Alert archive / Iowa / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 1995, 8:11 PM CST for Hancock County, Iowa. It was in force for 34 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 1995, 8:11 PM CST (02:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 1995, 8:45 PM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hancock County, IA
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 464 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KDSM 270212 RRA
SVRDSM
IAC081-270245-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
811 PM CST SUN MAR 26 1995
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
HANCOCK COUNTY - NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
* UNTIL 845 PM CST
* SOME TOWNS AFFECTED
BRITT
DUNCAN
GARNER
KLEMME
* AT 805 PM CST THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 30 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MASON CITY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.
NICKEL-SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED WITH THE STORM FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CORWITH.
* THE STORM WILL BE BY 830 PM CST INTO GARNER.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. DO NOT GO OUTDOORS.
FORSTERWhat 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, Mar 26, 2:20 PM CST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
IAZALL-230140- IOWA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 220 PM CST SUN MAR 26 1995 HAZARD...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. AREA OF CONCERN...THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF IOWA...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. SOME COMMUNITIES IN THIS AREA INCLUDE SHENANDOAH... ...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...PARTS OF THE DES MOINES METRO AREA... OTTUMWA AND BURLINGTON. TIMING DETAILS...THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST IOWA BY 4 PM. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY THEN MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM AND INTO SOUTHEAST IOWA AFTER 6 PM. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS MAINLY UNTIL 9 PM. METEOROLOGICAL COMMENTS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR LINCOLN NEBRASKA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA BY MIDNIGHT. WARM AND MOIST AIR HAS DRAWN INTO SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AHEAD OF THE LOW...PROVIDING CONDITIONS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. GUSTY SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS AND SOUTHWESTERLY JET STREAM WINDS ALOFT PROVIDE THE SECOND INGREDIENT FOR POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER. OBSERVATIONS AT 2 PM SHOWED TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW 70S OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA...BUT DRY AIR IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF IOWA. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT NOW APPEARS TO BE 75 MILES WEST TO SOUTHWEST OF DES MOINES BETWEEN 230 AND 4 PM. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA AS THE DRY AIR PROGRESSES EASTWARD. PRECAUTIONS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS IN THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF IOWA SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN TWO TIERS OF COUNTIES BEFORE 6 PM. JUNGBLUTH
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 2:21 PM CST, 5 hours 50 minutes before
IAZALL-230140- IOWA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 220 PM CST SUN MAR 26 1995 HAZARD...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. AREA OF CONCERN...THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF IOWA...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. SOME COMMUNITIES IN THIS AREA INCLUDE SHENANDOAH... ...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...PARTS OF THE DES MOINES METRO AREA... OTTUMWA AND BURLINGTON. TIMING DETAILS...THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST IOWA BY 4 PM. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY THEN MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM AND INTO SOUTHEAST IOWA AFTER 6 PM. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS MAINLY UNTIL 9 PM. METEOROLOGICAL COMMENTS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR LINCOLN NEBRASKA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA BY MIDNIGHT. WARM AND MOIST AIR HAS DRAWN INTO SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AHEAD OF THE LOW...PROVIDING CONDITIONS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. GUSTY SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS AND SOUTHWESTERLY JET STREAM WINDS ALOFT PROVIDE THE SECOND INGREDIENT FOR POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER. OBSERVATIONS AT 2 PM SHOWED TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW 70S OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA...BUT DRY AIR IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF IOWA. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT NOW APPEARS TO BE 75 MILES WEST TO SOUTHWEST OF DES MOINES BETWEEN 230 AND 4 PM. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA AS THE DRY AIR PROGRESSES EASTWARD. PRECAUTIONS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS IN THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF IOWA SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN TWO TIERS OF COUNTIES BEFORE 6 PM. JUNGBLUTH
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 3:59 PM CST, 4 hours 12 minutes before
IAZALL-230140- IOWA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 400 PM CST SUN MAR 26 1995 HAZARD...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. AREA OF CONCERN...THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF IOWA...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 BUT EXCLUDING EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES. SOME COMMUNITIES IN THIS AREA INCLUDE CRESTON...OSCEOLA...PARTS OF THE DES MOINES METRO AREA...OTTUMWA AND BURLINGTON. TIMING DETAILS...THUNDERSTORMS MAY STILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN IOWA BEFORE 6 PM...BUT CHANCES APPEAR TO BE DIMINISHING. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA UNTIL 8 PM AND OVER SOUTHEAST SECTIONS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. METEOROLOGICAL COMMENTS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF OMAHA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA BY MIDNIGHT. WARM AND MOIST AIR HAS DRAWN INTO SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AHEAD OF THE LOW...BUT DRY AIR FROM KANSAS AND NEBRASKA HAS BEGUN TO DIMINISH THE MOISTURE SUPPLY. AS THE MOISTURE DECREASES...THE INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD ALSO DECREASE. DEVELOPMENT NOW APPEARS MOST LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA. PRECAUTIONS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS IN THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF IOWA SHOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED UNTIL 9 PM. THIS WILL BE THE LAST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK TODAY. JUNGBLUTH
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 4:00 PM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes before
IAZALL-230140- IOWA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 400 PM CST SUN MAR 26 1995 HAZARD...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. AREA OF CONCERN...THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF IOWA...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 BUT EXCLUDING EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES. SOME COMMUNITIES IN THIS AREA INCLUDE CRESTON...OSCEOLA...PARTS OF THE DES MOINES METRO AREA...OTTUMWA AND BURLINGTON. TIMING DETAILS...THUNDERSTORMS MAY STILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN IOWA BEFORE 6 PM...BUT CHANCES APPEAR TO BE DIMINISHING. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA UNTIL 8 PM AND OVER SOUTHEAST SECTIONS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. METEOROLOGICAL COMMENTS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF OMAHA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA BY MIDNIGHT. WARM AND MOIST AIR HAS DRAWN INTO SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AHEAD OF THE LOW...BUT DRY AIR FROM KANSAS AND NEBRASKA HAS BEGUN TO DIMINISH THE MOISTURE SUPPLY. AS THE MOISTURE DECREASES...THE INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD ALSO DECREASE. DEVELOPMENT NOW APPEARS MOST LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA. PRECAUTIONS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS IN THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF IOWA SHOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED UNTIL 9 PM. THIS WILL BE THE LAST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK TODAY. JUNGBLUTH
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 8:04 PM CST, 7 minutes before
IAZ060-270310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 804 PM CST SUN MAR 26 1995 THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN THAT MOVED ACROSS THE DES MOINES METRO AREA EARLIER HAVE DISSIPATED OR MOVED EAST. RAINFALL OF UP TO THREE INCHES. STREET FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED. FORSTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 6:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 6:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 6:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Polk | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 6:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Warren | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 7:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DMX | Marion, Warren | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 8:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Winnebago | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 9:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 9:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Worth | 33 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.