Tornado Warning 42, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Aug 23, 2007, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)

Expired

Aug 23, 2007, 9:30 PM CDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Decatur County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS53 KDMX 240202
TORDMX
IAC053-240230-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0042.070824T0202Z-070824T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
902 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT.

* AT 858 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GRAND
  RIVER...OR ABOUT 41 MILES NORTH OF BETHANY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE   
  INDICATED COUNTY. THIS REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING    
  ALREADY IN EFFECT. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 19.

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA. GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR

THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...OR IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE OR IN A
CAR...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4090 9382 4076 9380 4076 9402 4090 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 273DEG 32KT 4086 9389

$$

000 
WWUS53 KDMX 240223
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
924 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

IAC053-240234-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-070824T0230Z/
DECATUR IA-
924 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY EXPIRES AT 930
PM CDT...

AT 919 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO 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 4090 9382 4076 9380 4076 9402 4090 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 273DEG 32KT 4085 9363

$$

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