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Memorial Day Tornadoes - May 27, 2019

Overview

Showers and thunderstorms tracked eastward across parts of eastern Iowa and northern Illinois on Memorial Day 2019 as a low pressure system lifted a warm front through the region.

Some of the storms produced tornadoes during the early to mid afternoon hours. Very heavy rain also fell in a short amount of time in areas. Flash flooding occurred in the Quad Cities metro, with several feet of water on many streets.

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4 miles NE Cantril, IA

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Tornadoes:

Tornado 1 - Southern Van Buren
Van Buren County

Date	5/27/2019
Time (Local)	1:25 PM to 1:42 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-3
Est. Peak Winds	140 MPH
Path Length	7.5 miles
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: A strong tornado touched down northeast of Cantril and continued east for 17 minutes for around 7.5 miles. The tornado was 100 yards at it's widest. A house and a hunting cabin were destroyed early on it's path. The damage to the house was estimated to be 140 MPH winds. As the tornado moved east, outbuildings and trees were downed.

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House destroyed near Cantril. Most of the house has been removed and was in two large piles.	Farm outbuilding destroyed	Farm outbuilding destroyed

Tornado 2 - Houghton
Lee County

Date	5/27/2019
Time (Local)	1:46 PM - 1:47 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	100 MPH
Path Length	0.5 miles
Max Width	20 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: EF1 tornado touched down south of Houghton striking a metal building. The roof was removed from the building and the winds were estimated at 100 MPH.

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Damage to metal building south of Houghton

Tornado 3 - 3 SW Burlington
Des Moines County

Date	5/27/2019
Time (Local)	2:03 - 2:05 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	70 MPH
Path Length	0.1 miles
Max Width	20 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Video and picture evidence of a tornado occurring at this location. However, there have been no reports of damage near the touchdown.

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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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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 738 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2019 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0600 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 E CAMANCHE 41.79N 90.26W 05/27/2019 M1.15 INCH CLINTON IA CO-OP OBSERVER CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CLNI4 CAMANCHE. 0445 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 SE DAVENPORT 41.54N 90.59W 05/27/2019 M1.91 INCH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER 7 AM TO 4:40 PM. TWO DIFFERENT EVENTS. 0259 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 WNW MORRISON 41.81N 89.98W 05/27/2019 M1.15 INCH WHITESIDE IL TRAINED SPOTTER 6 HR TOTAL. 0256 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW DAVENPORT 41.56N 90.62W 05/27/2019 M1.66 INCH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER 0253 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 E SPRING LAKE 41.52N 90.68W 05/27/2019 M1.47 INCH SCOTT IA PUBLIC THIS RAIN FELL IN THE LAST 2 HOURS. 1.61 INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HRS. 0215 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 SE MT HAMILL 40.71N 91.57W 05/27/2019 M1.40 INCH LEE IA TRAINED SPOTTER RAINFALL IN 1/2 HOUR. 0208 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW MOLINE 41.50N 90.52W 05/27/2019 ROCK ISLAND IL TRAINED SPOTTER 16TH AVE BETWEEN 13TH ST AND 14TH ST. WATER 6 INCHES DEEP. 0203 PM TORNADO 1 WSW SPRING GROVE 40.73N 91.19W 05/27/2019 DES MOINES IA TRAINED SPOTTER SPOTTER OBSERVED A TORNADO TOUCH DOWN LOOKING NORTH OF LOCATION HEADING TOWARD SPRING GROVE WHILE ON PHONE WITH NWS. TIME EXACT. 0200 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSE DAVENPORT 41.54N 90.59W 05/27/2019 SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER 17TH AND VINE ST HAS WATER 2.5 FEET DEEP. 0145 PM TORNADO 1 S HOUGHTON 40.77N 91.61W 05/27/2019 LEE IA EMERGENCY MNGR TWO BARNS DOWN. 0145 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SE DAVENPORT 41.54N 90.57W 05/27/2019 U0.00 INCH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER TORRENTIAL RAINS IS CAUSING SOME FLOODING ON E 15TH STREET BETWEEN BRADY ST AND LE CLAIRE ST. THE WATER IS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES DEEP IN SPOTS. 0125 PM TORNADO 4 ENE CANTRIL 40.67N 92.00W 05/27/2019 VAN BUREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER 2 HOUSES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED ON JERSEY AVE JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2.

