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General Overview |
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What: |
A strong low pressure system moved northeast across Iowa swinging a powerful cold front through eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri. |
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When: |
Afternoon and Evening of April 9, 2015 |
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Rainfall Amounts: |
0.25" to 1.40" in areas that saw thunderstorms |
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Hail Sizes: |
pea-sized to golf ball-sized |
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Wind Speeds: |
50 to 70 mph |
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Tornado(es): |
A National Weather Service Storm Survey confirmed 3 tornadoes Thursday afternoon and evening. For additional details, see the Tornado Survey Report. |
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Flooding Concerns: |
Heavy downpours caused some flooding issues on area roads in Linn county. Rainfall totals of 1.00 to 1.25 inches fell in under an hour in the Cedar Rapids Area resulting in flooded roads waist deep. |
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Preliminary Local Storm Reports |
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..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM HAIL SIGOURNEY 41.33N 92.21W
04/09/2015 M0.25 INCH KEOKUK IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
RELAYED BY THE EMERGENCY MANAGER
0340 PM HAIL 1 N RICHLAND 41.20N 92.00W
04/09/2015 E1.00 INCH KEOKUK IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN. DELAYED REPORT.
0348 PM HAIL 1 WSW BROCK 40.55N 92.17W
04/09/2015 M1.00 INCH SCOTLAND MO TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
0355 PM HAIL 5 E CANTRIL 40.64N 91.98W
04/09/2015 M0.25 INCH VAN BUREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND 25 MPH
0407 PM HAIL 5 E CANTRIL 40.64N 91.98W
04/09/2015 M0.88 INCH VAN BUREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH
0413 PM HAIL 1 N WASHINGTON 41.31N 91.69W
04/09/2015 M1.00 INCH WASHINGTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL FOR LAST 2 MINUTES
0415 PM HAIL 1 W RIVERSIDE 41.48N 91.59W
04/09/2015 E1.25 INCH WASHINGTON IA PUBLIC
VIA TWITTER
0420 PM HAIL 2 W CEDAR RAPIDS 41.98N 91.71W
04/09/2015 M0.75 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY SIZE HAIL BUT MOSTLY PEA SIZE.
0438 PM HEAVY RAIN CEDAR RAPIDS 41.97N 91.67W
04/09/2015 M1.03 INCH LINN IA BROADCAST MEDIA
RAINFALL IN PAST 30 MINUTES
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW DONNELLSON 40.69N 91.63W
04/09/2015 LEE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE AND POWER LINE DOWN.
0445 PM HAIL 5 NW DONNELLSON 40.69N 91.63W
04/09/2015 E1.00 INCH LEE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0450 PM HAIL ROCK CITY 42.41N 89.47W
04/09/2015 M1.00 INCH STEPHENSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0455 PM HAIL SPRINGVILLE 42.06N 91.44W
04/09/2015 E0.75 INCH LINN IA AMATEUR RADIO
0455 PM HAIL DAVIS 42.42N 89.42W
04/09/2015 M0.75 INCH STEPHENSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0455 PM TSTM WND GST WILTON 41.59N 91.02W
04/09/2015 E50.00 MPH MUSCATINE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
50 MPH WINDS AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
0455 PM HAIL 3 SE NEW LONDON 40.90N 91.37W
04/09/2015 E0.88 INCH DES MOINES IA TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL DURATION 3 MINUTES
0508 PM FLASH FLOOD CEDAR RAPIDS 41.97N 91.67W
04/09/2015 LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
16TH AVE SW AND 18TH STREET WATER IS WAIST DEEP
0509 PM TSTM WND GST NEW LIBERTY 41.72N 90.88W
04/09/2015 E50.00 MPH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
50 MPH WINDS.
0509 PM HAIL NEW LIBERTY 41.72N 90.88W
04/09/2015 M0.75 INCH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY SIZE HAIL.
