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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 184, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2005, 7:53 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Iowa. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2005, 7:53 PM CDT (00:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2005, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Calhoun County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 1390 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2195 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
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.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 29, 3:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 3:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 335 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 .DISCUSSION... MOST OF WX ACTION OVR FOR THE FCST PD WL BE IN THE FIRST PD WITH VIGOROUS SYS MOVG THRU TNGT. XPCT TSRA INIT SHORTLY AFTER ZN RELEASE OVR NWRN IA WITH A SIG EVENT TAKING PLACE TNGT AS STG JET AND STEEP LAPSE RATES ARE IN PLACE OVR THE CWA. MAIN THREAT WL BE N OF U.S. HWY 30 WITH TIMING BEING FRM LATE THIS AFTN THRU MIDN. COOLER AND DRIER WX ON TAP POST FROPA WITH BUBBLE HIGH MOVG THRU CNTRL U.S. THU THROUGH SAT. NXT ROUND WL COME IN THE SAT NGT THRU SUN NGT WITH THTE 4TH LOOKING TO BE ALRIGHT ATTM. STILL RECOVERING FM LIGHTNING STRIKE EARLIER TDA SO ANAL LMTD TO 1ST PD FOR THE MOST PART. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 5:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 555 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-301030- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- 555 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL IOWA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. SEVERE STORMS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS ACTIVITY. SUPERCELLS WITH GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL...70 MPH WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE INITIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. THESE STORMS MAY EVOLVE INTO A DAMAGING WIND EVENT AS IT PROGRESSES TO THE EAST WITH THE MAIN THREAT BECOMING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS UP TO 75 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A FEW SEVERE STORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS EVENING THROUGH 11 PM. ACTIVATION MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-301030- AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 555 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL IOWA MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH BEING THE MAIN THREATS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BECOME THE PRIMARY THREAT AFTER 9 PM AS THE STORMS PROGRESS TO THE EAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A FEW SEVERE STORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TONIGHT THROUGH 1 AM. ADDITIONAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON SUNDAY. DONAVON/KINNEY/FAB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 355 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 IAZ004>006-015>016-023>025-300400- EMMET-HANCOCK-HUMBOLDT-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-WINNEBAGO- WRIGHT- 355 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 554 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA HANCOCK... HUMBOLDT... KOSSUTH... WINNEBAGO... WRIGHT... IN NORTHWEST IOWA EMMET... PALO ALTO... POCAHONTAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...EAGLE GROVE...EMMETSBURG... ESTHERVILLE...FOREST CITY...GARNER...HUMBOLDT AND POCAHONTAS.
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 4:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 451 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 IAZ033>036-044>047-057>059-070>071-081-092-300400- ADAIR-ADAMS-AUDUBON-BOONE-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CASS-CRAWFORD-DALLAS- GREENE-GUTHRIE-HAMILTON-SAC-TAYLOR-WEBSTER- 451 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 555 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA BOONE... DALLAS... HAMILTON... WEBSTER... IN SOUTHWEST IOWA ADAIR... ADAMS... CASS... TAYLOR... IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA AUDUBON... CALHOUN... CARROLL... CRAWFORD... GREENE... GUTHRIE... SAC... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ADEL...ATLANTIC...AUDUBON... BEDFORD...BOONE...CARROLL...CORNING...DENISON...FORT DODGE... GREENFIELD...GUTHRIE CENTER...JEFFERSON...ROCKWELL CITY... SAC CITY AND WEBSTER CITY. IAZ004>006-015>016-023>025-300400- EMMET-HANCOCK-HUMBOLDT-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-WINNEBAGO- WRIGHT- 451 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 554 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA HANCOCK... HUMBOLDT... KOSSUTH... WINNEBAGO... WRIGHT... IN NORTHWEST IOWA EMMET... PALO ALTO... POCAHONTAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...EAGLE GROVE...EMMETSBURG... ESTHERVILLE...FOREST CITY...GARNER...HUMBOLDT AND POCAHONTAS.
Local storm report, Jun 29, 7:33 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
733 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0726 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E MANILLA 41.88N 95.14W
06/29/2005 CRAWFORD IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN. WINDS ESTIMATTED 60 TO 70 MPH.
&&
RPKLocal storm report, Jun 29, 7:40 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
740 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0734 PM HAIL 3 S MANNING 41.87N 95.05W
06/29/2005 0.88 INCH CARROLL IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
RPKLocal storm report, Jun 29, 7:52 PM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
752 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG CARROLL 42.07N 94.86W
06/29/2005 CARROLL IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. NICKEL HAIL AS WELL.
&&
SMALLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll, Crawford | 38 min |
| Jun 29, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Greene | 45 min |
| Jun 29, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Emmet | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Webster | 70 min |
| Jun 29, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cass | 51 min |
| Jun 29, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton | 54 min |
| Jun 29, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Guthrie | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Story | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wright | 31 min |
| Jun 29, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hardin | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin | 64 min |
| Jun 29, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dallas | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Grundy | 59 min |
| Jun 29, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo | 28 min |
| Jun 29, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cass | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Bremer | 60 min |
| Jun 29, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Union | 31 min |
| Jun 29, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper | 49 min |
| Jun 29, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marshall | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Poweshiek, Tama | 49 min |
| Jun 29, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Union | 63 min |
| Jun 29, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor | 67 min |
| Jun 29, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Warren | 52 min |
| Jun 29, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marion | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Monroe | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Decatur, Ringgold | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 12:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 54 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.