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Overview

Severe thunderstorms tracked southeast from northern Iowa into eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois late Saturday afternoon and evening.  Torrential rain, frequent lightning, large hail up to quarters, and damaging winds were common.  The strongest winds occurred in Buchanan and Delaware counties between 8pm and 11pm Saturday night. 

Rainfall totals over 2 inches were also reported in Buchanan, Benton, Iowa, Delaware, Linn, Johnson, and Cedar counties in Iowa, and Carroll county in Illinois. 

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WPC Surface Loop (18z 06/09 - 06z 06/10)

Tornado:

Tornado - 6 SE Winthrop, IA
Buchanan County

Date 06/09/2018
Time (Local) 9:36 - 9:37 pm CDT
EF Rating EF-1
Est. Peak Winds 95 mph
Path Length 0.1 mile
Max Width 20 yards
Injuries/Deaths 0 / 0

Summary:

An EF-1 tornado touched down southeast of Winthrop, IA. A house was damaged. Garage door failed and the roof came off in the wind. Some tree damage was also noted in the area.

Track Map

Track Map EF-Scale

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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
ef-scale

Radar:

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Storm Reports

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
520 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

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

0151 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 N ELY                 41.90N 91.58W
06/10/2018  M4.00 INCH       LINN               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            OVERNIGHT STORM TOTAL. 

0128 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 WSW MARION            42.02N 91.63W
06/10/2018  E3.10 INCH       LINN               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

             

0107 AM     HEAVY RAIN       LOWDEN                  41.86N 90.92W
06/10/2018  E1.52 INCH       CEDAR              IA   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            1.36 INCHES FELL IN 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES. 

1247 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW WILLIAMSTOWN       41.58N 91.75W
06/10/2018  M1.00 INCH       JOHNSON            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            1 HOUR TOTAL. 

1228 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ENE HAZLETON          42.63N 91.86W
06/10/2018                   BUCHANAN           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            REPORTED MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED IN NORTHERN 
            BUCHANAN COUNTY. 

1219 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MASONVILLE              42.48N 91.59W
06/10/2018  E6.00 INCH       DELAWARE           IA   PUBLIC           

            PUBLIC ESTIMATED OF 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN TWO 
            HOURS. RELAYED BY LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA. 

1150 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 W CEDAR RAPIDS        41.98N 91.75W
06/09/2018  M2.87 INCH       LINN               IA   PUBLIC           

            UPDATED AMOUNT SINCE 9:15 PM. STILL RAINING. 

1138 PM     HEAVY RAIN       FAIRBANK                42.64N 92.06W
06/09/2018  E4.50 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   PUBLIC           

            RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. 

1118 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ENE HAZLETON          42.63N 91.86W
06/09/2018  M3.32 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            7 AM TO 11 PM TOTAL. ROADS IN THE AREA WERE 
            WASHED OUT. 

1105 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNW MONTICELLO        42.25N 91.20W
06/09/2018  M2.00 INCH       JONES              IA   PUBLIC           

            STILL RAINING. 

1046 PM     TSTM WND GST     TODDVILLE               42.10N 91.71W
06/09/2018  E70 MPH          LINN               IA   PUBLIC           

            RELAYED BY LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA. 

1029 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 S WINTHROP GOLF COURS 42.45N 91.66W
06/09/2018                   BUCHANAN           IA   PUBLIC           

            GRAVEL ROADS COVERED IN RUNNING WATER. 

1017 PM     TSTM WND GST     CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT    41.88N 91.71W
06/09/2018  M46 MPH          LINN               IA   ASOS             

             

1015 PM     HAIL             CENTER POINT            42.18N 91.78W
06/09/2018  E0.25 INCH       LINN               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

             

1015 PM     HAIL             MANCHESTER              42.48N 91.45W
06/09/2018  M0.25 INCH       DELAWARE           IA   EMERGENCY MNGR   

             

1003 PM     HAIL             2 W CEDAR RAPIDS        41.98N 91.71W
06/09/2018  E0.25 INCH       LINN               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            VIA FACEBOOK. 

