Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Des Moines, IA

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WWUS53 KDMX 030418
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1117 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007

IAC013-030445-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-070403T0445Z/
BLACK HAWK IA-
1117 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BLACK HAWK
COUNTY UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

AT 1114 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. 
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CEDAR FALLS...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WATERLOO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF BLACK HAWK
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF WATERLOO AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 73.

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

PENNY SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR FALLS AT 1115 PM 
CDT.

LAT...LON 4262 9255 4230 9252 4231 9209 4263 9211

$$

KINNEY

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WWUS53 KDMX 030439
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1138 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007

IAC013-030448-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-070403T0445Z/
BLACK HAWK IA-
1138 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BLACK HAWK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1145 PM CDT...

AT 1136 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.

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.

LAT...LON 4262 9255 4230 9252 4231 9209 4263 9211

$$

KINNEY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
300 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...

SFC ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO SHOW WARM FRONT JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE
CWA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MOISTURE RAPIDLY RETURNING AS EXPECTED.
GFS HAD A GOOD HANDLE ON LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY AND STRONG ELEVATED
THETA ADVECTION THAT BEGAN OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUES LATE MORNING
ALONG WEAK TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL IA ATTM. MOISTURE PLUME BEGINNING
TO ADVANCE QUICKLY ACROSS OK/KS WITH LOWER 50 DEW POINTS ALREADY
APPROACHING KMCI. XPECT WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO LIFT NORTH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH ELEVATED CONVECTION DEVELOPING ALONG THE BOUNDARY
DURING THE EVENING HOURS. AS THE CONVECTION GETS GOING THIS EVENING
ACROSS NORTHERN MO/EASTERN NE EXPECT IT TO LIFT NORTH AND BEGIN
TRACKING EAST NORTHEAST IN H700 FLOW AS CENTRAL ROCKIES SHORT WAVE
BEGINS TO INTERACT WITH MOISTURE/BOUNDARIES. MIDLVL WINDS OF
30-50KTS WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR SUPERCELLS AND MAIN THREAT AGAIN
LARGE HAIL. DEPENDING ON STRENGTH OF BOUNDARY LAYER INVERSION...WIND
SHOULD NOT BE THE MAIN ISSUE. HOWEVER...PER SPC...IF BOUNDARY LIFTS
FAR ENUF NORTH...SOME SFC BASED CONVECTION COULD BE REALIZED IN THE
SOUTH. GFS PROGS BEST MUCAPE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL IA BETWEEN 03 AND
06Z. MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE WELL PRONOUNCED DEFORMATION ZONE
AND INCREASING THETAE AXIS FROM 06-12Z ACROSS EASTERN HALF OF CWA.
EXPECT THUNDER TO CONTINUE THRU THE NIGHT WITH DECENT QPF AMOUNTS
UPWARDS OF 1 INCH IN SOME OF THE HVR STORMS AS SFC LOW NOW IN
EASTERN CO AS LOW TRACKS EAST INTO SOUTHEAST IOWA BY 12Z TUES. WRF
MODEL HAS INITIATION BEGINNING 00 THIS EVE OVER NW IOWA. PREFER
GFS/RUC SOLN PLACEMENT FARTHER SOUTH AS SFC WINDS CONTINUE TO BACK
TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL IA ATTM WITH INITIATION ALSO AROUND
THE 23 TO 01Z HOUR. ALSO...MOISTURE CONVERGENCE LOOKS TO BE
MAXIMIZED OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AT START...WITH SOME CU ALREADY
DEVELOPING THERE AT 18Z THIS AFTERNOON. GFS BUFR SOUNDINGS FOR THE
AFTERNOON EVE CONTINUE TO SHOW BEST INSTABILITY WILL BE I80 SOUTH
WITH LIMITED TO NO INSTABILITY NORTH OF US 20. THUS...ATTM FEEL BEST
SVR THREAT OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA FOR THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOUNDINGS SHOW LITTLE SFC BASED ISSUES OVER
SOUTHERN IOWA...ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER ONE BORDER...SOME HINT AT
SFC BASED POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH 06Z. AFTER THE LOW
TRACKS EAST TUESDAY...PRESSURE RISES AND STRONG GRADIENT MAKE FOR A
BREEZY DAY WITH WIND ADV PROBABLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE CWA FOR
TUESDAY. BOUNDARY LAYER WILL REMAIN WELL MIXED DURING THE NIGHT
HOURS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WED...WITH WINDS TO 30 MPH FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
REMAINDER OF THE PACKAGE LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE PAST FEW DAYS MODEL
RUNS. COLDER TEMPS WILL BE THE NORM WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THOUGH HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA
...SUFFICIENT ENERGY ROTATING AROUND THE PARENT H500 LOW OVER
EASTERN CANADA AND THE GREAT LAKES WILL PROVIDE FOR REINFORCING
SHOTS OF COLD AIR ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND CENTRAL PLAINS. AT
WORST...EXPECT SOME CLOUDS/FLURRIES/SPRINKLES WITH THIS PATTERN
THOUGH ATTM...DIFFICULT TO PEG HOW FAR WEST/SOUTH TO EXTEND.
NORTHEAST WOULD BE MOST IN LINE FOR ANY PERSISTENT ACTIVITY.
GEM/EURO STILL HAVE THE NOD AS FOR TIMING AND HAVE CONTINUED COOL
PATTERN AND TEMPS THROUGH 7 DAY PERIOD AS LITTLE CHANCE THAT H500
TROUGH WILL BE MOVING EAST WITH BLOCKING FLOW IN PLACE.  THUS...MADE
LITTLE CHANGES TO OUT PERIODS OTHER THAN A FEW TEMP MODIFICATIONS
SINCE YESTERDAY.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

