Alert archive / Iowa / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2007
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 323, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 23, 2007, 5:55 PM CDT for Marion County, Iowa. It was in force for 50 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
- Aug 23, 2007, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2007, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Marion County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 314 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1080 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KDMX 232254 SVRDMX IAC125-232345- /O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0323.070823T2255Z-070823T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 555 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA... * UNTIL 645 PM CDT. * AT 552 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KNOXVILLE...OR ABOUT 29 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DES MOINES...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... KNOXVILLE BY 610 PM CDT... MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA. LAT...LON 4140 9287 4117 9288 4116 9333 4135 9332 TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 267DEG 29KT 4125 9324 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDMX 232314 SVSDMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 615 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 IAC125-232345- /O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0323.000000T0000Z-070823T2345Z/ MARION IA- 615 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY... AT 613 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HARVEY...OR ABOUT 36 MILES NORTHWEST OF OTTUMWA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... HARVEY AND 8 MILES NORTH OF HAMILTON BY 620 PM CDT... 6 MILES NORTH OF BUSSEY BY 625 PM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA. LAT...LON 4140 9287 4117 9288 4116 9333 4135 9332 TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 266DEG 33KT 4129 9298 $$
000 WWUS53 KDMX 232339 SVSDMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 639 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 IAC125-232349- /O.EXP.KDMX.SV.W.0323.000000T0000Z-070823T2345Z/ MARION IA- 639 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY EXPIRES AT 645 PM CDT... AT 638 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. REPORT TORNADOES...WIND IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...HAIL LARGER THAN ONE HALF INCH...OR STORM DAMAGE BY CALLING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ASKING THEM TO RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA. LAT...LON 4140 9287 4117 9288 4116 9333 4135 9332 TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 266DEG 33KT 4131 9269 $$
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 Aug 23, 3:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 3:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 316 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 ..UPDATED FOR TAFS... .DISCUSSION... AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SITUATED THROUGH SOUTHERN IA. THE BOUNDARY WILL SAG VERY SLOWLY SOUTH TONIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND AREAS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THIS FEATURE WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS. WILL BE ADJUSTING THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO THE SOUTH FOR TONIGHT AND WILL COVER MUCH OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY. ONE CONCERN IS THE DRY SLOT MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS AND MAY LIMIT ACTIVITY AFTER THIS AFTERNOONS AND THE EARLY EVENING ACTIVITY IN ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM. AT THIS TIME THOUGH EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO REFIRE OVERNIGHT AS THE STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET POINTS INTO THE BOUNDARY. ACTIVITY LIKELY ONGOING ACROSS THE SOUTH ON FRIDAY MORNING THEN EXPECT THE ACTIVITY TO GRADUALLY DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE DURING THE DAY. GOOD NEWS IS LOCATIONS HARDEST HIT OVER THE PAST WEEK WILL SEE LIMITED RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND WILL GIVE A PERIOD FOR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE. SOME LINGERING ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE BEFORE 06Z FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BEFORE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA. A DECAYING MCS MAY REACH PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS ENOUGH KINEMATIC FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING SHORT WAVE AND COUPLED JET STRUCTURE MAY PROVIDE ENOUGH FORCING TO ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO UNDERCUT THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL BE ENTERING THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SHOULD BE PLEASANT AND LESS HUMID WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. RETURN FLOW AND STRONG THETA-E ADVECTION ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO THE EAST. WARMER ON MONDAY THEN WILL MAINTAIN RETURNING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE DEAN REMAIN ON TRACK FOR AN UPPER MIDWEST ARRIVAL. THESE SYSTEMS TYPICALLY CAN BE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCERS THEMSELVES AND WILL BECOME THE PRIMARY FOCUS ONCE CURRENT SITUATION FINALLY PUSHES OUT OF THE AREA. && .AVIATION...24/00Z WEAK FRONT IN STATE WITH UNSTABLE AIR PRODUCING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH IFR VSBY AND CEILINGS. OUTSIDE THUNDERSTORMS MVFR CIGS WITH FOG DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY SOUTH ON FRIDAY. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 7 PM THURSDAY. IAZ049-050-059>062-070>075-081>086-092>097 && LONG TERM...DONAVON/FORSTER SHORT TERM/AVIATION...ALBRECHT/FORSTER/9/5/0
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 3:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 333 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 IAZ049-050-059>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-242045- MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 333 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THERE IS SEVERE THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH A POSSIBLE ISOLATED TORNADO. OTHERWISE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE STORMS IS HEAVY RAINFALL...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AND THEN AGAIN ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME FRIDAY...AND IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>048-057-058-242045- 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-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- 333 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SEVERE THREAT HAS BEEN MINIMIZED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA...BUT AT THIS TIME CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AND THEN AGAIN ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME FRIDAY...AND IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. ALBRECHT
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 23, 5:37 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
537 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0531 PM TSTM WND GST LEON 40.74N 93.75W
08/23/2007 M58 MPH DECATUR IA MESONET
&&Local storm report, Aug 23, 5:50 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
550 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0543 PM HAIL 1 N KNOXVILLE 41.33N 93.10W
08/23/2007 E0.75 INCH MARION IA BROADCAST MEDIA
KCCI TV REPORTS PENNY SIZED HAIL.
&&
RVACHALEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 7:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas | 21 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster | 16 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 10:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Kossuth | 30 hr |
| Aug 22, 10:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 18 hr |
| Aug 23, 4:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Wapello | 5 hr |
| Aug 23, 4:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 24 hr |
| Aug 23, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marion | 40 min |
| Aug 23, 5:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Marion | 41 min |
| Aug 23, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Decatur, Wayne | 34 min |
| Aug 23, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 6:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Marion | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Wapello | 40 min |
| Aug 23, 6:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 38 min |
| Aug 23, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Wapello | 24 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007
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.