1001 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 E INDEPENDENCE        42.47N 91.88W
06/09/2018  M3.04 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   PUBLIC           

             

0950 PM     TSTM WND GST     WINTHROP                42.47N 91.73W
06/09/2018  M60 MPH          BUCHANAN           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

             

0948 PM     FLASH FLOOD       INDEPENDENCE           42.48N 91.89W
06/09/2018                   BUCHANAN           IA   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ROAD 
            CLOSURES TAKING PLACE ON THE EAST SIDE OF 
            INDEPENDENCE. 

0934 PM     HAIL             2 NE NORWAY             41.93N 91.88W
06/09/2018  E0.50 INCH       BENTON             IA   PUBLIC           

             

0924 PM     HAIL             1 ENE NORWAY            41.91N 91.91W
06/09/2018  M1.00 INCH       BENTON             IA   PUBLIC           

            RELAYED BY BENTON COUNTY EM. 

0920 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 E SHELLSBURG          42.10N 91.85W
06/09/2018  E70 MPH          BENTON             IA   PUBLIC           

            ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 70 MPH AND QUARTER 
            HAIL,. 

0920 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S WINTHROP            42.44N 91.73W
06/09/2018                   BUCHANAN           IA   PUBLIC           

            ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A HOME. RELAYED BY THE EM. 
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

0918 PM     HAIL             1 NE INDEPENDENCE       42.48N 91.87W
06/09/2018  E1.00 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

             

0902 PM     HAIL             1 ESE INDEPENDENCE      42.47N 91.87W
06/09/2018  E1.00 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   PUBLIC           

             

0849 PM     HAIL             1 E INDEPENDENCE        42.47N 91.88W
06/09/2018  E0.88 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   PUBLIC           

            MOSTLY PENNY OR SMALLER SIZED WITH SOME 
            NICKEL SIZED STONES. 

0412 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ESE NORA              42.45N 89.94W
06/09/2018  M1.70 INCH       JO DAVIESS         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  

Rain Reports

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Figure 1:
Local 24-hr Rainfall
Figure 2:
Multiple-Radar/
Multiple-Sensor Estimated Rainfall Ending 8 am 06/10/18
Figure 3:
Regional 24-hr Rainfall
24 hour precipitation reports (in Inches),
for eastern Iowa, northwest and west central Illinois,
and northeast Missouri. Reported between Midnight and 9 AM,
Sunday June 10, 2018.

