Alert archive / Iowa / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 1993, 1:45 PM CDT for Howard County, Winneshiek County, Iowa. It was in force for 26 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1993, 1:45 PM CDT (18:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1993, 2:11 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Howard County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- NaN m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 500 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 604 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
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
IAZALL-082100- SPECIAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1245 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...A HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON IN IOWA... EARLY THIS AFTERNOON RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN IOWA. EARLIER TODAY SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE REPORTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVED THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR TORNADIC THUDERSTORMS IS IN NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHEAST IOWA...FROM FORT DODGE TO MASON CITY TO WATERLOO. THIS AREA REMAINS UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 5 PM CDT. ELSEWHERE IN IOWA THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 2 PM CDT. A TORDADO WATCH UNTIL 5 PM COVERS MOST OF THE EASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF IOWA. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES AND BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED. BELLES
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour before
IAZALL-082100- SPECIAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1245 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...A HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON IN IOWA... EARLY THIS AFTERNOON RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN IOWA. EARLIER TODAY SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE REPORTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVED THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR TORNADIC THUDERSTORMS IS IN NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHEAST IOWA...FROM FORT DODGE TO MASON CITY TO WATERLOO. THIS AREA REMAINS UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 5 PM CDT. ELSEWHERE IN IOWA THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 2 PM CDT. A TORDADO WATCH UNTIL 5 PM COVERS MOST OF THE EASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF IOWA. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES AND BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED. BELLES
Local storm report, Jun 8, 1:30 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993
TIME EVENT LOCATION -CITY AND COUNTY
...ALL EVENTS OCCURRED ON JUN 8 1993...
100 PM CDT TORNADO NEAR FORECAST CITY IA
...SOME DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED...
WINDS
710 PM CDT 20K DAMAGE TO HOME AND EAST OF CORYDON-WAYNE
SHEDS COUNTY
718 PM CDT LARGE HAIL PLANO-APPANOOSE COUNTY
745 PM CDT PEA SIZED HAIL LYNN COUNTY
942 PM CDT CITIZEN REPORTED TORNADO NEAR LONE TREE-JOHNSON
COUNTY
945 PM CDT MARBLE TO DIME SIZED HAIL WASHINGTON-WASHINGTON COUNTY
955 PM CDT POWER LINES AND TREES BLOOMFIELD-DAVIS COUNTY
DOWN-NO WIND ESTIMATE
EXCESSIVE RAINS OVER WAYNE AND APPANOOSE COUNTIES TEMPORARILY CLOSED
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 2. MONROE COUNTY REPORTED RAOD CLOSURES DUE TO
EXCESSIVE RAINS. PROMISE CITY IN WAYNE COUNTY REPORTED 3.5 INCHES OF
RAIN IN 1 HOUR.
BARLOW/NWS DES MOINESLocal storm report, Jun 8, 1:31 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993
TIME EVENT LOCATION -CITY AND COUNTY
...ALL EVENTS OCCURRED ON JUN 8 1993...
100 PM CDT TORNADO NEAR FORECAST CITY IA
...SOME DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED...
WINDS
710 PM CDT 20K DAMAGE TO HOME AND EAST OF CORYDON-WAYNE
SHEDS COUNTY
718 PM CDT LARGE HAIL PLANO-APPANOOSE COUNTY
745 PM CDT PEA SIZED HAIL LYNN COUNTY
942 PM CDT CITIZEN REPORTED TORNADO NEAR LONE TREE-JOHNSON
COUNTY
945 PM CDT MARBLE TO DIME SIZED HAIL WASHINGTON-WASHINGTON COUNTY
955 PM CDT POWER LINES AND TREES BLOOMFIELD-DAVIS COUNTY
DOWN-NO WIND ESTIMATE
EXCESSIVE RAINS OVER WAYNE AND APPANOOSE COUN&TIES TEMPORARILY CLOSED
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 2. MONROE COUNTY REPORTED RAOD CLOSURES DUE TO
EXCESSIVE RAINS. PROMISE CITY IN WAYNE COUNTY REPORTED 3.5 INCHES OF
RAIN IN 1 HOUR.
BARLOW/NWS DES MOINESLocal storm report, Jun 8, 1:33 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT....CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993
TIME EVENT LOCATION -CITY AND COUNTY
...ALL EVENTS OCCURRED ON4 JUN 8 1993...
100 PM CDT TORNADO NEAR FORECAST CITY IA
HANCOCK/WINNEBAGO COUNTY LINE
...SOME DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED...Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:40 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
IAZALL-081935- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 140 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA HOWARD COUNTY LINE NEAR RICEVEILLE. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER FAR NORTHEAST IOWA BETWEEN WATERLOO AND THE MINNESOTA BORDER AROUND NEW HAMPTON ANDILES AN HOUR. BARLOW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose | 27 min |
| Jun 7, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Dickinson | 26 min |
| Jun 7, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wapello | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 8:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Monroe, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Wapello | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Keokuk | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis | 25 min |
| Jun 7, 9:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Davis | 118 min |
| Jun 7, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Johnson, Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 10:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis | 97 min |
| Jun 8, 11:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Winneshiek | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 11:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Winneshiek | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Allamakee | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 1:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Worth | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mitchell | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 1:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Wright | 27 min |
| Jun 8, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Washington | 29 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.