0510 PM HAIL MEDIAPOLIS 41.01N 91.16W
04/09/2015 E0.88 INCH DES MOINES IA PUBLIC
PENNY TO NICKEL HAIL. REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK. DELAYED
REPORT.
0512 PM HAIL DURANT 41.60N 90.91W
04/09/2015 E1.75 INCH CEDAR IA BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORTS NORTH AND WEST OF DURANT- COURTESY OF WQAD
0515 PM HAIL 1 N DENVER 40.30N 91.10W
04/09/2015 M1.50 INCH HANCOCK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0515 PM HAIL SE CARTHAGE 40.41N 91.13W
04/09/2015 M1.25 INCH HANCOCK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0515 PM HAIL LONG GROVE 41.69N 90.58W
04/09/2015 E0.88 INCH SCOTT IA NWS EMPLOYEE
0517 PM TORNADO DONAHUE 41.69N 90.68W
04/09/2015 SCOTT IA AMATEUR RADIO
0525 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N LONG GROVE 41.75N 90.58W
04/09/2015 E60.00 MPH SCOTT IA NWS EMPLOYEE
0528 PM HAIL DEWITT 41.82N 90.55W
04/09/2015 E2.00 INCH CLINTON IA NWS EMPLOYEE
0528 PM HAIL DEWITT 41.82N 90.55W
04/09/2015 M1.00 INCH CLINTON IA NWS EMPLOYEE
A COUPLE OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL BUT MOSTLY DIME TO NICKEL.
0528 PM TSTM WND GST DEWITT 41.82N 90.55W
04/09/2015 E70.00 MPH CLINTON IA NWS EMPLOYEE
70 MPH WINDS.
0528 PM TSTM WND DMG DEWITT 41.82N 90.55W
04/09/2015 CLINTON IA NWS EMPLOYEE
DEWITT TRAVEL MART ON HIGHWAY 30 JUST EAST OF DEWITT HAD
THE SIGN SEVERELY DAMAGED. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0530 PM HAIL 4 WSW MACOMB 40.46N 90.76W
04/09/2015 M0.88 INCH MCDONOUGH IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0530 PM HAIL PARK VIEW 41.69N 90.54W
04/09/2015 E0.88 INCH SCOTT IA AMATEUR RADIO
DELAYED REPORT-TIME ESTIMATED- SMALL BURST OF HAIL WHEN
STORMS PASSED THROUGH AREA
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG DEWITT 41.82N 90.55W
04/09/2015 CLINTON IA BROADCAST MEDIA
SEMI BLOWN OVER ON HIGHWAY 61 JUST SOUTH OF DEWITT.
0534 PM HAIL DEWITT 41.82N 90.55W
04/09/2015 M2.00 INCH CLINTON IA NWS EMPLOYEE
1 1/2 INCH TO 2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
0534 PM TSTM WND GST DEWITT 41.82N 90.55W
04/09/2015 E70.00 MPH CLINTON IA NWS EMPLOYEE
SUSTAINED 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70
0534 PM HAIL 2 NNE COLCHESTER 40.45N 90.78W
04/09/2015 M1.00 INCH MCDONOUGH IL PUBLIC
THE PUBLIC REPORTED HAIL RANGING FROM HALF AN INCH TO AN
INCH FROM THE STORM.
0540 PM TSTM WND DMG CLINTON 41.84N 90.23W
04/09/2015 CLINTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SIGN BLOWN OUT AT GAS STATION NEAR CLINTON. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0546 PM TORNADO 1 SE CLINTON MUNICIPAL 41.83N 90.22W
04/09/2015 CLINTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0547 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 W CLINTON 41.84N 90.25W
04/09/2015 CLINTON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NEAR THE CLINTON IOWA AIRPORT. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG CLINTON 41.84N 90.23W
04/09/2015 CLINTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE LIMBS DOWN. ESTIMATED WIND 50 MPH.
