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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Des Moines, IA

May 25, 2008Dallas County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2008, 8:11 PM CDT for Dallas County, Iowa. It was in force for 19 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2008, 8:11 PM CDT (01:11 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2008, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 19 min
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Dallas County, IA

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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
May 25, 7:54 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 183 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: 14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -247 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 215 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 260111
SVRDMX
IAC049-260130-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0069.080526T0111Z-080526T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
811 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT.

* AT 809 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF DAWSON...OR 37 MILES WEST OF DES MOINES...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 36 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DAWSON BY 815 PM CDT...

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

LAT...LON 4180 9429 4185 9429 4186 9428 4186 9423
      4184 9418 4168 9429 4179 9429
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 252DEG 31KT 4178 9427

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS53 KDMX 260138
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
837 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

IAC049-260147-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-080526T0130Z/
DALLAS IA-
837 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

AT 834 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...AND NO
LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

REPORT TORNADOES...WIND IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...HAIL LARGER THAN ONE
HALF INCH...OR STORM DAMAGE BY CALLING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
ASKING THEM TO RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4180 9429 4185 9429 4186 9428 4186 9423
      4184 9418 4168 9429 4179 9429
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 252DEG 31KT 4178 9427

$$

KINNEY

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 25, 8:03 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 8:03 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
803 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.DISCUSSION...
FOCUS IS ON DEVELOPING WEATHER. AMPLE MOISTURE IN PLACE AS 70
DEGREE DEW POINTS STREAMING INTO THE CWA. SC LOW IN MN WITH A WARM
FRONT EXTENDING DOWN FM WRN MN INTO ERN IA AND A COLD FRONT FM THE
DAKOTAS INTO ERN NEB WILL SINK SE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
SETTLE SOUTH OF IA LATE MONDAY MORNING. ALL MODES OF SEVERE
WEATHER POSSIBLE WITH 4000-5000 J/KG CAPE OVER THE CWA ALONG WITH
50+ KNOTS OF SHEAR. THE CAP IS VIRTUALLY GONE AS WELL AND WITH
THE SUN BREAKING OUT THERE WILL BE RAPID DESTABILIZATION ACROSS
THE CWA WITH STORMS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY EVOLVE AND BECOME SEVERE.
THE SCENARIO HAS NOT CHANGED IN EVOLVING A COMPLEX OF STORMS OVER
SRN IA TONGIGHT WITH AN INCREASING HEAVY RAIN THREAT AFTER THE
SEVERE EVENT THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE.

THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES AS FLOW BECOMES MORE ZONAL
AND SEVERAL SHORTWAVES PUSH ACROSS THE CWA. NEXT SYSTEM HAS
ALREADY BEEN ADVERTISED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
THEN AGAIN MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. AT THIS POINT SEVERE POTENTIAL
LOOKS DECENT FOR THE FRIDAY SYSTEM BUT THERE IS SOME QUESTION ON
TRACK AND TIMING FOR THE MONDAY SYSTEM MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO
DETERMINE ANY SEVERE POTENTIAL AT THIS POINT.

AS FOR TEMPS...A COOL DOWN IS EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM
WITH HIGHS DIPPING INTO THE 60S AND 70S BUT AS FLOW BECOMES
ZONAL...HIGHS SHOULD BE CLOSER TO NORMAL BY MIDWEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...26/00Z
MAIN CONCERN WILL BE WITH VERY UNSTABLE AMS IN PLACE.  KEPT MUCH OF
THE PCPN OVR THE SERN HLF OF THE TAFS AND GRADUALLY PULLED PCPN SWD
LATE TNGT INTO MON MRNG ACROSS THE SRN THIRD.  SVR WX LMTS TIME AVBL.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR ADAIR-ADAMS-APPANOOSE-AUDUBON-BOONE-CARROLL-CASS-
CLARKE-CRAWFORD-DALLAS-DAVIS-DECATUR-GREENE-GUTHRIE-JASPER-LUCAS-
MADISON-MAHASKA-MARION-MARSHALL-MONROE-POLK-POWESHIEK-RINGGOLD-
STORY-TAMA-TAYLOR-UNION-WAPELLO-WARREN-WAYNE.

