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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2008, 4:50 AM CDT for Mahaska County, Wapello County, Iowa. It was in force for 25 min. 1 report 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 5, 2008, 4:50 AM CDT (09:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2008, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Mahaska County, IA, Wapello County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:00 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 4:57 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nne Ottumwa Airport, IA | DELAYED REPORT. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. POWER LINES DOWN ON EAST SIDE OF EAST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 23. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 7 minutes after it went out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 11:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 1408 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 928 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KDMX 050950
SVRDMX
IAC123-179-051015-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0162.080605T0950Z-080605T1015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
450 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MAHASKA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
WAPELLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF OTTUMWA...
* UNTIL 515 AM CDT.
* AT 447 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHILLICOTHE...OR 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF OTTUMWA...AND MOVING EAST AT 54 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
OTTUMWA AIRPORT...FREMONT...OSKALOOSA AIRPORT AND 8 MILES NORTH OF
OTTUMWA BY 455 AM CDT...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU LIVE IN A
MOBILE HOME...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...FALLING TREES AND FLYING DEBRIS. MOVE
INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR IOWA.
LAT...LON 4094 9218 4090 9264 4116 9264 4116 9266
4124 9266 4125 9241 4116 9241 4117 9240
4117 9219 4116 9218
TIME...MOT...LOC 0950Z 253DEG 47KT 4111 9253
$$
ALBRECHT2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDMX 051000
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
500 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
IAC123-179-051015-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-080605T1015Z/
WAPELLO IA-MAHASKA IA-
500 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAHASKA AND WAPELLO COUNTIES...
AT 456 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OTTUMWA AIRPORT...OR 8
MILES NORTH OF OTTUMWA...MOVING EAST AT 59 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL NORTHEASTERN WAPELLO COUNTY AT 510 AM CDT
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...FALLING TREES AND FLYING DEBRIS. MOVE
INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY
AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A
BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 4094 9218 4090 9264 4116 9264 4116 9266
4124 9266 4125 9241 4116 9241 4117 9240
4117 9219 4116 9218
TIME...MOT...LOC 1000Z 251DEG 51KT 4115 9236
$$
ALBRECHT000
WWUS53 KDMX 051012
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
513 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
IAC123-179-051023-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-080605T1015Z/
WAPELLO IA-MAHASKA IA-
513 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAHASKA AND
WAPELLO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 AM CDT...
AT 509 AM 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.
LAT...LON 4094 9218 4090 9264 4116 9264 4116 9266
4124 9266 4125 9241 4116 9241 4117 9240
4117 9219 4116 9218
TIME...MOT...LOC 1013Z 251DEG 51KT 4121 9213
$$
ALBRECHTWhat 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 Jun 5, 3:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 3:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 307 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...MORE SEVERE WEATHER AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION... WILL KEEP BRIEF WITH ONGOING WEATHER. SEVERE STORMS/FLASH FLOODING ONGOING EARLY THIS MORNING. WILL LIKELY EXTEND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHERN IOWA UNTIL 15Z THIS MORNING...AND ALSO ISSUE A NEW FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 12Z FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE ENTIRE CWA. THE WHOLE FORECAST AREA IS IN MODERATE RISK TODAY. THE CAP IS EXPECTED TO HOLD AFTER THE MORNING STORMS MOVE OUT...WITH THE INSTABILITY LIKELY RELEASED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING PRODUCING TORNADIC SUPERCELLS. HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE THREAT WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ON FRIDAY...FAR EASTERN SECTIONS MAY BE AT RISK IN THE AFTERNOON DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON SATURDAY WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN/SCATTERED SVR STORMS. HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AND PERHAPS MONDAY. IN ADDITION TO FLASH FLOODING...MAJOR RIVER FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA IS LIKELY. DIFFICULT TO OVERSTATE THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY SEVERE FLASH FLOODING. WILL LIKELY HAVE AN EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFERENCE CALL TODAY. && .AVIATION 05/06Z... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AFFECTING KDSM AND KMCW...AND VERY NEAR KALO AT THIS TIME. KOTM REMAINS SOUTHEAST OF THE ACTION BUT WILL PROBABLY GET HIT AT SOME TIME DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS NOT EXPECTED TO END UNTIL CLOSE TO 12Z...AFTER WHICH MVFR CIGS AND PERHAPS SOME BR/HZ WILL LINGER INTO THE MID/LATE MORNING HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER THE PICTURE THURS EVENING/NIGHT. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TORNADO WATCH TIL 10Z THURSDAY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 3. FLASH FLOOD WATCH TIL 12Z THURSDAY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20. PUBLIC...KINNEY AVIATION...LEE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 10:36 PM CDT, 6 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1036 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 IAZ044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-051115- 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- 1036 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE RIVER FLOODING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE RIVER FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-051115- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 1036 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE RIVER FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE RIVER FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. LEE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 5, 2:31 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
231 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0112 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 W BAXTER 41.83N 93.24W
06/05/2008 JASPER IA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE.
