Alert archive / Iowa / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 15, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2007, 12:28 PM CDT for Marion County, Warren County, Iowa. It was in force for 47 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 2007, 12:28 PM CDT (17:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2007, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Marion County, IA, Warren County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 12:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Ssw Knoxville, IA | PUBLIC REPORTED BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN 5 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 92. NO DAMAGE REPORTED. |
| Jun 7, 1:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sw Pella, IA | 1 BOAT REPORTED SANK ON A LAKE REDROCK DOCK...WITH SEVERAL OTHER BOATS WITH DAMAGE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 7, 11:34 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 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
- 44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -791 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1362 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 372 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 374 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 071728 TORDMX IAC125-181-071815- /O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0015.070607T1728Z-070607T1815Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1228 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA... SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA... * UNTIL 115 PM CDT * AT 1224 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KNOXVILLE...OR ABOUT 32 MILES SOUTH OF DES MOINES... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KNOXVILLE BY 1255 PM CDT... PELLA BY 110 PM CDT... SPOTTERS CONTINUE TO REPORT ROTATION WITH THIS STORM AND A TORNADO COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR IOWA. LAT...LON 4151 9287 4128 9288 4116 9316 4116 9352 $$ JUNGBLUTH
4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDMX 071744
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1244 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
IAC181-071754-
/O.CAN.KDMX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070607T1815Z/
WARREN IA-
1244 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR IOWA.
LAT...LON 4116 9333 4126 9333 4151 9287 4128 9288
4116 9316
$$
IAC125-071815-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070607T1815Z/
MARION IA-
1244 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR MARION
COUNTY...
AT 1241 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MELCHER-DALLAS...
OR ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DES MOINES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
KNOXVILLE AND KNOXVILLE AIRPORT BY 1255 PM CDT...
PELLA...PELLA AIRPORT AND HARVEY BY 110 PM CDT...
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR IOWA.
LAT...LON 4116 9333 4126 9333 4151 9287 4128 9288
4116 9316
$$
JUNGBLUTH000
WWUS53 KDMX 071754
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1253 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
IAC125-071815-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070607T1815Z/
MARION IA-
1253 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR MARION
COUNTY...
AT 1249 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MELCHER-DALLAS...
OR ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DES MOINES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HARVEY BY 105 PM CDT...
PELLA AIRPORT AND PELLA BY 110 PM CDT...
AT 1246 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SPOTTER REPORTED
ROTATING WALL CLOUD 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF MELCHER-DALLAS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR IOWA.
LAT...LON 4116 9333 4126 9333 4151 9287 4128 9288
4116 9316
$$
JUNGBLUTH000
WWUS53 KDMX 071800
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1259 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
IAC125-071815-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070607T1815Z/
MARION IA-
1259 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR MARION
COUNTY...
AT 1257 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MELCHER-DALLAS...
OR ABOUT 31 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DES MOINES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MELCHER-DALLAS BY 105 PM CDT...
KNOXVILLE AIRPORT...KNOXVILLE AND 8 MILES WEST OF HARVEY BY 115 PM
CDT...
LATEST RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT THE STORM NEAR KNOXVILLE MAY BE
WEAKENING. HOWEVER...A STORM APPROACHING MELCHER-DALLAS IS
INTENSIFYING AND MAY ALSO PRODUCE A TORNADO.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR IOWA.
LAT...LON 4116 9333 4126 9333 4151 9287 4128 9288
4116 9316
$$
JUNGBLUTH000
WWUS53 KDMX 071822
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
122 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
IAC125-071832-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070607T1815Z/
MARION IA-
122 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MARION COUNTY EXPIRED AT 115 PM CDT...
THIS WAS REPLACED BY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING VALID UNTIL 200
PM CDT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN IOWA.
LAT...LON 4116 9333 4126 9333 4151 9287 4128 9288
4116 9316
$$
JUNGBLUTHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 3:47 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 27 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 7, 11:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Ringgold | 22 min |
| Jun 7, 11:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 12:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Lucas | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Wayne | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 1:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marion | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 19 min |
| Jun 7, 2:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Monroe, Wayne | 25 min |
| Jun 7, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Monroe | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wapello | 26 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.