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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2005, 6:04 PM CDT for Dallas County, Iowa. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2005, 6:04 PM CDT (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2005, 6:46 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Dallas County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 13, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KDMX 132303
TORDMX
IAC049-132345-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0015.050613T2304Z-050613T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
604 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA.
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT.
* AT 602 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STUART...OR 36 MILES WEST OF DES MOINES...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* THIS STORM WILL BE...
NEAR REDFIELD BY 610 PM CDT.
NEAR LINDEN BY 615 PM CDT.
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MINBURN BY 635 PM CDT.
NEAR PERRY BY 640 PM CDT.
NEAR BOUTON BY 645 PM CDT.
THE LOCATIONS OF DAWSON AND PERRY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ARE ALSO IN THE
PATH.
THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...OR IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE OR IN A
CAR...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4161 9430 4160 9423 4151 9423 4151 9413
4186 9392 4186 9426
$$
COGIL2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDMX 132317
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
617 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
IAC049-132345-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-050613T2345Z/
DALLAS IA-
617 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN DALLAS COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM
CDT...
AT 615 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF PANORA...OR 32 MILES WEST OF DES
MOINES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE...
NEAR PERRY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BY 630 PM CDT.
NEAR PERRY BY 635 PM CDT.
NEAR BOUTON BY 640 PM CDT.
THE LOCATIONS OF REDFIELD AND MINBURN ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4164 9428 4162 9422 4152 9424 4152 9414
4186 9392 4186 9426
$$
COGIL000
WWUS53 KDMX 132346
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
646 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
IAC049-132356-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-050613T2345Z/
DALLAS IA-
646 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN DALLAS COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE...
AT 645 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...AND NO
LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
IF SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN DES MOINES AT 1-800-759-9276.
LAT...LON 4164 9428 4162 9422 4152 9424 4152 9414
4186 9392 4186 9426
$$
COGILThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison | 56 min |
| Jun 13, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll | 27 min |
| Jun 13, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Greene | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Webster | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone | 41 min |
| Jun 13, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hancock | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 53 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.