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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2008, 3:58 PM CST for 51 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 29, 2008, 1:15 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2008, 3:58 PM CST (21:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2008, 1:15 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 51 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KDMX 282158 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 358 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELED BUT A NEW WIND ADVISORY IS POSTED FOR TUESDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND TUESDAY. IAZ075-085-086-096-097-290600- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.080129T1500Z-080130T0000Z/ MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 358 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELED. LATE TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA. BY MID MORNING A NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO BE FALLING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH BUT THE STRONG WIND MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE LARGER PROBLEM WILL BE THE STRONG WIND GUSTS CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS MAY ALSO NEED TO BE SECURED. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IAZ057>062-070>074-081>084-092>095-290600- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.080129T1500Z-080130T0000Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON 358 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. LATE TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA. BY MID MORNING A NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO BE FALLING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH BUT THE STRONG WIND MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE LARGER PROBLEM WILL BE THE STRONG WIND GUSTS CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ FAB
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDMX 290254 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 854 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA TUESDAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY BEGINNING IN THE MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REACH SPEEDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-291100- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.080129T1500Z-080130T0000Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 854 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... LATE TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA. BY MID MORNING A NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO BE FALLING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH BUT THE STRONG WIND MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ REV
000 WWUS73 KDMX 290715 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 115 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BECOMING VERY WINDY EARLY THIS MORNING... .VERY COLD AIR SURGING SOUTHEAST BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA...AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044>046-291500- /O.EXB.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.080129T0715Z-080129T1500Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON 115 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IAZ057-058-070-291515- /O.EXT.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.080129T0715Z-080130T0000Z/ AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 115 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IAZ059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-291515- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.080129T1500Z-080130T0000Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 115 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MOYER
000 WWUS73 KDMX 291021 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 421 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...BECOMING VERY WINDY THIS MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO PICK UP BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT SURGING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. IAZ026-036-047-291200- /O.EXB.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080129T1200Z/ FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...WEBSTER CITY...BOONE 421 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-291800- /O.EXB.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.080129T1200Z-080129T1800Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 421 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR A TRANSITION FROM A WIND ADVISORY TO A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044>046-057-058-070-291200- /O.EXT.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080129T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ATLANTIC 421 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IAZ059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-291800- /O.EXT.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.080129T1200Z-080129T1800Z/ DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 421 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR A TRANSITION FROM A WIND ADVISORY TO A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ALBRECHT
000 WWUS73 KDMX 291206 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 606 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO PICK UP BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT SURGING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>047-057-058-070-291315- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080129T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC 606 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL STILL BE PRESENT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...HOWEVER WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN TRANSITIONED TO A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE AREA. $$ IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-291800- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080129T1800Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS- UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 606 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR A TRANSITION FROM A WIND ADVISORY TO A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ALBRECHT
000 WWUS73 KDMX 291646 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1046 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO PICK UP BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT SURGING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-291800- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080129T1800Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS- UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1046 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SO THIS ADVISORY WILL TRANSITION FROM A WIND ADVISORY TO A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KDMX 291808 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1208 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE AREAS HAS EXPIRED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. IAZ027-028-037>039-048>050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-291915- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080129T1800Z/ BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS- UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1208 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR THE AREA WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUING FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG...HOWEVER SNOWFALL WILL COMPLICATE THE SITUATION AND MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 3:54 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Mahaska, Monroe, Wapello | 12 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:50 PM CST | Blowing Snow Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 21 more | 13 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.