Heavy to excessive rainfall could bring flooding today through Thursday across parts of the central Plains into the Midwest and southern Arizona and New Mexico. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms may impact parts of eastern Nebraska into western Iowa later today into early evening. Heat Advisories remain in place across much of east Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley today and Tuesday. Read More >
Overview
A rare wake low wind event moved across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Sustained winds over 40 mph and gusts over 60 mph occurred from 11 pm Wednesday to 4 am Thursday. These strong winds caused downed trees, power outages, and some minor structural damage to buildings. For a complete definition of a wake low, click here.Warning Information
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1118 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2019 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED... .HIGH WINDS UP TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR AS THE RAIN ENDS. POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY! ILZ001-002-007-220600- /O.EXB.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190522T0600Z/ JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALENA, FREEPORT, AND MOUNT CARROLL 1118 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2019 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...40 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 1 AM * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE WILL OCCUR. THIS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. && $$ IAZ066-068-ILZ009-015-016-220530- /O.CON.KDVN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190522T0500Z/ CLINTON-SCOTT-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON, DAVENPORT, BETTENDORF, STERLING, MOLINE, ROCK ISLAND, AND GENESEO 1118 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2019 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * WINDS...40 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE WILL OCCUR. THIS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.
Storm Reports
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1259 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE MORRISON 41.81N 89.95W
05/21/2019 WHITESIDE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE.
1120 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CLINTON MUNICIPAL AIRPO 41.83N 90.33W
05/21/2019 M60 MPH CLINTON IA AWOS
FROM AWOS.
1106 PM NON-TSTM WND GST DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPOR 42.40N 90.72W
05/21/2019 M59 MPH DUBUQUE IA ASOS
FROM ASOS.
1045 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PARK VIEW 41.69N 90.54W
05/21/2019 SCOTT IA NWS EMPLOYEE
DELAYED REPORT. 6 INCH DIAMETER LIMB DOWN ON
STREET.
1042 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PARK VIEW 41.69N 90.54W
05/21/2019 SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER OUT.
1040 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CLINTON MUNICIPAL AIRPO 41.83N 90.33W
05/21/2019 M53 MPH CLINTON IA AWOS
SUSTAINED 48 MPH WINDS GUSTING 53 MPH.
1040 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SSW BETTENDORF 41.52N 90.51W
05/21/2019 M59 MPH SCOTT IA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
IA DOT RWIS.
1036 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 WNW BETTENDORF 41.58N 90.54W
05/21/2019 E55 MPH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
BLEW GRILL OFF DECK.
1036 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S MOUNT JOY 41.58N 90.54W
05/21/2019 SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREE LIMBS DOWN IN YARD.
1035 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MOLINE QUAD-CITY AIRPOR 41.45N 90.50W
05/21/2019 M58 MPH ROCK ISLAND IL ASOS
FROM ASOS.
1030 PM NON-TSTM WND GST DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIR 41.62N 90.58W
05/21/2019 M58 MPH SCOTT IA ASOS
FROM ASOS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1215 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE MORRISON 41.81N 89.95W
05/21/2019 WHITESIDE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE.
1117 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DAVENPORT 41.56N 90.60W
05/21/2019 SCOTT IA BROADCAST MEDIA
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES CREATED
NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ACROSS PARTS OF THE
IOWA AND ILLINOIS QUAD CITIES.
1110 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG TORONTO 41.90N 90.86W
05/21/2019 CLINTON IA PUBLIC
POWER LINES AND TREES DAMAGED BY STRONG WIND
(TIME ESTIMATED).
1045 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PARK VIEW 41.69N 90.54W
05/21/2019 SCOTT IA NWS EMPLOYEE
DELAYED REPORT. 6 INCH DIAMETER LIMB DOWN ON
STREET.
1045 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE DAVENPORT 41.57N 90.58W
05/21/2019 SCOTT IA NEWSPAPER
AN ANTENNA TOWER ON NORTHWEST BANK WAS
DAMAGED.
1042 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PARK VIEW 41.69N 90.54W
05/21/2019 SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER OUT.
1040 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 N BERNARD 42.37N 90.82W
05/21/2019 DUBUQUE IA EMERGENCY MNGR
STRONG NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS BLEW A SMALL
UTILITY SHED OFF ITS SLAB, SNAPPED A ROUGHLY
1 FOOT DIAMETER PINE TREE AT GROUND LEVEL,
AND OVERTURNED THREE 300 POUND FEED BUNKS.
TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
1040 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 E DEWITT 41.82N 90.53W
05/21/2019 CLINTON IA NEWSPAPER
TIN ROOF PARTLY PEELED OFF OF THE 4H
AUDITORIUM AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND SEVERAL
TREE BRANCHES DOWN AROUND TOWN. (TIME
ESTIMATED).
1036 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S MOUNT JOY 41.58N 90.54W
05/21/2019 SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREE LIMBS DOWN IN YARD.
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