&&
PODRAZIKLocal storm report, Jun 5, 2:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
249 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0112 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE COLLINS 41.86N 93.25W
06/05/2008 JASPER IA AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTS LIQUID PROPANE TANK
FLIPPED, WINDOWS OUT OF HOUSE, OUTBUILDING DAMAGED.
0116 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW BAXTER 41.85N 93.20W
06/05/2008 JASPER IA AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTS ROOF OFF HOUSE AND GARAGE
DAMAGE. DELAYED REPORT.
&&
LEELocal storm report, Jun 5, 3:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
317 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM HAIL 5 S CORNING 40.92N 94.72W
06/04/2008 E0.88 INCH ADAMS IA TRAINED SPOTTER
A FEW NICKEL SIZED HAIL STONES REPORTED
0555 PM HAIL SW CORNING 40.99N 94.74W
06/04/2008 E0.75 INCH ADAMS IA TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL.
0657 PM HAIL CRESTON 41.06N 94.36W
06/04/2008 E0.88 INCH UNION IA EMERGENCY MNGR
UNION COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS NICKEL SIZED HAIL
IN CRESTON.
0657 PM HAIL 3 N CRESTON AIRPORT 41.07N 94.36W
06/04/2008 E0.75 INCH UNION IA TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY SIZE HAIL AT CREST BAPTIST CHURCH IN CRESTON.
0657 PM HAIL CRESTON 41.06N 94.36W
06/04/2008 E1.00 INCH UNION IA BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORTED BY KCCI
0704 PM TORNADO 1 S CRESTON 41.04N 94.36W
06/04/2008 UNION IA AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND JUST
SOUTH OF CRESTON.
0712 PM TSTM WND GST CRESTON AIRPORT 41.02N 94.36W
06/04/2008 M71.00 MPH UNION IA AWOS
0731 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NW AFTON 41.06N 94.24W
06/04/2008 UNION IA TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN WRAPPED FUNNEL CLOUD 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY
169 AND HIGHWAY 34.
0731 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NNW AFTON 41.07N 94.23W
06/04/2008 UNION IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0731 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NNW AFTON 41.07N 94.23W
06/04/2008 UNION IA TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN WRAPPED FUNNEL CLOUD...SPOTTER WAS LOCATED AT
HIGHWAY 169 AND HIGHWAY 34.
0731 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NNW AFTON 41.07N 94.23W
06/04/2008 UNION IA TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN WRAPPED FUNNEL CLOUD...SPOTTER LOCATED AT HIGHWAY 34
AND HIGHWAY 169.
0745 PM HAIL 2 SW LORIMOR 41.11N 94.08W
06/04/2008 E1.00 INCH UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0810 PM HAIL CARBON 41.05N 94.82W
06/04/2008 E0.88 INCH ADAMS IA STORM CHASER
0813 PM TORNADO 1 W NODAWAY 40.94N 94.92W
06/04/2008 ADAMS IA BROADCAST MEDIA
RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO...REPORT FROM KCCI
0837 PM TORNADO CORNING 40.99N 94.74W
06/04/2008 ADAMS IA STORM CHASER
STORM CHASER REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND ENTERING
SOUTHWESTERN CORNING WITH DEBRIS CLOUD.
