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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2008, 1:14 AM CDT for Jasper County, Marshall County, Story County, Iowa. It was in force for 31 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
- Jun 5, 2008, 1:14 AM CDT (06:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2008, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jasper County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Story County, IA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1:16 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Baxter, IA | AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTS ROOF OFF HOUSE AND GARAGE DAMAGE. DELAYED REPORT. |
| Jun 5, 1:23 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Melbourne, IA | POSSIBLE TORNADO...OUTBUILDING DESTROYED. |
| Jun 5, 1:48 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | Marshalltown, IA | RWIS STATION ON HIGHWAY 30 IN MARSHALLTOWN MEASURED WIND GUST TO 59 KNOTS. |
| Jun 5, 1:51 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 77 | 5 S Marshalltown Airpor, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 11:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 1408 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 928 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KDMX 050614
TORDMX
IAC099-127-169-050645-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0048.080605T0614Z-080605T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
114 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
SOUTHEASTERN STORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
* UNTIL 145 AM CDT.
* AT 111 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BAXTER...OR
27 MILES NORTHEAST OF DES MOINES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 51 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BAXTER BY 115 AM CDT...
MELBOURNE AND RHODES BY 120 AM CDT...
HAVERHILL AND LAUREL BY 130 AM CDT...
MARSHALLTOWN AND FERGUSON BY 135 AM CDT...
LE GRAND AND MARSHALLTOWN AIRPORT BY 140 AM CDT...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA. GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...OR IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE OR IN A
CAR...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR IOWA.
LAT...LON 4180 9322 4188 9332 4221 9294 4205 9277
4193 9277 4191 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0614Z 236DEG 44KT 4187 9320
$$
SMALL2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDMX 050636
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
IAC099-050646-
/O.CAN.KDMX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080605T0645Z/
JASPER IA-
136 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 133 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
REPORT TORNADOES...WIND IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...HAIL LARGER THAN ONE
HALF INCH...OR STORM DAMAGE BY CALLING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
ASKING THEM TO RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR IOWA.
LAT...LON 4186 9297 4186 9323 4196 9324 4221 9294
4221 9293 4205 9277 4191 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0636Z 235DEG 40KT 4198 9295
$$
IAC127-050645-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080605T0645Z/
MARSHALL IA-
136 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR MARSHALL
COUNTY...
AT 133 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HAVERHILL...OR 42
MILES NORTHEAST OF DES MOINES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 46 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LE GRAND AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARSHALLTOWN AIRPORT BY 145 AM
CDT...
SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A CAR OR OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A
REINFORCED BUILDING.
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS AND THE SHERIFF HAVE REPORTED THAT THE POWER
IS OUT IN BAXTER.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR IOWA.
LAT...LON 4186 9297 4186 9323 4196 9324 4221 9294
4221 9293 4205 9277 4191 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0636Z 235DEG 40KT 4198 9295
$$
SMALL000
WWUS53 KDMX 050654
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
153 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
IAC127-050703-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080605T0645Z/
MARSHALL IA-
153 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MARSHALL COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
AT 150 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...AND NO
LONGER SHOW INDICATIONS OF A TORNADO. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL 215 AM CDT.
REPORT TORNADOES...WIND IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...HAIL LARGER THAN ONE
HALF INCH...OR STORM DAMAGE BY CALLING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
ASKING THEM TO RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR IOWA.
LAT...LON 4186 9297 4186 9323 4196 9324 4221 9294
4221 9293 4205 9277 4191 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0636Z 235DEG 40KT 4198 9295
$$
SMALLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Union | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Cass | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 8:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Union | 9 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Sac | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams | 14 min |
| Jun 4, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Union | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Union | 16 min |
| Jun 4, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Cass | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster, Wright | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Warren | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 10:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Crawford | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 10:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Cass | 11 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hardin | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 11:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin, Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass, Taylor, Union | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 11:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Franklin, Humboldt, Wright | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Sac | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Clarke, Madison, Union | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Butler | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 12:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 12:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Dallas, Madison, Polk, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Polk, Warren | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Madison, Ringgold, Union | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 1:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Poweshiek, Tama | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 1:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall | 11 min |
| Jun 5, 1:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 2:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Humboldt | 39 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 2:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 2:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 11 days |
| Jun 5, 2:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas | 21 min |
| Jun 5, 3:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 24 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Madison | 12 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Wapello | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Emmet | 23 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Palo Alto | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster | 25 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 66 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Worth | 29 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 36 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 15 days |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Marshall | 13 days |
| Jun 5, 5:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Webster, Wright | 25 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Taylor | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Union | 49 hr |
| Jun 5, 7:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Lucas | 5 days |
| Jun 5, 8:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Decatur | 4 days |
| Jun 5, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Butler | 10 days |
| Jun 5, 4:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 13 days |
| Jun 5, 4:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Warren | 17 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Marion | 11 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 40 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Madison | 11 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Wapello | 15 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.