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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Apr 16, 2008, 3:54 AM CDT for 49 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 16, 2008, 5:07 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2008, 3:54 AM CDT (08:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2008, 5:07 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2008, 3:02 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 49 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, 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, 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), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 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 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 3156 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 462 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 160854 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 354 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTH FROM NEBRASKA...AND BE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR BY THIS EVENING. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT TODAY. IAZ062-075-085-086-095>097-161700- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.080416T1400Z-080416T2000Z/ POWESHIEK-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 354 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. 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...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDMX 161007 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 507 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTH FROM NEBRASKA...AND BE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR BY THIS EVENING. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT TODAY. IAZ005>007-016-017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>061-070>074- 081>084-092>094-161700- /O.EXB.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.080416T1007Z-080416T1700Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN- GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL- TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- MARION-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD... GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON... ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON... CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO... AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON... ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR... LEON 507 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TOWARD NOON AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL FALL BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BY THE EARLY 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... ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS. $$ IAZ062-075-085-086-095>097-161815- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.080416T1400Z-080416T2000Z/ POWESHIEK-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 507 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH NOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. 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... ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS. $$
000 WWUS73 KDMX 161633 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1133 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO CENTRAL IOWA BY THIS EVENING. A STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF CENTRAL...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA...MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30. IAZ005-006-016-023>025-033>035-044>047-161745- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080416T1700Z/ KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...GARNER... POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE 1133 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH A SOUTH OR SOUTHWESTERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA AT 15 TO 30 MPH...THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT MEET ADVISORY CRITERIA. AS A RESULT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHWEST IOWA. $$ IAZ007-017-026>028-036>039-048>050-057>061-070>074-081>084- 092>094-162000- /O.EXT.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080416T2000Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY- BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MASON CITY...HAMPTON... ALLISON...WAVERLY...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER... WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 1133 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SOUTH WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG PAST THE NOON HOUR PROMPTING THE ADVISORY TO BE EXTENDED IN TIME UNTIL 3 PM. HOWEVER...THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY 3 PM. 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... ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS. $$ IAZ062-075-085-086-095>097-162000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080416T2000Z/ POWESHIEK-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1133 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL REMAIN BRISK AND GUSTY THROUGH EARLY EVENING BUT IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER 3 PM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION... ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS. $$ FAB
000 WWUS73 KDMX 162002 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 302 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008 .THE WIND HAS DIMINISHED OVER CENTRAL IOWA TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. IAZ007-017-026>028-036>039-048>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-162115- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080416T2000Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY- BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-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...NORTHWOOD...MASON CITY...HAMPTON... ALLISON...WAVERLY...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER... WATERLOO...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...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 302 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. A SOUTHWEST WIND HAS DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. WHILE THIS IS STILL QUITE BREEZY...THESE SPEEDS ARE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A BRISK WIND CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. $$ FAB
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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.