Alert archive / Iowa / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 85, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2008, 5:19 PM CDT for Warren County, Iowa. It was in force for 41 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
- Jun 8, 2008, 5:19 PM CDT (22:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Warren County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 8, 1:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 231 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
- 76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -435 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 823 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KDMX 082218
TORDMX
IAC181-082300-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0085.080608T2219Z-080608T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
519 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT.
* AT 515 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NEW
VIRGINIA...OR 33 MILES SOUTH OF DES MOINES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 49
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NEW VIRGINIA BY 520 PM CDT...
ACKWORTH...MILO AND INDIANOLA BY 540 PM CDT...
SANDYVILLE BY 545 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 44 AND 45.
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 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN IOWA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA.
LAT...LON 4117 9380 4144 9359 4144 9333 4117 9334
4116 9380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 226DEG 43KT 4115 9370
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDMX 082229
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
IAC181-082300-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-080608T2300Z/
WARREN IA-
529 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR WARREN
COUNTY...
AT 524 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW VIRGINIA...OR
29 MILES SOUTH OF DES MOINES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 58 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LACONA AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INDIANOLA BY
535 PM CDT...
MILO AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ACKWORTH BY 540 PM CDT...
SANDYVILLE BY 545 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 44 AND 45.
SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A CAR OR OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A
REINFORCED BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN IOWA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA.
LAT...LON 4117 9380 4144 9359 4144 9333 4117 9334
4116 9380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 230DEG 50KT 4120 9356
$$000
WWUS53 KDMX 082240
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
540 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
IAC181-082300-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-080608T2300Z/
WARREN IA-
540 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR WARREN
COUNTY...
AT 538 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MILO...OR 24 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DES MOINES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 44 AND 45.
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.
STRONG ROTATION WAS INDICATED BY STORM SPOTTERS 4 MILES SOUTH OF
MILO AT 537 PM CDT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN IOWA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA.
LAT...LON 4117 9380 4144 9359 4144 9333 4117 9334
4116 9380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 235DEG 57KT 4128 9336
$$000
WWUS53 KDMX 082252
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
552 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
IAC181-082302-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-080608T2300Z/
WARREN IA-
552 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WARREN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM CDT...
AT 547 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...AND NO
LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN IOWA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA.
LAT...LON 4117 9380 4144 9359 4144 9333 4117 9334
4116 9380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 235DEG 57KT 4139 9315
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Webster, Wright | 46 min |
| Jun 7, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster, Wright | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Crawford | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Crawford, Sac | 58 min |
| Jun 7, 7:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 9 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 9 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 20 min |
| Jun 7, 8:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Wright | 12 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Wapello | 62 days |
| Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Emmet | 14 days |
| Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster | 6 days |
| Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 8 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer | 9 days |
| Jun 7, 9:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 10:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Worth | 12 hr |
| Jun 7, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Palo Alto | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 11:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Carroll | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 11:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Winnebago, Worth | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 12:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 31 min |
| Jun 8, 12:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Pocahontas, Sac | 13 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 1:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Crawford | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 3:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll, Crawford | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 3:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 3:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Humboldt | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Carroll | 12 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Winnebago | 12 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Polk, Story | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 6:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 21 min |
| Jun 8, 6:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Tama | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 7:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Polk, Story | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Crawford | 12 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 12 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Madison, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 8:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Wright | 12 hr |
| Jun 8, 8:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Greene | 37 hr |
| Jun 8, 8:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 7 days |
| Jun 8, 9:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 37 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 45 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 10:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 21 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 12 days |
| Jun 8, 12:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 43 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 34 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Cass | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 1:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 42 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Cass | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Greene, Hamilton, Webster | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Cass, Guthrie | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 2:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Greene, Guthrie, Webster | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 3:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Hamilton, Wright | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams, Ringgold, Taylor | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 3:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Butler | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Tama | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Ringgold, Union | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Marshall, Tama | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Marion, Warren | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Union | 20 min |
| Jun 8, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Tama | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 4:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.