....IOWA....
Quasqueton 0.5 W                 4.09
Tripoli 0 N                      3.70
Cresco 1 NE                      3.37
Iowa City Arpt                   3.32
Stanley                          3.32
Cedar Rapids 2.7 NE              2.97
Cedar Rapids Arpt 5 SW           2.77
Mason City 1 NNE                 2.72
Swisher 0.4 NNE                  2.47
Cascade                          2.19
Mason City ASOS 6 W              2.17
Vinton                           2.17
Marion 1.7 NNW                   2.04
Waterloo ASOS 5 NW               2.02
Center Point 0.6 NNW             1.98
Bellevue 0.3 SSW                 1.95
Coggon                           1.89
Peosta 2.9 E                     1.75
Bellevue LD12                    1.64
Guttenberg Dam 10                1.60
Dubuque #3 7 SW                  1.51
Anamosa 3 SSW                    1.46
Davenport 0.9 WNW                1.43
Dubuque Arpt 7 SW                1.39
Lowden                           1.38
Davenport 0.9 SSW                1.37
Amana 4.7 W                      1.33
Strawberry Point                 1.26
Davenport Arpt 5 N               1.21
Calamus 2.0 NE                   1.19
Central City 6.7 W               1.08
Dubuque LD11                     1.07
Muscatine 2N                     1.02
Maquoketa 4W                     1.02
De Witt                          0.96
Eldridge 0.7 SSW                 0.96
Solon 0.3 ESE                    0.92
Camanche 1.2 W                   0.90
Belle Plaine                     0.90
Bettendorf 2.2 SE                0.84
Park View 0.2 WSW                0.81
Lost Nation 0.3 S                0.77
Washington                       0.76
North Liberty 1.0 ENE            0.71
Le Claire 1.8 NNE                0.67
Toledo 3 N                       0.65
Brighton                         0.57
Oelwein AWOS                     0.56
Burlington Arpt 2 SW             0.53
Delmar 2.3 NW                    0.48
Ainsworth 7.4 N                  0.32
Fairfield                        0.28
Williamsburg                     0.20
Marshalltown 1 NW                0.15
Keokuk LD19                      0.14
Marshalltown ASOS 4 N            0.03
Salem 1S                         0.01
Burlington 6.5 SSW               0.01
Donnellson                       0.00
Rathbun Reservoir 2 N            0.00
Beaconsfield 1 NNE               0.00
Oskaloosa AWOS 9 ESE             0.00
Ottumwa ASOS 6 NNW               0.00
Centerville 0 NE                 0.00
NWS Johnston* 5 NNW              0.00
Albia 3 NNE                      0.00
Allerton 2 S                     0.00
Boone 1 SSW                      0.00
Pella AWOS 2 WSW                 0.00
Perry 0 W                        0.00
Keosauqua                        0.00
Newton 1 NE                      0.00
Grinnell AWOS 2 SSW              0.00
....ILLINOIS....
Ottawa 4 SW                      2.91
Mendota 2 SE                     2.78
Steward                          2.16
Paw Paw 1 E                      2.03
Galena                           2.00
Mount Carroll 6.8 NNW            1.99
Elizabeth                        1.96
Shannon 0.2 S                    1.87
Streator 3 SE                    1.74
Rockford ASOS                    1.68
Freeport 2.0 NW                  1.37
Tiskilwa 2.1 N                   1.30
Bloomington Airport              1.29
Freeport                         1.26
Aledo                            1.20
Romeoville                       1.20
St Anne                          1.20
Augusta                          1.19
Orangeville 2.8 NW               1.17
Morrison 3.2 E                   1.15
Winslow 4.3 ESE                  1.13
New Windsor 2.0 N                1.05
Quad City Arpt 3 S               1.03
Ill. City LD16 3 WNW             0.99
Princeton 1.1 SE                 0.94
Davis 0.5 N                      0.94
Princeton                        0.94
Coal Valley 1.9 SE               0.93
Joliet                           0.92
Princeton 1.5 S                  0.78
Bentley                          0.76
Walnut 5.3 ENE                   0.76
Roscoe 2SE                       0.59
Macomb                           0.57
Alexis 1 SW                      0.53
Mundelein                        0.48
Peoria ASOS                      0.39
Galesburg Arpt 3 SW              0.27
Colchester 3.5 NE                0.26
La Harpe                         0.16
New Boston LD17                  0.15
Decatur Airport                  0.13
Jacksonville AWOS                0.08
Lincoln NWS                      0.07
Nauvoo 0.7 SSE                   0.00
Rochelle AWOS                    0.00
Quincy Dam 21                    0.00
Quincy ASOS                      0.00
....MISSOURI....
Kirksville ASOS                  0.00
Chillicothe 2 NW                 0.00
Memphis                          0.00
Canton LD20                      0.00
Columbia                         0.00
....WISCONSIN....
Steuben 4SE 3 NE                 2.61
Prairie du Chien AWOS            1.93
La Crosse WFO                    1.34
Monroe 1 W                       1.32
Viroqua                          1.10
Brodhead 1 SW                    1.05
Madison-ASOS                     0.99
Darlington                       0.90
Beloit-College                   0.73
Whitewater                       0.69
Delavan-1 W-WWTP 1 W             0.65
Watertown-AWOS                   0.14
....MINNESOTA....
Preston                          2.50
Theilman 1SSW                    0.61

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