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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 15, 1989, 7:31 PM CDT for Madison County, Iowa. It was in force for 44 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
- Oct 15, 1989, 7:31 PM CDT (00:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 1989, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Madison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 7:40 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 56 | Madison, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 31 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.