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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 1994, 7:35 PM CDT for Buena Vista County, Iowa. It was in force for 25 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 31, 1994, 7:35 PM CDT (00:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 1994, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Buena Vista County, IA
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, Jul 31, 5:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
IAZALL-312330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 523 PM CDT SUN JUL 31 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA... AT 525 PM CDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. THESE STORMS PRODUCED BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WILL CROSS THE IOWA BORDER BY 6 PM CDT AND WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE CITIES OF MASON CITY AND CHARLES CITY. WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALSO SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER FOREST CITY IN FLOYD COUNTY...IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH. FAB
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 5:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
IAZALL-312345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 5 30 PM CDT SUN JUL 31 1994 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA UNTIL 10 PM THIS SUNDAY EVENING... AT 5 30 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY. INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF MASON CITY...AND ALSO ALONG THE MINNESOTA BORDER NORTH OF OSAGE. VERY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. SCOTT
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 6:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
IAZALL-312330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 523 PM CDT SUN JUL 31 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA... AT 525 PM CDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. THESE STORMS PRODUCED BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WILL CROSS THE IOWA BORDER BY 6 PM CDT AND WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE CITIES OF MASON CITY AND CHARLES CITY. WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALSO SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER FOREST CITY IN FLOYD COUNTY...IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN H4OUR. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH. FAB
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 6:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
IAZALL-010015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 615 PM CDT SUN JUL 31 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 615 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A COUPLE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. ONE STORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF MASON CITY AND THE OTHER STROM WAS ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF MASON CITY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD ENTER MASON CITY BY 630 PM CDT. RADAR AND SATELLITE DATA ALSO INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING JUST WEST OF SIOUX CITY IOWA AND ANOTHER BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTH OF THE DES MOINES METRO AREA. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY UNSTABLE OVER IOWA AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN DEVELOP RATHER QUICKLY. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. FAB &
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 6:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
IAZALL-010015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 615 PM CDT SUN JUL 31 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 615 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A COUPLE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. ONE STORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF MASON CITY AND THE OTHER STROM WAS ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF MASON CITY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD ENTER MASON CITY BY 630 PM CDT. RADAR AND SATELLITE DATA ALSO INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING JUST WEST OF SIOUX CITY IOWA AND ANOTHER BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTH OF THE DES MOINES METRO AREA. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY UNSTABLE OVER IOWA AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN DEVELOP RATHER QUICKLY. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELYN. FAB &
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 6:45 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wright | 33 min |
| Jul 31, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Humboldt | 46 min |
| Jul 31, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Greene | 37 min |
| Jul 31, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper | 36 min |
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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.