Alert archive / Iowa / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 59, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2008, 12:59 AM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 46 min. 2 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 6, 2008, 12:59 AM CDT (05:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jasper County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Tama County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 1:05 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Gilman, IA | POWER POLES LEANING AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. A HIGHWAY SIGN SNAPPED OFF. LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. |
| Jun 6, 1:39 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | Tama, IA | FROM TAMA RWIS STATION. |
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 5, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 1315 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1479 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KDMX 060559
TORDMX
IAC099-127-157-171-060645-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0059.080606T0559Z-080606T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1259 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
NORTHWESTERN POWESHIEK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
SOUTHERN TAMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
* UNTIL 145 AM CDT.
* AT 1254 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A TORNADO NEAR KELLOGG...OR 39 MILES EAST OF DES MOINES...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GILMAN BY 105 AM CDT...
TAMA AND MONTOUR BY 110 AM CDT...
TOLEDO AND GARWIN BY 115 AM CDT...
CLUTIER BY 120 AM CDT...
THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR
JASPER COUNTY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174 AND 178.
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.
LAT...LON 4165 9285 4182 9308 4221 9277 4210 9230
4208 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 0559Z 217DEG 66KT 4180 9281
$$
DONAVON3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDMX 060609
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
109 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
IAC099-127-157-171-060645-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080606T0645Z/
TAMA IA-MARSHALL IA-JASPER IA-POWESHIEK IA-
109 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN POWESHIEK...NORTHEASTERN JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL
AND SOUTHERN TAMA COUNTIES...
AT 104 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GILMAN...OR 37 MILES WEST OF MARENGO...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 63 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TOLEDO AND TAMA BY 115 AM CDT...
6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GARWIN BY 120 AM CDT...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLUTIER BY 125 AM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 175 AND 178.
WIND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED EARLIER IN KELLOGG WITH THIS STORM.
SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A CAR OR OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A
REINFORCED BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
EASTERN IOWA.
LAT...LON 4165 9285 4182 9308 4221 9277 4210 9230
4208 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 0609Z 218DEG 55KT 4192 9271
$$
DONAVON000
WWUS53 KDMX 060632
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
IAC099-127-157-060642-
/O.CAN.KDMX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080606T0645Z/
MARSHALL IA-JASPER IA-POWESHIEK IA-
132 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN POWESHIEK...NORTHEASTERN
JASPER AND SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 127 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE EITHER WEAKENED OR
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO
LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
EASTERN IOWA.
LAT...LON 4208 9230 4198 9242 4197 9243 4197 9244
4195 9245 4186 9258 4215 9278 4220 9278
4221 9277 4210 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 0632Z 218DEG 55KT 4219 9241
$$
IAC171-060645-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080606T0645Z/
TAMA IA-
132 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
TAMA COUNTY...
AT 127 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLUTIER...OR 23 MILES WEST OF VINTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 53 MPH.
SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A CAR OR OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A
REINFORCED BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4208 9230 4198 9242 4197 9243 4197 9244
4195 9245 4186 9258 4215 9278 4220 9278
4221 9277 4210 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 0632Z 218DEG 55KT 4219 9241
$$
KINNEY000
WWUS53 KDMX 060645
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
145 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
IAC171-060655-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080606T0645Z/
TAMA IA-
145 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN TAMA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
AT 141 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 4208 9230 4198 9242 4197 9243 4197 9244
4195 9245 4186 9258 4215 9278 4220 9278
4221 9277 4210 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 218DEG 55KT 4234 9224
$$
KINNEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 7:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Cass | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Taylor | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 8:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Taylor | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 9:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams, Ringgold, Union | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Union | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 9:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Union | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 9:17 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Emmet, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Clarke, Madison, Union | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Union | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 10:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 21 min |
| Jun 5, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Wayne | 19 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Clarke, Madison, Warren | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Polk, Story | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Decatur, Ringgold | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 11:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Decatur | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Decatur | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 11:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 9 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Wayne | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 12:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Marion, Warren | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marion, Warren | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 12:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Jasper | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 12:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 28 hr |
| Jun 6, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marshall | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Poweshiek | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 12:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Grundy, Tama | 52 min |
| Jun 6, 1:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Taylor | 5 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Poweshiek, Tama | 24 min |
| Jun 6, 1:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer | 39 min |
| Jun 6, 3:50 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 12 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Madison | 20 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Warren | 15 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 11:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 11:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 24 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.