Alert archive / Iowa / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 14, 1987, 5:21 PM CDT for Hamilton County, Wright County, Iowa. It was in force for 54 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 14, 1987, 5:21 PM CDT (22:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 1987, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Hamilton County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 6:15 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Hamilton, IA |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dickinson | 42 min |
| Sep 14, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo | 40 min |
| Sep 14, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clay | 50 min |
| Sep 14, 2:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Kossuth | 48 min |
| Sep 14, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet | 52 min |
| Sep 14, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dickinson | 50 min |
| Sep 14, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Buena Vista, Clay, Pocahontas | 21 min |
| Sep 14, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Pocahontas | 42 min |
| Sep 14, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Pocahontas, Webster | 35 min |
| Sep 14, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Benton, Linn | 40 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.