0902 PM HAIL 10 ENE CORNING 41.05N 94.56W
06/04/2008 E1.75 INCH ADAMS IA STORM CHASER
STORM CHASER REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL APPROXIMATELY
10 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF CORNING. DELAYED REPORT.
0918 PM HAIL CRESTON 41.06N 94.36W
06/04/2008 E1.00 INCH UNION IA AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO REPORTS QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH IN SW
CRESTON.
0918 PM TORNADO 2 NNW KENT 40.98N 94.47W
06/04/2008 UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
DAMAGE REPORTED. POWER POLES DOWN. FARM HIT WITH DAMAGE
TO OUT BUILDINGS.
0926 PM TSTM WND GST CROMWELL 41.04N 94.46W
06/04/2008 E70.00 MPH UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0926 PM HAIL CROMWELL 41.04N 94.46W
06/04/2008 E1.75 INCH UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0926 PM HAIL CROMWELL 41.04N 94.46W
06/04/2008 E0.75 INCH UNION IA EMERGENCY MNGR
3/4 INCH HAIL REPORTED IN CROMWELL.
0926 PM HAIL CRESTON 41.06N 94.36W
06/04/2008 E1.00 INCH UNION IA EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN CRESTON.
0940 PM TORNADO 5 ESE KENT 40.91N 94.38W
06/04/2008 UNION IA BROADCAST MEDIA
NUMEROUS POWER FLASHES...REPORT FROM KCCI STORM CHASER.
HI AND DRY ROAD AND 270TH.
0940 PM HAIL CRESTON 41.06N 94.36W
06/04/2008 E1.75 INCH UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0943 PM TORNADO 4 SSW CRESTON AIRPORT 40.97N 94.38W
06/04/2008 UNION IA BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION
OF 230TH AND HI AND DRY ROAD.
0947 PM TSTM WND GST CRESTON 41.06N 94.36W
06/04/2008 M58.00 MPH UNION IA MESONET
CRESTON SCHOOLNET SITE MEASURED WIND GUST OF 50 KT AT 947
PM.
0959 PM TORNADO 1 N AFTON 41.04N 94.20W
06/04/2008 UNION IA BROADCAST MEDIA
RELAYED FROM KCCI.
1001 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 E AFTON 41.03N 94.16W
06/04/2008 UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1004 PM TORNADO 2 NNE AFTON 41.05N 94.18W
06/04/2008 UNION IA TRAINED SPOTTER
1010 PM HAIL LORIMOR 41.13N 94.06W
06/04/2008 E1.00 INCH UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1019 PM HAIL 1 SSW LORIMOR 41.11N 94.06W
06/04/2008 E2.75 INCH UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 69 AND 130TH STREET.
1021 PM TORNADO 3 NNE THAYER 41.07N 94.02W
06/04/2008 CLARKE IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1025 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ENE FORT DODGE 42.51N 94.16W
06/04/2008 WEBSTER IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS MAJOR STREET FLOODING IN FORT DODGE. UP
TO 3 FEET OF WATER ON SOME ROADS...SOME STREETS
IMPASSIBLE.
