Alert archive / Iowa / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Jan 29, 2007, 11:31 AM CST for 27 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2007, 11:31 AM CST (17:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2007, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 27 counties
Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KDMX 291732 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1131 AM CST MON JAN 29 2007 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANY COLD FRONT... .AS A COLD FRONT TRACKS ACROSS IOWA GUSTY WINNS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE LESS THAN IDEAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-292200- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.070129T1731Z-070129T2200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO 1131 AM CST MON JAN 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 3 OR 4 HORUS PRODUCING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE DRIFTING OF SNOW MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING ON ROADS AS VEHICLES CRETE ICY SPOTS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 4 PM CST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ FORSTER
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDMX 291756 AAA NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1131 AM CST MON JAN 29 2007 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANY COLD FRONT... .AS A COLD FRONT TRACKS ACROSS IOWA GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE LESS THAN IDEAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-292200- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.070129T1731Z-070129T2200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO 1131 AM CST MON JAN 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 3 OR 4 HOURS PRODUCING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE DRIFTING OF SNOW MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING ON ROADS AS VEHICLES CRETE ICY SPOTS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 4 PM CST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ FORSTER
000 WWUS73 KDMX 292040 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 240 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANY COLD FRONT... .AS A COLD FRONT TRACKS ACROSS IOWA GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE LESS THAN IDEAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IAZ044>050-292200- /O.EXA.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070129T2200Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 240 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 3 OR 4 HOURS PRODUCING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE DRIFTING OF SNOW MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING ON ROADS AS VEHICLES CRETE ICY SPOTS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 4 PM CST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-292200- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070129T2200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO 240 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 3 OR 4 HOURS PRODUCING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE DRIFTING OF SNOW MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING ON ROADS AS VEHICLES CRETE ICY SPOTS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 4 PM CST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ FORSTER
000 WWUS73 KDMX 292135 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 335 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANY COLD FRONT... .AS A COLD FRONT TRACKS ACROSS IOWA GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE LESS THAN IDEAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-292245- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070129T2200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY 335 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON AND BE REPLACE BY A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CST TO 7 PM CST TONIGHT. $$ IAZ033>039-044>050-300100- /O.EXT.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070130T0100Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON... CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 335 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS PRODUCING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO NEAR ZERO AND CAUSE MINOR DRIFTING OF SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING ON ROADS AS VEHICLES CREATE ICY SPOTS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 7 PM CST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ FORSTER
000 WWUS73 KDMX 300058 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 658 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 .THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING. IAZ033>039-044>050-300200- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070130T0100Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON... CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 658 PM CST MON JAN 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS THE AREA AT 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH 9 PM. AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE SINCE ADVISORY CRITERIA WIND SPEED OR GUSTS WILL NOT BE MET. $$ FAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 3:41 PM CST | Blowing Snow Advisory | DMX | Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock and 7 more | 3 hr |
Nearby
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.