Tornado Warning 46, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Jun 4, 2008, 9:48 PM CDT (02:48 UTC)

Expired

Jun 4, 2008, 10:04 PM CDT

In force

16 min

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Union County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

000 
WFUS53 KDMX 050248
TORDMX
IAC175-050315-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0046.080605T0248Z-080605T0315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
948 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT.

* AT 943 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR CRESTON...OR 54 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF DES MOINES...MOVING EAST AT 19 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
  INDICATED COUNTY.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LIFE THREATENING STORM. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY. GO TO A BASEMENT IMMEDIATELY...OR GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM
OF A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF. IF YOU ARE IN A CAR OR
MOBILE HOME...ABANDON IT AND SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4114 9424 4090 9425 4090 9435 4109 9436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 255DEG 16KT 4100 9428

$$

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000 
WWUS53 KDMX 050304
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1004 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

IAC175-050314-
/O.CAN.KDMX.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080605T0315Z/
UNION IA-
1004 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

AT 1002 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. 
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

HOWEVER A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN UNION COUNTY 
WHERE A LARGE TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND NORTHEAST OF AFTON. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4114 9424 4090 9425 4090 9435 4109 9436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 255DEG 16KT 4101 9419

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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.