1026 PM HAIL 3 SW TRURO 41.18N 93.89W
06/04/2008 M1.00 INCH MADISON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1030 PM HAIL TRURO 41.21N 93.85W
06/04/2008 E1.00 INCH MADISON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
1033 PM TORNADO 1 SSW MURRAY 41.03N 93.96W
06/04/2008 CLARKE IA STORM CHASER
1043 PM FLASH FLOOD CRESTON 41.06N 94.36W
06/04/2008 UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHERRY STREET NORTH OF CRESTON CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
1044 PM HAIL 2 ESE EAST PERU 41.21N 93.90W
06/04/2008 M1.75 INCH MADISON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1104 PM HAIL 1 SW ST. MARYS 41.29N 93.75W
06/04/2008 M1.00 INCH WARREN IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1109 PM HAIL 3 SSW BRIDGEWATER 41.21N 94.69W
06/04/2008 E1.00 INCH ADAIR IA EMERGENCY MNGR
1110 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SSW BRIDGEWATER 41.21N 94.69W
06/04/2008 E60.00 MPH ADAIR IA EMERGENCY MNGR
1112 PM HAIL MASSENA 41.25N 94.77W
06/04/2008 E1.00 INCH CASS IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN MASSENA.
1119 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 N FORT DODGE 42.54N 94.18W
06/04/2008 WEBSTER IA TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER COVERING COUNTY HIGHWAY D14 NEAR THE INTERSECTION
OF COUNTY HIGHWAY P56 AND D14. AT LEAST A FOOT DEEP AND
10 TO 15 FEET WIDTH ACROSS ROADWAY.
1120 PM HAIL INDIANOLA 41.36N 93.57W
06/04/2008 E1.00 INCH WARREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN
SOUTHWESTERN INDIANOLA.
1124 PM HAIL INDIANOLA 41.36N 93.57W
06/04/2008 M1.00 INCH WARREN IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1130 PM FLASH FLOOD CUMBERLAND 41.27N 94.87W
06/04/2008 CASS IA TRAINED SPOTTER
FLASH FLOODING IN THE CUMBERLAND AREA.
1154 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 N EAGLE GROVE 42.75N 93.89W
06/04/2008 WRIGHT IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
EAGLE CREEK FLOODED...CAUSING WATER OVER HIGHWAY C54 EAST
OF EAGLE GROVE.
1154 PM FLASH FLOOD EAGLE GROVE 42.67N 93.90W
06/04/2008 WRIGHT IA BROADCAST MEDIA
WATER UP TO A RESIDENTIAL DOOR AND FOOT OF WATER IN
BASEMENT.
1208 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NNE BRIDGEWATER 41.26N 94.66W
06/05/2008 ADAIR IA EMERGENCY MNGR
CARS TRAPPED IN FLOOD WATER ON HIGHWAY 92.
1252 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 W DUMONT 42.75N 92.99W
06/05/2008 BUTLER IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 3 AND BIRCH. WATER OVER THE ROAD.
0102 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE COLLINS 41.86N 93.28W
06/05/2008 JASPER IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
COLLINS FIRE CHIEF REPORTS OUTBUILDING DESTROYED ON 110TH
AVE SSE OF COLLINS JUST INSIDE JASPER COUNTY LINE.
0107 AM TSTM WND DMG PRAIRIE CITY 41.60N 93.24W
06/05/2008 JASPER IA BROADCAST MEDIA
2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN ON HOME AND CAR
0112 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE COLLINS 41.86N 93.25W
06/05/2008 JASPER IA AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTS LIQUID PROPANE TANK
FLIPPED, WINDOWS OUT OF HOUSE, OUTBUILDING DAMAGED.
0112 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE COLLINS 41.86N 93.24W
06/05/2008 JASPER IA EMERGENCY MNGR
2.5 FOOT DIAMETER TREE UPROOTED.
0112 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 W BAXTER 41.83N 93.24W
06/05/2008 JASPER IA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE.
0115 AM FLASH FLOOD MASSENA 41.25N 94.77W
06/05/2008 CASS IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
CASS COUNTY SHERRIFF OFFICE REPORTS HIGHWAY 92 NOW CLOSED
ON WEST EDGE OF MASSENA DUE TO WATER OVER THE BRIDGE.
0116 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW BAXTER 41.85N 93.20W
06/05/2008 JASPER IA AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTS ROOF OFF HOUSE AND GARAGE
DAMAGE. DELAYED REPORT.
0123 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 S MELBOURNE 41.87N 93.10W
06/05/2008 MARSHALL IA BROADCAST MEDIA
POSSIBLE TORNADO...OUTBUILDING DESTROYED.
