Alert archive / Iowa / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 1990, 2:52 AM CDT for Calhoun County, Webster County, Iowa. It was in force for 68 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 1990, 2:52 AM CDT (07:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 1990, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Calhoun County, IA, Webster County, IA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 202 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3614 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 27, 11:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATERLOO IA
1149 PM CDT WED JUN 27 1990
...SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS FOR JUNE 27 1990...
TIME OF OCCURRENCE IN CDT EVENT AND LOCATION
240 PM MITCHELL CO... GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN OSAGE WITH BROKEN WINDOWS
AND A DOWNED TREE.
240 PM BUTLER CO... 45 TO 50 MPH WINDS NEAR CLARKSVILLE.
314 PM BREMER CO... UNCONFIRMED FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED SOUTH OF
TRIPOLI.
327 PM BREMER CO... TRIPOLI FIRE DEPT. RECEIVED AN UNCONFIRMED
REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD
421 PM BLACK HAWK CO... 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS AND 3/4 INCH HAIL AT
GILBERTVILLE.
430 PM BLACK HAWK CO... 3/4 INCH HAIL AT RAYMOND.
430 PM BREMER CO... LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN TRIPOLI
AND 2 TRAILER HOMES DESTROYED AT THE
TRIPOLI TRAILER COURT.
430 PM BLACK HAWK CO... UNCONFIRMED FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED FROM A
TRAILER SOUTH OF WATERLOO ON ELK RUN ROAD.
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL EAST OF WATERLOO AND
NEAR IBP PLANT EAST OF WATERLOO.
440 PM BLACK HAWK CO... WATER OVER SOME ROADS IN DUNKERTON.
445 PM BLACK HAWK CO... UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF A FUNNEL TOUCHDOWN
BETWEEN GILBERTVILLE AND ELK
RUN HEIGHTS.
503 PM BUCHANAN CO... OLD HIGHWAY 20 ROAD FLOODED.
COLLARSpecial weather statement, Jun 28, 12:17 AM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
IAZALL-280630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IOWA 1215 AM CDT THU JUN 28 1990 AT 1209 AM...AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR ROCK RAPIDS IN NORTHWEST IOWA...OR ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF SIOUX CITY. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...LARGE AND DAMAGING HAIL ALONG WITH DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 65 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE SIOUX CENTER AND /HULL AREAS BY 1240AM. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. HUTTON
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 12:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
IAZALL-280630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTED...1ST LINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IOWA 1215 AM CDT THU JUN 28 1990 AT 1209 AM...AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR ROCK VALLEY IN NORTHWEST IOWA...OR ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF SIOUX CITY. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...LARGE AND DAMAGING HAIL ALONG WITH DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 65 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM WILL LIKELY MOVE3 INTO THE SIOUX CENTER AND HULL AREAS BY 1240AM. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. ...CORRECTED...SHOULD BE ROCK VALLEY AND NOT ROCK RAPIDS... HUTTON
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 12:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
IAZALL-280700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IOWA 1244 AM CDT THU JUN 28 1990 AT 1229 AM...AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL SIOUX COUNTY...NEAR HULL AND SIOUX CENTER OR ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH OF SIOUX CITY. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN... LARGE AND DAMAGING HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 65 MILES AN HOUR. IN ADDITION...NEARLY CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING HAS BEEN REPORTED. THIS CELL IS LIKELY TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST CHEROKEE COUNTY BY 120 AM. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR ESTHERVILLE AND NEAR SIBLEY... ALL IN FAR NORTHWESTERN IOWA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO INDICATED IN FAR NORTHEAST IOWA. THE PRECIPITATION EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUBUQUE...TO NEAR DECORAH...OR ABOUT 55 MILES EAST OF MASON CITY. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHEAST WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE STORMS IN THDE NORTHWEST WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. HUTTON
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 1:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
IAZALL-280730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IOWA 149 AM CDT THU JUN 28 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NORTHWEST IOWA UNTIL 5AM... AT 126 AM...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED IN NORTHWEST IOWA... FROM NEAR SPENCER...TO CHEROKEE TO NEAR LE MARS...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF SIOUX CITY. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...LARGE AND DAMAGING HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 65 MILES AN HOUR. LOW LYING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE STORM LAKE AREA AND EASTERN CLAY COUNTY BY 115 AM. ANOTHER INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS IN NORTHWEST SIOUX COUNTY...ABOUT 45 MILES NORTH OF SIOUX CITY. THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. THE THUNDESTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. HUTTON
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 2:39 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
IAZALL-280830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IOWA 236 AM CDT THU JUN 28 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NORTHWEST IOWA UNTIL 5AM... AT 225 AM...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED IN NORTHWEST IOWA... FROM JUST WEST OF EMMETSBURG...OR ABOUT 70 MILES WEST OF MASON CITY... TO CENTRAL POCOHONTAS COUNTY...TO 10 MILES NORTH OF IDA GROVE...OR ABOUT 40 MILES EAST OF SIOUX CITY. THESE STORMS ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL...HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 65 MILES AN HOUR. EARLIER TONIGHT...AN OBSERVER IN SHELDON REPORTED 1.90 INCHES OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES AS THE STORMS MOVED THROUGH. LOW LYING AREAS COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING WITH THE HEAVY RAINS. OTHER VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE...ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHEAST AND 45 MILES NORTH OF SIOUX CITY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. HUTTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 1:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clay | 63 min |
| Jun 28, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Buena Vista | 68 min |
| Jun 28, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Pocahontas | 67 min |
| Jun 28, 2:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Sac | 64 min |
| Jun 28, 2:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Palo Alto | 64 min |
| Jun 28, 2:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Humboldt | 66 min |
| Jun 28, 4:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll, Greene | 52 min |
| Jun 28, 5:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dallas | 35 min |
| Jun 28, 7:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Monroe | 32 min |
| Jun 28, 10:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 11:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Kossuth | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 11:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hancock, Winnebago | 50 min |
| Jun 28, 11:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Kossuth | 32 min |
| Jun 28, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wright | 30 min |
| Jun 28, 12:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Franklin | 51 min |
| Jun 28, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler | 51 min |
| Jun 28, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin | 26 min |
| Jun 28, 1:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Hardin | 36 min |
| Jun 28, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Grundy | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 48 min |
| Jun 28, 1:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Hardin | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marshall, Tama | 30 min |
| Jun 28, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Benton | 47 min |
| Jun 28, 2:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Poweshiek, Tama | 37 min |
| Jun 28, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Iowa | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Benton | 23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.