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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 198, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 8, 2008Jasper County, Poweshiek County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2008, 5:27 PM CDT for Jasper County, Poweshiek County, Iowa. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2008, 5:27 PM CDT (22:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2008, 5:55 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Jasper County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 8, 1:21 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

What 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 8, 3:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 3:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 1:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
101 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>074-
081>084-092>094-091100-
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-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-
LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
101 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 MAY BE SEVERE
WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND A THREAT FOR ISOLATED
TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINS MAY OCCUR AGAIN TOO WITH FLASH FLOODING
POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS WHICH DO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH...RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS...AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON MONDAY OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINS.
RELATIVELY LOW CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE FOR TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER BY AROUND THURSDAY THERE MAY BE ANOTHER
PERIOD WITH STRONGER STORMS AND POTENTIALLY SEVERE WEATHER AND
HEAVY RAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH MONDAY...AND AGAIN AROUND
THURSDAY.

IAZ075-085-086-095>097-091100-
MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
101 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS AND A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINS MAY
OCCUR AGAIN TOO WITH FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS WHICH
DO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
MORE SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINS.  RELATIVELY LOW CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER BY
AROUND THURSDAY THERE MAY BE ANOTHER PERIOD WITH STRONGER STORMS
AND POTENTIALLY SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINS.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS...AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH MONDAY...AND AGAIN AROUND
THURSDAY.

SMALL/REV

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 4:27 PM CDT, 1 hour before
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Local storm report, Jun 8, 4:33 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 8, 5:02 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
502 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

0445 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 S NORTHWOOD           43.40N 93.21W
06/08/2008                   WORTH              IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 65.

&&

COGIL
Local storm report, Jun 8, 5:03 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
503 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

0450 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 S TAMA                41.95N 92.57W
06/08/2008                   TAMA               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER FLOWING ACROSS HIGHWAY 63 JUST SOUTH OF TAMA.

&&

COGIL
Local storm report, Jun 8, 5:05 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 8, 5:13 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
513 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PLEASANTVILLE           41.39N 93.27W
06/08/2008                   MARION             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER LINE DOWN

&&

RDONAVON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 7:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXHumboldt, Webster, Wright46 min
Jun 7, 7:15 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXHamilton, Webster, Wright45 min
Jun 7, 7:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCrawford6 hr
Jun 7, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCrawford, Sac58 min
Jun 7, 7:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXWebster6 hr
Jun 7, 8:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXStory9 hr
Jun 7, 8:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXStory9 hr
Jun 7, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXFranklin, Wright20 min
Jun 7, 8:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXWright12 hr
Jun 7, 9:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXFranklin, Hamilton, Hardin6 hr
Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXWapello62 days
Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXEmmet14 days
Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXHamilton, Webster6 days
Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk8 hr
Jun 7, 9:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer9 days
Jun 7, 9:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy6 hr
Jun 7, 10:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Tama29 min
Jun 7, 10:23 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXWorth12 hr
Jun 7, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXPalo Alto33 min
Jun 7, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk39 min
Jun 7, 11:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCarroll6 hr
Jun 7, 11:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXWinnebago, Worth6 hr
Jun 8, 12:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXFranklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright43 min
Jun 8, 12:44 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXFranklin, Wright31 min
Jun 8, 12:48 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXCalhoun, Pocahontas, Sac13 hr
Jun 8, 1:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXButler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin52 min
Jun 8, 1:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCrawford6 hr
Jun 8, 1:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXWebster6 hr
Jun 8, 1:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler42 min
Jun 8, 3:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCarroll, Crawford42 min
Jun 8, 3:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXFranklin, Hamilton, Hardin6 hr
Jun 8, 3:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Cass53 min
Jun 8, 3:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXHumboldt6 hr
Jun 8, 4:36 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock6 hr
Jun 8, 5:27 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXCarroll12 hr
Jun 8, 5:40 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXWinnebago12 hr
Jun 8, 6:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Polk, Story24 min
Jun 8, 6:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXMadison, Warren21 min
Jun 8, 6:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXBoone, Dallas, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story3 hr
Jun 8, 7:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy3 hr
Jun 8, 7:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Marshall, Tama46 min
Jun 8, 7:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Polk, Story6 hr
Jun 8, 7:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXJasper, Marshall6 hr
Jun 8, 7:35 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXCrawford12 hr
Jun 8, 7:41 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXWebster12 hr
Jun 8, 7:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXMadison, Warren3 hr
Jun 8, 8:17 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXWright12 hr
Jun 8, 8:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXGreene37 hr
Jun 8, 8:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk7 days
Jun 8, 9:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCerro Gordo6 hr
Jun 8, 9:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXDallas, Polk37 hr
Jun 8, 9:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk7 hr
Jun 8, 9:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk45 hr
Jun 8, 9:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXMadison, Warren6 hr
Jun 8, 10:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk6 hr
Jun 8, 11:22 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXAdair, Audubon, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 21 more9 hr
Jun 8, 11:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk12 days
Jun 8, 12:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXStory43 hr
Jun 8, 12:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXStory34 hr
Jun 8, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Cass53 min
Jun 8, 1:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMadison, Warren42 hr
Jun 8, 1:45 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story6 hr
Jun 8, 1:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCass5 hr
Jun 8, 2:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXHancock, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth6 hr
Jun 8, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXGreene, Hamilton, Webster38 min
Jun 8, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Cass, Guthrie46 min
Jun 8, 2:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAdair, Greene, Guthrie, Webster5 hr
Jun 8, 2:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCerro Gordo6 hr
Jun 8, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdams, Taylor49 min
Jun 8, 3:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Hamilton, Wright5 hr
Jun 8, 3:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAdams, Taylor4 hr
Jun 8, 3:27 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXAdams, Ringgold, Taylor33 min
Jun 8, 3:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXButler6 hr
Jun 8, 3:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXJasper, Marshall, Tama4 hr
Jun 8, 4:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXMadison, Ringgold, Union3 hr
Jun 8, 4:15 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXMarshall, Tama45 min
Jun 8, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXLucas, Marion, Warren38 min
Jun 8, 4:25 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Madison, Union20 min
Jun 8, 4:36 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXTama24 min
Jun 8, 4:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXClarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.