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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Des Moines, IA

July 13, 2006Monroe County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2006, 7:34 PM CDT for Monroe County, Iowa. It was in force for 41 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
Jul 13, 2006, 7:34 PM CDT (00:34 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2006, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Monroe County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 13, 3:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 211 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2006-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2406 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2006-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2406 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
813 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KDMX 140034
SVRDMX
IAC135-140115-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0252.060714T0034Z-060714T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
734 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 733 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARITON TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  CENTERVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ALBIA BY 750 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF MELROSE AND LOVILIA ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THESE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS.

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU LIVE IN A
MOBILE HOME...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.

REPORT TORNADOES...WIND IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...HAIL LARGER THAN ONE
HALF INCH...OR STORM DAMAGE TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES
MOINES AT 1-800-759-9276.

LAT...LON 4115 9310 4091 9309 4092 9264 4115 9265

$$

KINNEY
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KDMX 140047
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
748 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2006

IAC135-140115-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-060714T0115Z/
MONROE IA-
748 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2006

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONROE COUNTY
UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

AT 745 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALBIA TO 13 MILES EAST OF
CHARITON...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ALBIA BY 815 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF MELROSE AND LOVILIA ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE
OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG
BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN DES MOINES AT 1-800-759-9276.

LAT...LON 4115 9310 4091 9309 4092 9264 4115 9265

$$

KINNEY
000 
WWUS53 KDMX 140109
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
809 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2006

IAC135-140119-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-060714T0115Z/
MONROE IA-
809 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2006

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MONROE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
815 PM CDT...

AT 806 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
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

IF SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN DES MOINES AT 1-800-759-9276.

LAT...LON 4115 9310 4091 9309 4092 9264 4115 9265

$$

KINNEY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXWayne56 min
Jul 13, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXLucas46 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2006Every severe thunderstorm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.