0125 AM HEAVY RAIN PLAINFIELD 42.84N 92.54W
06/05/2008 M1.26 INCH BREMER IA TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED IN 25 MINUTES.
0129 AM HAIL 8 WSW BEDFORD 40.62N 94.86W
06/05/2008 E0.88 INCH TAYLOR IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TAYLOR COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
0132 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 S CUMBERLAND 41.22N 94.87W
06/05/2008 CASS IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER DAMAGE TO A BRIDGE. COUNTY HIGHWAY 28 CLOSED SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 92. DAMAGED BRIDGE IS 3 MILES SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY92.
0145 AM TSTM WND GST 3 NNE GRINNELL AIRPORT 41.75N 92.72W
06/05/2008 E65.00 MPH POWESHIEK IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
ESTIMATED 60 TO 65 MPH WIND GUST FROM GRINNELL COLLEGE
SECURITY.
0148 AM TSTM WND GST MARSHALLTOWN 42.04N 92.91W
06/05/2008 M68.00 MPH MARSHALL IA MESONET
RWIS STATION ON HIGHWAY 30 IN MARSHALLTOWN MEASURED WIND
GUST TO 59 KNOTS.
0151 AM TSTM WND GST 5 S MARSHALLTOWN AIRPOR 42.04N 92.91W
06/05/2008 M77.00 MPH MARSHALL IA BROADCAST MEDIA
0208 AM TSTM WND GST 3 ENE ELLSTON 40.86N 94.06W
06/05/2008 E75.00 MPH RINGGOLD IA TRAINED SPOTTER
DAMAGE UNKNOWN.
&&
SUMMARY OF WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING SEVERE WEATHER
EVENT THROUGH 315 AM THURSDAY MORNING.
SMALLLocal storm report, Jun 5, 3:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
318 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0313 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SE MACKSBURG 41.20N 94.17W
06/05/2008 MADISON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
330TH EAST OF HIGHWAY 169 FLOODED.
&&
MRUSSELLLocal storm report, Jun 5, 3:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
320 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0313 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 S EAST PERU 41.21N 93.93W
06/05/2008 MADISON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
CLANTON CREEK SOUTRH OF EAST PERU FLOODING ROADS 3 FEET
DEEP.
&&
MRUSSELLLocal storm report, Jun 5, 3:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
325 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 WNW KENT 40.97N 94.51W
06/05/2008 ADAMS IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER RUNNING OVER HIGHWAY 34.
&&
MRUSSELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Union | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Cass | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 8:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Union | 9 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Sac | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams | 14 min |
| Jun 4, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Union | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Union | 16 min |
| Jun 4, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Cass | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster, Wright | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Warren | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 10:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Crawford | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 10:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Cass | 11 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hardin | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 11:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin, Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass, Taylor, Union | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 11:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Franklin, Humboldt, Wright | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Sac | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Clarke, Madison, Union | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Butler | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 12:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 12:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Dallas, Madison, Polk, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Polk, Warren | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 1:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Story | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Madison, Ringgold, Union | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 1:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Poweshiek, Tama | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 1:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall | 11 min |
| Jun 5, 1:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 2:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Humboldt | 39 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 2:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 2:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 11 days |
| Jun 5, 2:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas | 21 min |
| Jun 5, 3:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 24 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Madison | 12 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Emmet | 23 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Palo Alto | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster | 25 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 66 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Worth | 29 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 36 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 15 days |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Marshall | 13 days |
| Jun 5, 5:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Webster, Wright | 25 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Taylor | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Union | 49 hr |
| Jun 5, 7:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Lucas | 5 days |
| Jun 5, 8:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Decatur | 4 days |
| Jun 5, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Butler | 10 days |
| Jun 5, 4:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 13 days |
| Jun 5, 4:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Warren | 17 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Marion | 11 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 40 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Madison | 11 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Wapello | 15 hr |
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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.