Rain Reports

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24 hour precipitation reports (in Inches), for eastern Iowa, northwest and west central Illinois, and northeast Missouri. Reported between Midnight and 9 AM, Tuesday May 28, 2019. ....IOWA.... Davenport 0.9 WNW 1.91 Keosauqua 1.63 Marengo 1.55 Davenport 0.9 SSW 1.54 Salem 1S 1.20 Bettendorf 1.6 WSW 1.15 Burlington Arpt 2 SW 1.07 Beaconsfield 1 NNE 1.03 Riverdale 0.5 N 0.97 Burlington 6.5 SSW 0.96 Camanche 1.2 W 0.95 Bettendorf 2.2 SE 0.94 Eldridge 0.6 S 0.75 Davenport Arpt 5 N 0.64 Eldridge 0.7 SSW 0.62 Independence 0.9 WNW 0.61 Wellman 4.0 E 0.59 Le Claire LD14 0.57 Parnell 0.1 SSW 0.55 Anamosa 1.9 SE 0.55 Waterloo ASOS 5 NW 0.52 Fairfield 0.52 Park View 0.2 WSW 0.52 Donnellson 0.52 Elkader 6SSW 0.51 Strawberry Point 0.51 Fayette 1 NW 0.50 Cresco 1 NE 0.49 Wapello 0.2 S 0.49 Rickardsville 0.2 W 0.49 Albia 3 NNE 0.48 Cascade 0.47 Dubuque Arpt 7 SW 0.46 Manchester 0.46 Mount Auburn 2.2 NNW 0.44 Centerville 0 NE 0.44 Dubuque LD11 0.43 Dubuque #3 7 SW 0.43 Washington 0.43 Tripoli 0 N 0.43 Guttenberg Dam 10 0.42 Solon 0.3 ESE 0.42 North Liberty 0.7 SSW 0.42 Monticello 1 E 0.42 Coggon 0.42 Asbury 0.4 SW 0.41 Iowa City 0.41 Boone 1 SSW 0.39 Marion 1.7 NNW 0.38 Peosta 2.9 E 0.38 Iowa City 8.0 NE 0.38 Maquoketa 4 W 0.37 Central City 6.7 W 0.37 Muscatine 0.36 Iowa City Arpt 0.35 Cedar Rapids Arpt 5 SW 0.35 De Witt 0.35 Anamosa 3 SSW 0.34 Charlotte 1.9 WNW 0.34 Morning Sun 1.7 E 0.33 Pella 4 N 0.32 Fairfax 4.0 NW 0.32 Muscatine 2.1 N 0.32 Calamus 2.0 NE 0.30 Ames US 30 2 SSE 0.30 Ottumwa ASOS 6 NNW 0.30 Mason City ASOS 6 W 0.30 Brighton 0.29 Cedar Rapids 2.7 NE 0.29 Kalona 7.3 NNW 0.28 Grinnell AWOS 2 SSW 0.28 Toledo 3 N 0.27 Tipton 0.7 N 0.26 Muscatine 2N 0.26 Oskaloosa AWOS 9 ESE 0.26 Pella AWOS 2 WSW 0.26 Rathbun Reservoir 2 N 0.23 Keokuk LD19 0.22 Ainsworth 7.4 N 0.22 Marshalltown 1 NW 0.21 Williamsburg 0.21 Hampton 1 N 0.20 Vinton 0.14 Washington 5.8 SW 0.13 Marshalltown ASOS 4 N 0.11 NWS Johnston* 5 NNW 0.08 Bellevue LD12 0.00 Marengo 3.6 N 0.00 Oelwein AWOS 0.00 ....ILLINOIS.... Romeoville 1.63 Gladstone LD18 1.33 Mendota 2 SE 1.30 Prophetstown 0.2 SW 1.10 New Windsor 2.0 N 1.03 Lanark 1.6 SSE 0.92 Moline 0.7 NNE 0.88 Paw Paw 1 E 0.86 St Anne 0.85 Illinois City 6.7 SW 0.83 Galesburg Arpt 3 SW 0.80 Ridott 0.1 NE 0.68 Shannon 0.2 S 0.67 Woodhull 0.3 ESE 0.65 Coleta 1.4 SSW 0.61 Morrison 3.2 E 0.55 Galva 2.7 NE 0.54 Steward 0.53 Roscoe 2SE 0.51 Elizabeth 0.48 Walnut 5.3 ENE 0.47 New Boston LD17 0.44 Savanna 4.6 N 0.44 Stockton 3.4 NNE 0.43 Alpha 2.3 N 0.41 Rochelle 0.41 Rochelle AWOS 0.37 Orangeville 2.8 NW 0.37 Ill. City LD16 3 WNW 0.35 Winslow 4.3 ESE 0.34 Aledo 0.33 Princeton 1.1 SE 0.32 Princeton 0.32 Quad City Arpt 3 S 0.30 Geneseo 2.0 NW 0.29 Rockford ASOS 0.27 Davis 0.5 N 0.27 Freeport 2.9 WSW 0.27 Mundelein 0.26 Milan 8.8 SSW 0.24 Freeport 2.0 NW 0.23 Freeport 1.7 NW 0.23 Pearl City 0.4 SW 0.23 Freeport 0.20 Joliet 0.18 Coal Valley 1.9 SE 0.16 Coal Valley 2.6 E 0.15 Streator 3 SE 0.13 Ottawa 4 SW 0.10 Colchester 3.5 NE 0.08 Peoria ASOS 0.07 Macomb 0.06 Bentley 0.04 La Harpe 0.00 Bloomington Airport 0.00 Decatur Airport 0.00 Jacksonville AWOS 0.00 Kewanee 1 E 0.00 Quincy ASOS 0.00 Lincoln NWS 0.00 ....MISSOURI.... Memphis 1.03 Kirksville ASOS 0.44 Columbia 0.10 Chillicothe 2 NW 0.01 ....WISCONSIN.... La Crosse WFO 1.65 Viroqua 1.58 Brodhead 1 SW 1.19 Prairie du Chien AWOS 0.69 Steuben 4SE 3 NE 0.67 Beloit-College 0.59 Allenton-WWTP .6 NW 0.44 Lancaster 4WSW 0.43 Whitewater 0.38 Darlington 0.35 Madison-ASOS 0.27 Watertown-AWOS 0.01 ....MINNESOTA.... Preston 1.78 Theilman 1SSW 1.24

Environment

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Memorial Day Tornadoes - May 27, 2019