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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 450, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2008, 4:50 PM CDT for 5 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 40 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
- Jul 27, 2008, 4:50 PM CDT (21:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2008, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jasper County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 1405 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 27, 3:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 3:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 328 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008 .DISCUSSION... WILL KEEP DISCUSSION BRIEF TODAY WITH ONGOING ACTIVE WEATHER. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CURRENTLY FIRING ALONG CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW IN NORTHERN IOWA AND WILL KEEP PROGRESSING SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR MOST OF THE CWA UNTIL 10 PM. ALREADY GETTING SIGNIFICANT STRAIGHT LINE WIND REPORTS...CAN/T RULE OUT ISOLATED TOR THREAT INVOF BOUNDARY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SOME QUESTION ABOUT CONVECTIVE EVOLUTION BEYOND THE FIRST SHOT...AS THE GFS/ECMWF BOTH SUGGESTING ADDITIONAL MCS POTENTIAL ESPECIALLY EASTERN HALF LATE TONIGHT. WILL HAVE TO WATCH HEAVY RAIN THREAT CLOSELY AS CONVECTION MOVES INTO SOUTHERN IOWA...AREAS THAT CANNOT TAKE MUCH ADDITIONAL RAIN BEFORE FLASH FLOODING OCCURS. NO FLASH FLOOD WATCH PLANNED AT THIS TIME WITH UNCERTAINTY ABOUT AMOUNTS/LOCATION...BUT MAY HAVE TO ISSUE LATER ONCE EVENT SHOWS ITS HAND. BEYOND THE OVERNIGHT...SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAIN/SVR WEATHER AGAIN EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS DOLLY MOISTURE REMNANTS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION. ACTIVE WEATHER LIKELY TO CONTINUE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH NEXT SHORT WAVE TOPPING THE RIDGE FOLLOWED BY UPPER RIDGING AND MAINLY DRY AND HOT WEATHER FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. && .AVIATION...27/18Z CURRENT CONVECTIVE COMPLEX OVER NRN IA WILL CONTINUE MOVING ESE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FORECAST BEYOND THE NEXT FEW HOURS IS STILL UNCERTAIN AS FAR AS EXACTLY WHERE ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL DEVELOP. THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP DURING PEAK HEATING ALONG AND SOUTH OF HWY 30...AND/OR REDEVELOP ACROSS NRN IA OVERNIGHT...OR BOTH. THIS UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING...AS WELL AS LOCATION...HAS LEAD TO NO MENTION OF THUNDER BEYOND DEALING WITH STORMS THAT ARE ONGOING. HAVE INCLUDED CB WORDING AFTER 00Z WITH FURTHER DETAILS ADDED ONCE TIMING AND LOCATION BECOMES MORE CLEAR RATHER THAN ADDING THUNDER FOR PROLONGED PERIODS WITH LOW CONFIDENCE. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR ENTIRE CWA EXCEPT NORTHERN 2 TIERS OF COUNTIES. && AVIATION...MOYER PUBLIC...KINNEY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 4:25 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 425 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008 IAZ023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-281100- 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-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 425 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 90 MPH...AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THROUGH EARLY EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN IOWA...WHERE HEAVY RAIN FELL RECENTLY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE ARE VARIABLE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT MANY OF THE NEXT 7 DAYS. AT THIS TIME THE GREATER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE LATE MONDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN TUESDAY. CURRENTLY THE AREA IS IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT....WITH THE CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IAZ004>007-015>017-281100- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- 425 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THE MAIN THREAT WOULD BE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE ARE VARIABLE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT MANY OF THE NEXT 7 DAYS. AT THIS TIME THE GREATER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE LATE MONDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN TUESDAY. CURRENTLY THE AREA IS IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT....WITH THE CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON AN ISOLATED BASIS TONIGHT. ALBRECHT/KINNEY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 27, 4:24 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
424 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0424 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N LUTHER 42.00N 93.82W
07/27/2008 E60 MPH BOONE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MS JUL 08Local storm report, Jul 27, 4:28 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
428 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0426 PM HAIL 5 SE REASNOR 41.54N 92.94W
07/27/2008 E1.00 INCH JASPER IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MS JUL 08Local storm report, Jul 27, 4:39 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 27, 4:40 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
440 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0437 PM TSTM WND GST JOHNSTON 41.69N 93.70W
07/27/2008 E60 MPH POLK IA NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
RUSSELLLocal storm report, Jul 27, 4:43 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
443 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND GST HUXLEY 41.90N 93.60W
07/27/2008 E70 MPH STORY IA STORM CHASER
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE.
&&
MS JUL 08Local storm report, Jul 27, 4:48 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
448 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0448 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N BONDURANT 41.75N 93.46W
07/27/2008 E0 MPH POLK IA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN WITH ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS.
&&
RUSSELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Palo Alto | 42 min |
| Jul 27, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Franklin | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler | 48 min |
| Jul 27, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster | 41 min |
| Jul 27, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Greene, Hamilton, Story, Webster | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Grundy, Hardin, Marshall, Tama | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Polk, Story | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Boone, Polk, Story | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Marion, Polk, Story and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jul 27, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Jasper, Polk | 32 min |
| Jul 27, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas, Warren | 48 min |
| Jul 27, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Poweshiek | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Jasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe and 2 more | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Greene, Webster | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper | 13 min |
| Jul 27, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Poweshiek | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe and 1 more | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Polk, Story | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello | 48 min |
| Jul 27, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Davis | 15 min |
| Jul 27, 6:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Wayne | 23 min |
| Jul 27, 6:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Wayne | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.