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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Des Moines, IA

May 6, 20084 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2008, 6:57 PM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 48 min. 4 reports 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: May 6, 2008, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2008, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Franklin County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Wright County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:59 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
May 6, 7:17 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 61	Latimer, IA
May 6, 7:40 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 S Hampton, IA	SIX INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN ON HIGHWAY.
May 6, 7:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Geneva, IA	LARGE TREE DOWN. SPOTTER ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND.
May 6, 7:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Geneva, IA

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 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 20 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 nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 235 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2336 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 174 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KDMX 062356
SVRDMX
IAC069-079-083-197-070045-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0046.080506T2357Z-080507T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
657 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
  HARDIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  SOUTHEASTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT.

* AT 655 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
  IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM MESERVEY TO WEBSTER CITY AIRPORT...OR ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MASON CITY TO 17 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF FORT DODGE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ROWAN...GALT AND ALEXANDER BY 700 PM CDT...
  KAMRAR BY 705 PM CDT...
  LATIMER...DOWS AND BLAIRSBURG BY 710 PM CDT...
  WILLIAMS...SHEFFIELD AND POPEJOY BY 715 PM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 134 AND 177.

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU LIVE IN A
MOBILE HOME...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4275 9383 4291 9359 4291 9354 4292 9353
      4292 9342 4291 9342 4291 9303 4255 9304
      4229 9302 4233 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 277DEG 34KT 4292 9346 4240 9385

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KDMX 070021
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
721 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008

IAC069-079-083-197-070045-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080507T0045Z/
WRIGHT IA-FRANKLIN IA-HAMILTON IA-HARDIN IA-
721 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR HARDIN...NORTHERN HAMILTON...FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN WRIGHT
COUNTIES...

AT 716 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SHEFFIELD TO 6 MILES EAST OF KAMRAR...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES SOUTH OF MASON CITY TO 30 MILES
EAST OF FORT DODGE...MOVING EAST AT 39 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  RADCLIFFE...HANSELL AND BUCKEYE BY 730 PM CDT...
  IOWA FALLS...HANSELL AND GENEVA BY 735 PM CDT...
  OWASA AND HUBBARD BY 740 PM CDT...
  ACKLEY BY 745 PM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 134 AND 177.

AT 717 PM CDT...WINDS GUSTED TO 61 MPH AT LATIMER.

LAT...LON 4275 9383 4291 9359 4291 9354 4292 9353
      4292 9342 4291 9342 4291 9303 4255 9304
      4229 9302 4233 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 277DEG 34KT 4289 9315 4237 9355

$$

000 
WWUS53 KDMX 070033
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
733 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008

IAC069-079-083-197-070045-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080507T0045Z/
WRIGHT IA-FRANKLIN IA-HAMILTON IA-HARDIN IA-
733 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR HARDIN...NORTHERN HAMILTON...FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN WRIGHT
COUNTIES...

AT 729 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF SHEFFIELD TO
RADCLIFFE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF MASON
CITY TO 38 MILES EAST OF FORT DODGE...MOVING EAST AT 39 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  HUBBARD BY 740 PM CDT...
  ACKLEY...OWASA...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF STEAMBOAT ROCK AND 6 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF ELDORA BY 745 PM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 134 AND 174.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS.

LAT...LON 4249 9390 4260 9357 4268 9346 4275 9340
      4291 9332 4291 9303 4255 9304 4229 9302
      4233 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 277DEG 34KT 4287 9300 4235 9340

$$

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 May 6, 3:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 3:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
300 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...
MAIN SYNOPTIC SCALE WARM FRONT IS WELL NORTH INTO MINNESOTA THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT MESOSCALE BOUNDARIES SET DOWN BY CONVECTIVE
COMPLEXES IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO NORTHERN NEBRASKA WILL BE
LAUNCHING OR SUSTAINING POINT FOR ADDITIONAL CONVECTION THIS
EVENING. CURRENT SPEED OF SMALL BOWING SEGMENT OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA PUTS IT INTO PALO ALTO COUNTY BY 530 PM. CU FIELD THAT HAS
DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL IA WITH DAYTIME HEATING COULD ALSO RANDOMLY
FIRE UP A FEW STORMS...BUT SO FAR MIXED LAYER CAPE REMAINS LOW...AND
THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FOCUS FOR LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE. THE
MAIN SHOW SHOULD BE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN IA
THIS EVENING...WITH POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN FORM OF LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND...GIVEN STEEP LAPSE RATES AND RELATIVELY LOW
FREEZING HEIGHTS. THE OTHER CONCERN FOR TONIGHT ARRIVES LATER WHEN
ANOTHER CONVECTIVE COMPLEX THAT IS EXPECTED TO GET GOING IN CENTRAL
NEBRASKA SCOOTS SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF EAST AND SKIRTS OVER OR NEAR
SOUTHERN IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS FEATURE WILL HAVE STRONG MOISTURE
TRANSPORT INTO IT...SO THIS MAY END UP BEING MORE OF A SHORT-FUSED
HYDROLOGIC CONCERN. THE QUESTION STILL REMAINS EXACTLY WHERE THE
HEAVIEST BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK. JUST A SLIGHT SOUTHWARD
SHIFT IN THE TRACK WILL TAKE IT ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI. COLD FRONT
WILL BE ENTERING OUR NORTHWEST COUNTIES AFT 4 AM WITH A LEADING EDGE
OF COOLER AND DRIER AIR.