0550 PM HAIL ASBURY 42.51N 90.76W
04/09/2015 E1.00 INCH DUBUQUE IA EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL COVERING GROUND MIXED WITH SOME DIME AND
QUARTER SIZE HAIL. DELAYED REPORT.
0554 PM HAIL 2 ENE CLINTON 41.85N 90.19W
04/09/2015 E0.88 INCH CLINTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0554 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE CLINTON 41.85N 90.19W
04/09/2015 CLINTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND ESTIMATED AT 50 MPH BROKE SMALL BRANCHES
0555 PM TSTM WND DMG CLINTON 41.84N 90.23W
04/09/2015 CLINTON IA AMATEUR RADIO
30 FOOT PINE TREE ON HOUSE-TIME IS ESTIMATED
0555 PM TSTM WND DMG CLINTON 41.84N 90.23W
04/09/2015 CLINTON IA AMATEUR RADIO
REPORTS OF MANY TREES DOWN NEAR VALLEY OAKS
0555 PM TSTM WND GST CLINTON MUNICIPAL AIRPO 41.83N 90.33W
04/09/2015 M56.00 MPH CLINTON IA AWOS
0615 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW DUBUQUE 42.51N 90.70W
04/09/2015 M1.50 INCH DUBUQUE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL OF 20 MINUTES DURATION FROM 555 TO 615 PM
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE FREEPORT 42.28N 89.62W
04/09/2015 STEPHENSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
10 INCH DIAMETER LIMB BLOWN DOWN IN FREEPORT. TIME
ESTIMATED.
0729 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW ZEARING 41.43N 89.34W
04/09/2015 BUREAU IL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN.
0751 PM HAIL MAGNOLIA 41.11N 89.20W
04/09/2015 E1.75 INCH PUTNAM IL TRAINED SPOTTER
RELAYED BY ILX.
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Tornado Report Summary (PNSDVN) |
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...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR 04/09/15 TORNADOES...
.TORNADO #1 ...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 22 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/09/2015
START TIME: 5:04 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 8 MILES WEST OF MAYSVILLE IOWA
START LAT/LON: 41.6510/-90.8766
END DATE: 04/09/2015
END TIME: 5:30 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 MILES SOUTH OF DEWITT IOWA
END LAT/LON: 41.7966/-90.5384
STORM SURVEY REVEALED DAMAGE PRIMARILY TO FARM OUTBUILDINGS AND TREES.
.TORNADO #2...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 13 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/09/2015
START TIME: 5:40 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF CLINTON AIRPORT
START LAT/LON: 41.8152/-90.0644
END DATE: 04/09/2015
END TIME: 6:00 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF FULTON IL
END LAT/LON: 41.9154/-90.0644
STORM SURVEY REVEALED DAMAGE PRIMARILY TO FARM OUTBUILDINGS AND TREES.
.TORNADO #3...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 7.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/09/2015
START TIME: 6:02 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF FULTON IL
START LAT/LON: 41.9267/-90.0664
END DATE: 04/09/2015
END TIME: 6:15 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 8 MILES EAST OF THOMSON IL
END LAT/LON: 41.9696/-89.9387
STORM SURVEY REVEALED DAMAGE PRIMARILY TO FARM OUTBUILDINGS AND TREES.
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EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING
CATEGORIES BASED ON THE DAMAGE THEY CAUSE.
EF0 WEAK 65 TO 85 MPH
EF1 WEAK 86 TO 110 MPH
EF2 STRONG 111 TO 135 MPH
EF3 STRONG 136 TO 165 MPH
EF4 VIOLENT 166 TO 200 MPH
EF5 VIOLENT >200 MPH
NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.
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Rainfall Report Summaries (RTPDVN - LCODVN) - Courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM) |
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Pre-Event Discussions - Courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM) |
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Below are links to the most recent Hazardous Weather Outlook, Area Forecast Discussion, SPC Day 1 Outlook, and SPC Mesoscale Discussion before the event began. |
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