Alert archive / Iowa / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 1995, 11:25 PM CDT for Hamilton County, Iowa. It was in force for 35 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 1995, 11:25 PM CDT (04:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 1995, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hamilton County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 2589 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1343 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KDSM 070424 RRA
SVRDSM
IAC079-070500-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1125 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 1995
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
HAMILTON COUNTY - CENTRAL IOWA
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* SOME TOWNS AFFECTED
WEBSTER CITY
KARMAR
JEWELL
* AT 1123 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WEBSTER CITY OR 20 MILES EAST OF FORT DODGE MOVING SOUTH
AT 25 MPH.
* THE STORM WILL BE NEAR KARMAR BY 1135 AND JUST WEST OF JEWELL BY 1145.
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE IS LIKELY. DO NOT GO OUTDOORS.
PYTLAKWhat 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 6, 8:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
IAZALL-060300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 850 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 1995 A PORTION OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE NO LONGER IN THE WATCH. WINNEBAGO...HANCOCK...WORTH...CERRO GORDO...FLOYD...MITCHELL...AND HOWARD. THE REST OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. MS JUN 95
Local storm report, Jun 6, 9:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
952 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 1995
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE(CDT) ....COUNTY LOCATION....
1825 CDT 5E BUFFALO CENTER IA 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY
1830 CDT 2N FOREST CITY IA 1.75 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY
1830 CDT LAKE MILLS IA 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY
1830 CDT 10NE LAKOTA IA 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 KOSSUTH COUNTY
1835 CDT 4W FOREST CITY IA BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY
1840 CDT 2N FOREST CITY IA WIND DAMAGE AND CANOE BLOWN
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY UPHILL
1840 CDT 2N FOREST CITY IA 1.9 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY THAN AN HOUR
1845 CDT FOREST CITY IA 75 MPH WINDS
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY
1918 CDT MASON CITY AIRPORT IA 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY
1920 CDT 4N MASON CITY AIRPORT IA SEMI OVERTURNED ON I-35 BY
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY HIGH WINDS
1921 CDT 4NW MASON CITY AIRPORT IA CONFIRMED TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY BARN DESTROYED
1921 CDT 5NW MASON CITY IA 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY
1925 CDT WESTERN MASON CITY IA 1 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY
1925 CDT 3W OF MASON CITY IA SHERRIFF REPORTS TORNADO
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY STILL ON GROUND
1926 CDT WESTERN MASON CITY IA 60 MPH WINDS
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY
1931 CDT 4S MASON CITY IA FUNNEL CLOUD
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO
1934 CDT 4S MASON CITY IA 1 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY
2000 CDT 1N AND 21/2E HAMPTON IA FUNNEL CLOUDS
06/06/95 FRANKLIN COUNTY
2005 CDT 5N NEW HAMPTON IA 2.4 INCHES IN 45 MINUTES
06/06/95 FRANKLIN
2015 CDT SOUTH OF HAMPTON AIRPORT IA TREES UPROOTED BY HIGH
06/06/95 FRANKLIN COUNTY WINDS
2041 CDT 3/4E OF IOWA FALLS IA TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY
06/06/95 HARDIN COUNTY AT GOLF COURSE AND COUNTRY
CLUB
2123 CDT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IA NUMEROUS ROADS UNDER WATER
06/06/95 FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER...SOME 2 FEET DEEP
MS JUN 95Local storm report, Jun 6, 9:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
952 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 1995
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
DATE(CDT) ....COUNTY LOCATION....
1825 CDT 5E BUFFALO CENTER IA 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY
1830 CDT 2N FOREST CITY IA 1.75 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY
1830 CDT LAKE MILLS IA 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY
1830 CDT 10NE LAKOTA IA 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 KOSSUTH COUNTY
1835 CDT 4W FOREST CITY IA BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY
1840 CDT 2N FOREST CITY IA WIND DAMAGE AND CANOE BLOWN
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY UPHILL
1840 CDT 2N FOREST CITY IA 1.9 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY THAN AN HOUR
1845 CDT FOREST CITY IA 75 MPH WINDS
06/06/95 WINNEBAGO COUNTY
1918 CDT MASON CITY AIRPORT IA 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY
1920 CDT 4N MASON CITY AIRPORT IA SEMI OVERTURNED ON I-35 BY
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY HIGH WINDS
1921 CDT 4NW MASON CITY AIRPORT IA CONFIRMED TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY BARN DESTROYED
1921 CDT 5NW MASON CITY IA 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY
1925 CDT WESTERN MASON CITY IA 1 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY
1925 CDT 3W OF MASON CITY IA SHERRIFF REPORTS TORNADO
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY STILL ON GROUND
1926 CDT WESTERN MASON CITY IA 60 MPH WINDS
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY
1931 CDT 4S MASON CITY IA FUNNEL CLOUD
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO
1934 CDT 4S MASON CITY IA 1 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/06/95 CERRO GORDO COUNTY
2000 CDT 1N AND 21/2E HAMPTON IA FUNNEL CLOUDS
06/06/95 FRANKLIN COUNTY
2005 CDT 5N NEW HAMPTON IA 2.4 INCHES IN 45 MINUTES
06/06/95 FRANKLIN
2015 CDT SOUTH OF HAMPTON AIRPORT IA TREES UPROOTED BY HIGH
06/06/95 FRANKLIN COUNTY WINDS
2041 CDT 3/4E OF IOWA FALLS IA TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY
06/06/95 HARDIN COUNTY AT GOLF COURSE AND COUNTRY
CLUB
2123 CDT SEVERAjL LOCATIONS IA NUMEROUS ROADS UNDER WATER
06/06/95 FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER...SOME 2 FEET DEEP
MS JUN 95The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Winnebago | 30 min |
| Jun 6, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Franklin | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Floyd | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Franklin | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wright | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hardin | 30 min |
| Jun 7, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet | 46 min |
| Jun 7, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Winneshiek | 51 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.