SCOTT IA PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ON CAR ON SOUTH HAMPTON DRIVE IN BETTENDORF.
REPORT RELAYED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.
1040 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W BETTENDORF 41.56N 90.50W
10/06/2016 SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT DIAMETER LIMBS
DOWN AND SOME TREES SNAPPED OFF. ALSO AT LEAST 3 REPORTS
OF HOLES IN ROOFS DUE TO TREES AND DAMAGE TO SHINGLES AND
SIDING. DAMAGE PATH ROUGHLY FROM SPRUCE HILLS DRIVE
THROUGH TANGLEFOOT LANE AND GREENBIER DRIVE, ENDING AT
CROW CREEK RD IN AN APPARANT NORTHEASTERLY DAMAGE PATH.
1042 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W BETTENDORF 41.56N 90.49W
10/06/2016 SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TIME ESTIMATED - 2 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN
1044 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S COAL VALLEY 41.42N 90.45W
10/06/2016 ROCK ISLAND IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED TREE DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO A SHED AT
ARROWHEAD RANCH.
1059 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW CORDOVA 41.67N 90.33W
10/06/2016 ROCK ISLAND IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TIME ESTIMATED- 3 TO 4 MATURE ELMS AND OAKS BLOWN DOWN IN
CORDOVA
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNW MUSCATINE 41.44N 91.08W
10/07/2016 M1.23 INCH MUSCATINE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0606 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 W WASHINGTON 41.30N 91.70W
10/07/2016 M1.30 INCH WASHINGTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN DAVENPORT 41.56N 90.60W
10/07/2016 M1.36 INCH SCOTT IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0710 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 N MUSCATINE 41.45N 91.07W
10/07/2016 M1.22 INCH MUSCATINE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0712 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW DAVENPORT 41.56N 90.61W
10/07/2016 M1.21 INCH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0715 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 S DEWITT 41.76N 90.55W
10/07/2016 M1.10 INCH SCOTT IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 W BETTENDORF 41.56N 90.49W
10/07/2016 M1.67 INCH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAIN TOTAL. 0.55 SINCE MIDNIGHT.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN FAIRFIELD 41.01N 91.97W
10/07/2016 M1.65 INCH JEFFERSON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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