&&

AVIATION...MS MAY 08
SHORT TERM/LONG TERM...FAB

Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 8:31 AM CDT, 11 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
831 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

IAZ044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-261345-
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-
831 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW ISOLATED NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
DAY. HOWEVER...MORE INTENSE STORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP LATE
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN IOWA. THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE
WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TIME FRAMES. THE
STORMS ARE FORECAST TO CONSOLIDATE OVERNIGHT WITH HEAVY RAINS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. SEVERAL INCHES OF NEW RAIN ARE
POSSIBLE LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ADDITIONAL THREATS FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AND
EARLY TUESDAY AS WELL AS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO LATE FRIDAY. THE
THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS LIMITED EARLY IN THE WEEK
ALTHOUGH THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINS WILL PERSIST. SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
SPOTTER MAY ALSO BE NEEDED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE CALL HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR NOON TODAY.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-261345-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
831 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW ISOLATED NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
DAY. HOWEVER...MORE INTENSE STORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP LATE
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN IOWA. THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE
WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TIME FRAMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SEVERE
WEATHER IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
SPOTTER MAY ALSO BE NEEDED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE CALL HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR NOON
TODAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 6:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
650 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

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

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S JANESVILLE          42.56N 92.46W
05/25/2008                   BLACK HAWK         IA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NUMEROUS RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AT DEALERSHIP DESTROYED.
            LIKELY STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE.

&&

RK

Local storm report, May 25, 7:30 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
730 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

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

0724 PM     HAIL             6 E AUDUBON AIRPORT     41.72N 94.80W
05/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       AUDUBON            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JJOHNSON

Local storm report, May 25, 7:57 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
757 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

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

0753 PM     HAIL             5 E YALE                41.78N 94.26W
05/25/2008  E1.75 INCH       DALLAS             IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AT SPRINGBROOK STATE PARK.

&&

RK

Local storm report, May 25, 8:01 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
801 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

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

0759 PM     HAIL             3 W YALE                41.77N 94.42W
05/25/2008  E1.75 INCH       GUTHRIE            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RK

Local storm report, May 25, 8:05 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
805 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

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

0800 PM     HAIL             RANDALL                 42.24N 93.60W
05/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       HAMILTON           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS IN RANDALL.

&&

KJ

Local storm report, May 25, 8:10 PM CDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
810 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

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

0758 PM     HAIL             4 N GUTHRIE CENTER      41.73N 94.50W
05/25/2008  E1.75 INCH       GUTHRIE            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 25, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Bremer	46 min
May 25, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Dallas, Greene, Guthrie	45 min
May 25, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Audubon	26 min
May 25, 7:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Greene, Story	52 min
May 25, 7:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Guthrie	46 min
May 25, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer	40 min
May 25, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Hamilton, Hardin	63 min
May 25, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Dallas	43 min
May 25, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Polk	40 min
May 25, 8:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Grundy, Hardin, Marshall, Story	44 min
May 25, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Black Hawk, Butler, Grundy	33 min
May 25, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Taylor, Union	46 min
May 25, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adams, Ringgold, Taylor	46 min
May 25, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story	44 min
May 25, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Polk, Warren	51 min
May 25, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Grundy, Tama	47 min
May 25, 9:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie	44 min
May 25, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren	51 min
May 25, 9:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Dallas, Madison, Polk	39 min
May 25, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Polk	50 min
May 25, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Tama	46 min
May 25, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Decatur, Ringgold	44 min
May 25, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Jasper, Polk	44 min
May 25, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Polk, Warren	48 min
May 25, 9:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Polk, Story	46 min
May 25, 10:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Jasper, Mahaska, Marion	42 min
May 25, 10:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Tama	48 min
May 25, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Wayne	45 min
May 25, 10:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Story, Webster	40 min
May 25, 10:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Tama	113 min
May 25, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Poweshiek	40 min
May 25, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Marshall, Story	36 min
May 25, 10:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Davis	42 min
May 25, 10:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Poweshiek	23 min
May 25, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Monroe, Wapello	45 min

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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.