REV

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
918 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-032045-
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-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
918 PM CDT MON APR 2 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ALL OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 30 CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH 4 OR 5 AM.  HAIL...UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...WILL BE THE MAIN
THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WITH A SECONDARY THREAT FOR HIGH WIND.
AFTER MIDNIGHT...AN AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL MOVE IN OUT
OF NEBRASKA FROM U.S. HIGHWAY 30 SOUTH.  THESE STORMS WILL ADVANCE
EAST ACROSS THE SOUTH HALF OF THE STATE THROUGH THE NIGHT.  THE MAIN
THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE HAIL AND HIGH WINDS...WITH A LOW
THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTHEAST OF A
WATERLOO...DES MOINES...TO LAMONI LINE IN THE MORNING TUESDAY.
THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVER MUCH OF THE STATE TONIGHT.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1009 PM CDT MON APR 02 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0945 PM     HAIL             LAKE CITY               42.27N 94.73W
04/02/2007  M0.88 INCH       CALHOUN            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

VACHALEK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1011 PM CDT MON APR 02 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1003 PM     HAIL             DUNCOMBE                42.47N 94.00W
04/02/2007  E0.88 INCH       WEBSTER            IA   PUBLIC

            HAIL FELL FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1012 PM CDT MON APR 02 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1002 PM     HAIL             7 E KAMRAR              42.39N 93.59W
04/02/2007  E1.00 INCH       HAMILTON           IA   NWS EMPLOYEE

1003 PM     HAIL             DUNCOMBE                42.47N 94.00W
04/02/2007  E0.88 INCH       WEBSTER            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CCOGIL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1025 PM CDT MON APR 02 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1025 PM     HAIL             ALDEN                   42.51N 93.38W
04/02/2007  E1.00 INCH       HARDIN             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JJOHNSON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1053 PM CDT MON APR 02 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1045 PM     HAIL             1 N IOWA FALLS          42.54N 93.27W
04/02/2007  E1.00 INCH       HARDIN             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JJOHNSON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1057 PM CDT MON APR 02 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1040 PM     HAIL             6 SE HUDSON             42.36N 92.37W
04/02/2007  E1.75 INCH       BLACK HAWK         IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            GOLFBALL HAIL OBSERVED AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD D35
            AND STATE HIGHWAY 21 NEAR HAMLET OF EAGLE CENTER.

&&

CCOGIL