Extreme Fire Weather Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms from the Plains to Mississippi Valley

Extremely critical fire weather concerns for portions of the southern High Plans as strong wind and very dry conditions could result in rapid spread of any fires. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms are expected once again across areas of the Central and Southern Plains, then spreading in the Mississippi Valley regions on Monday. Damaging winds, very large hail and strong tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Overview

Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Iowa and western Illinois during the late afternoon and evening. These low topped supercell thunderstorms produced funnel clouds and two brief tornado touchdowns near Walcott and Donahue. No damage was reported or seen with these touchdowns.

Fronts / Pressure Map 7 pm July 9th, 2019

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Tornadoes:

Tornado - 1 NW Walcott, IA
Scott County

Date	07/09/2019
Time (Local)	7:08 - 7:09 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-U
Est. Peak Winds	Unknown
Path Length	0.05 miles
Max Width	10 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: Reports from law enforcement along with pictures showed a tornado touchdown NW of Walcott, IA. The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating.

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Looking west from Division St Davenport, IA	Wall cloud Southern Jones county

Tornado - 2 S Donahue, IA
Scott County

Date	07/09/2019
Time (Local)	7:41 - 7:42 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-U
Est. Peak Winds	Unknown
Path Length	0.04 miles
Max Width	10 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: A trained spotter observed a brief tornado in an open field. The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating.

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Looking west from De Witt	Looking west from Eldridge Photo: Jeremy Ludin	Looking west from Eldridge Photo: Jeremy Ludin

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
1222 AM CDT WED JUL 10 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0741 PM     TORNADO          2 SSE DONAHUE           41.67N 90.66W
07/09/2019                   SCOTT              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            A TRAINED SPOTTER OBSERVED A BRIEF TORNADO 
            IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE TORNADO CAUSED NO 
            DAMAGE FROM WHICH THE NWS COULD ASSIGN AN 
            EF-SCALE RATING.

 

0741 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 SSE DONAHUE           41.65N 90.64W
07/09/2019                   SCOTT              IA   NWS EMPLOYEE     

            BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD SEEN TO NORTHWEST OF NWS 
            OFFICE. LASTED LESS THAN 1 MINUTE. LOCATION 
            APPROXIMATE. 

0708 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 S MASSILLON           41.89N 90.92W
07/09/2019                   CEDAR              IA   PUBLIC           

            BRIEF FUNNEL. 

0705 PM     TORNADO          1 W WALCOTT             41.62N 90.79W
07/09/2019                   SCOTT              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            STATE TROOPERS REPORTED A BRIEF TORNADO 
            TOUCHDOWN NEAR WALCOTT AT APPROXIMATELY 7:05 
            PM. THE FEATURE HAD SINCE DISSIPATED, BUT 
            ROTATION IN THE CLOUDS AS STILL SEEN TO THE 
            NORTH OF WALCOTT. 

0542 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     CALAMUS                 41.83N 90.76W
07/09/2019                   CLINTON            IA   PUBLIC           

            ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH BRIEF FUNNEL 
            EXTENDING HALF WAY TO THE GROUND EAST OF 
            CALAMUS. FEATURE HAS SINCE DISSIPATED.

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Storm Event Summary July 9th, 2019