&&

.LONG TERM /WED THROUGH TUE/...
ISOLD HEAVY RAIN THREAT SHOULD CONTINUE FOR A FEW HOURS PAST DAY
BREAK WEDNESDAY IN FAR SOUTHERN IOWA WITH LINGERING STRONG MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE AXIS NEAR THE BOUNDARY ALONG THE IOWA MISSOURI BORDER.
THE FRONT WILL THEN PUSH SOUTH OF IOWA AROUND MIDDAY...WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE MAX
TEMPERATURES FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE TRICKY WITH CAA NORTH
AND MORE PRECIP/CLOUDS SOUTH. WILL BANK ON ENOUGH BREAKS IN THE
CLOUDS TO BUMP UP TEMPS CENTRAL AND SOUTH TO AROUND 70 BEFORE THE
COOLER AIR LAGGING BEHIND THE FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE NAM/GFS/SREF ARE ALL INDICATING MORE SHORT WAVE ENERGY TO IMPACT
IOWA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HAVE LEFT THE FRIDAY PERIOD DRY FOR
COORDINATION PURPOSES...BUT FUTURE SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO RE-EVALUATE.
BETTER CHANCES FOR CONVECTION ARE STILL FOCUSED ON SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...BASED ON THE GEM/ECMWF/GFS AND ENSEMBLE CONSENSUS.
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT LOOKS TO BE MINIMAL.

LOOKING AHEAD TO SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MODEL CONSENSUS IS STILL
SHAKY BUT DECIDED TO PULL POPS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AHEAD OF
THE NEXT SYSTEM. THE ECMWF DEVELOPS A MUCH DEEPER WESTERN CONUS TROF
THAN THE GFS AND IS SLOWER BRINGING THE SYSTEM INTO IOWA EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...06/18Z
CONVECTIVE DETAILS PROBLEMATIC IN THIS TAF PACKAGE. DO NOT EXPECT
ANY ORGANIZED TSTMS THRU 00Z. THEREAFTER...COMPLEX OF TSTMS OVER
SOUTHEAST SD WILL MOVE ACROSS NRN IA...BUT SHOULD BE CLEARED BY
08Z...WITH IFR/MVFR CEILINGS AND SCATTERED SHRA FOR A FEW HOURS
AFTER. KDSM HAS THE LOWEST CONFIDENCE OF GETTING TSRA SO HANDLED
THAT WITH A CB REMARK FOR PERIOD OF GREATEST CONCERN. ANOTHER
CONVECTIVE COMPLEX EXPECTED TO ROLL EAST ACROSS THE IA/MO BORDER
LATE TONIGHT MAY AFFECT KOTM AFT 09Z.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...MOYER
LONG TERM...KINNEY

Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 3:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
346 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008

IAZ027-028-037>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-072100-
BUTLER-BREMER-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-
346 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY
POSSIBLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING. SEVERE
STORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WITH
THE MAIN THREAT FROM DAMAGING HAIL AND WINDS. AMPLE MOISTURE MAY
ALSO LEAD TO HEAVY RAIN FROM THESE STORMS PRODUCING LOCALIZED
FLOODING OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN IOWA THROUGH WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
AN ADDITIONAL THREAT FOR NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ON
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ANY HEAVY RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD ALSO BE APPRECIATED.

IAZ005-024-072100-
KOSSUTH-HUMBOLDT-
346 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY TONIGHT...WITH A FEW SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM
THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS.

A FLOOD WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE PORTIONS OF THE UPPER
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SEVERAL CHANCES FOR NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ON LATE
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ANY REPORTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WOULD ALSO BE APPRECIATED.

IAZ004-006-007-015>017-023-025-026-033>036-072100-
EMMET-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-
WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-
346 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY TONIGHT...WITH A FEW SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM
THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SEVERAL CHANCES FOR NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ON LATE
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ANY REPORTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WOULD ALSO BE APPRECIATED.

MOYER

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 6, 6:20 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
620 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

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

0620 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 NNE BUFFALO CENTER    43.46N 93.88W
05/06/2008  M0.50 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HALF INCH RAIN IN 15 MINUTES.

&&

MRUSSELL

Local storm report, May 6, 6:21 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
621 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

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

0619 PM     HAIL             SAC CITY                42.42N 95.00W
05/06/2008  E1.00 INCH       SAC                IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

ALBRECHT

Local storm report, May 6, 6:30 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
630 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

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

0624 PM     HAIL             4 E JOLLEY              42.48N 94.64W
05/06/2008  E0.88 INCH       CALHOUN            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

ALBRECHT

Local storm report, May 6, 6:35 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
635 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

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

0617 PM     HAIL             SAC CITY                42.42N 95.00W
05/06/2008  E1.00 INCH       SAC                IA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

&&

MRUSSELL

Local storm report, May 6, 6:39 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
639 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

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

0635 PM     HAIL             4 W ROCKWELL CITY       42.40N 94.71W
05/06/2008  E0.88 INCH       CALHOUN            IA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

&&

MRUSSELL

Local storm report, May 6, 6:56 PM CDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
656 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

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

0654 PM     HAIL             2 N SOMERS              42.41N 94.43W
05/06/2008  E0.88 INCH       CALHOUN            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JJOHNSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Emmet, Kossuth	26 min
May 6, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Emmet, Palo Alto	29 min
May 6, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Kossuth	28 min
May 6, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Palo Alto	13 min
May 6, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Calhoun, Sac	46 min
May 6, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Calhoun, Webster	44 min
May 6, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Sac	51 min
May 6, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Cerro Gordo, Worth	51 min
May 6, 6:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Calhoun, Sac, Webster	3 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.