Tornado Warning 98, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Jun 11, 2008, 8:31 PM CDT (01:31 UTC)

Expired

Jun 11, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Carroll County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 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 120131
TORDMX
IAC027-120200-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0098.080612T0131Z-080612T0200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT.

* AT 830 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ARCADIA...
  OR 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF IDA GROVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 56 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ARCADIA BY 835 PM CDT...
  BREDA BY 840 PM CDT...

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 4221 9469 4200 9509 4221 9510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 234DEG 49KT 4204 9506

$$

MOYER

000 
WWUS53 KDMX 120149
SVSDMX

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

IAC027-120200-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0098.000000T0000Z-080612T0200Z/
CARROLL IA-
849 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY...

AT 847 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BREDA...OR 30
MILES EAST OF IDA GROVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 46 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 4221 9469 4200 9509 4221 9510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 231DEG 40KT 4219 9490

$$

COGIL

000 
WWUS53 KDMX 120202 RRA
SVSDMX

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

IAC027-120212-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0098.000000T0000Z-080612T0200Z/
CARROLL IA-
902 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

AT 900 PM 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 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4221 9469 4200 9509 4221 9510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 231DEG 40KT 4219 9490

$$

MOYER

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