Tornado Warning 97, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Jun 11, 2008, 8:26 PM CDT (01:26 UTC)

Expired

Jun 11, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KDMX 120126
TORDMX
IAC147-151-120200-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0097.080612T0126Z-080612T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
826 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN PALO ALTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA...
  NORTHWESTERN POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT.

* AT 825 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR LAURENS...
  OR 23 MILES NORTHEAST OF STORM LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 47 MPH.

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

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS ALSO EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 
LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4303 9491 4280 9468 4267 9492 4275 9493
      4288 9493 4290 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 232DEG 41KT 4280 9478

$$

KINNEY

000 
WWUS53 KDMX 120142
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
842 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

IAC147-151-120200-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0097.000000T0000Z-080612T0200Z/
PALO ALTO IA-POCAHONTAS IA-
842 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN POCAHONTAS AND SOUTHWESTERN PALO ALTO COUNTIES...

AT 838 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LAURENS...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF STORM LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
38 MPH.

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

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4303 9491 4280 9468 4267 9492 4275 9493
      4288 9493 4290 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 232DEG 33KT 4275 9494

$$

LEE

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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.