Tornado Warning 56, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Jun 5, 2008, 11:42 PM CDT (04:42 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 2008, 12:15 AM CDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Clarke County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WFUS53 KDMX 060442
TORDMX
IAC039-060515-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0056.080606T0442Z-080606T0515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1142 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT.

* AT 1140 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF OSCEOLA...OR 48 MILES SOUTH OF DES MOINES...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  OSCEOLA BY 1150 PM CDT...
  WOODBURN BY 1155 PM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 26 AND 43.

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 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
WESTERN IOWA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
FRIDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4090 9396 4116 9386 4116 9356 4090 9356
      4090 9365
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 211DEG 55KT 4093 9383

$$

000 
WWUS53 KDMX 060503
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1203 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008

IAC039-060515-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-080606T0515Z/
CLARKE IA-
1203 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR CLARKE
COUNTY...

AT 1159 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WOODBURN...OR 34 MILES SOUTH OF DES MOINES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 46
MPH.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 26 AND 43.

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.

LAT...LON 4090 9396 4116 9386 4116 9356 4090 9356
      4090 9365
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 209DEG 49KT 4114 9362

$$

KINNEY

000 
WWUS53 KDMX 060512
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1213 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008

IAC039-060523-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-080606T0515Z/
CLARKE IA-
1213 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CLARKE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 AM
CDT...

AT 1208 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
EASTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4090 9396 4116 9386 4116 9356 4090 9356
      4090 9365
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 209DEG 49KT 4126 9353

$$

KINNEY

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