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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this high wind warning at May 27, 2006, 12:03 PM CDT for 6 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2006, 12:03 PM CDT (17:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2006, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Boone County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:02 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 12:07 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ames, IA | POWER LINES AND LIMBS DOWN |
| May 27, 12:51 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Grimes, IA | |
| May 27, 1:49 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Tama, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 609 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1349 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KDMX 271703 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1203 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 .AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA IS WEAKENING RAPIDLY. AS A RESULT...GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. IAZ047-048-271900- /O.UPG.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060527T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.HW.W.0003.060527T1703Z-060527T1900Z/ BOONE-STORY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES 1203 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH 1 PM. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH QUICKLY AFTER THIS TIME. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ IAZ044>046-057>060-070>073-271900- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060527T1900Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA 1203 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS ARE THE RESULT OF WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER 1 OR 2 PM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADS. $$ DONAVON
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDMX 271757 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1257 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 .AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA IS WEAKENING RAPIDLY. AS A RESULT...GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. IAZ059-060-271900- /O.UPG.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060527T1900Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060527T1900Z/ DALLAS-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES 1257 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH 1 PM. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER THIS TIME. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ IAZ047-048-271900- /O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060527T1900Z/ BOONE-STORY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES 1257 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH 1 PM. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER THIS TIME. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ IAZ044>046-057-058-070>073-271900- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060527T1900Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA 1257 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS ARE THE RESULT OF WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER 1 OR 2 PM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADS. $$
000 WWUS73 KDMX 271855 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 155 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 .AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA IS WEAKENING RAPIDLY. AS A RESULT...GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. IAZ047-048-059-060-272000- /O.EXP.KDMX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060527T1900Z/ BOONE-STORY-DALLAS-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...ADEL...DES MOINES 155 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. $$ IAZ044>046-057-058-070>073-272000- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060527T1900Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA 155 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. $$ IAZ050-062-272000- /O.EXB.KDMX.HW.W.0003.060527T1900Z-060527T2000Z/ TAMA-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...GRINNELL 155 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 55 TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH 3 PM. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER THIS TIME. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ DONAVON
000 WWUS73 KDMX 272001 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 301 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...HIGH WINDS HAVE COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA... IAZ050-062-272115- /O.EXP.KDMX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060527T2000Z/ TAMA-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...GRINNELL 301 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ DONAVON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Cass | 25 min |
| May 27, 3:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dallas, Guthrie | 43 min |
| May 27, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Madison | 46 min |
| May 27, 8:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Decatur | 43 min |
| May 27, 10:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Decatur | 41 min |
| May 27, 11:32 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Crawford and 7 more | 2 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Iowa, 2006Every high wind warning in 2006
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.