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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 5, 2010Boone County, Hamilton County, Webster County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2010, 4:18 PM CDT for Boone County, Hamilton County, Webster County, Iowa. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2010, 4:18 PM CDT (21:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2010, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Webster County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 5, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 5, 6:41 AM CDT, 9 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 6:41 AM CDT, 9 hours 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 5:53 AM CDT, 10 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
553 AM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010

IAZ075-085-086-096-097-061100-
MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
553 AM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS CAN
BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...QUARTER SIZED HAIL
AND 60 MPH WINDS POSSIBLE.

MORE SIGNIFICANT STORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW
TORNADOES... 2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND 75 MPH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM TODAY. ADDITIONAL AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN IS
ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR MONDAY...TUESDAY
AND THURSDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS PERIOD WILL BE
BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM TODAY.

IAZ047>050-057>062-070>074-081>084-092>095-061100-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-
TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
553 AM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS EXIST TODAY. STORMS THIS MORNING
COULD PRODUCE QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO...HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL AND 65 MPH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR MONDAY...TUESDAY
AND THURSDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS PERIOD WILL BE
BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

IAZ044>046-061100-
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
553 AM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS EXIST TODAY. STORMS THIS MORNING
COULD PRODUCE QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO...QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND 65 MPH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR MONDAY...TUESDAY
AND THURSDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS PERIOD WILL BE
BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-061100-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
553 AM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR TODAY. AN ISOLATED SEVERE
STORM WITH QUARTER SIZED HAIL IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SCATTERED MAINLY NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY.
ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR MONDAY...TUESDAY
AND THURSDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS PERIOD WILL BE
BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

DONAVON

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 10:43 AM CDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 5, 1:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
155 PM CDT SAT JUN 05 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 PM     FLOOD            6 SE BEDFORD            40.61N 94.64W
06/05/2010                   TAYLOR             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER THE ROAD...ROAD CLOSED ON 317TH BETWEEN ORANGE
            AND MONTANA ST.

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BF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAppanoose36 min
Jun 4, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDavis36 min
Jun 5, 12:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXRinggold, Taylor38 min
Jun 5, 12:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXDecatur, Ringgold, Taylor6 hr
Jun 5, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXRinggold, Taylor48 min
Jun 5, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXTaylor25 min
Jun 5, 1:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXWapello26 hr
Jun 5, 2:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Cass, Taylor6 hr
Jun 5, 2:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdams, Taylor39 min
Jun 5, 2:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Union6 hr
Jun 5, 3:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXDecatur3 days
Jun 5, 3:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXRinggold, Taylor47 min
Jun 5, 4:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXTaylor49 min
Jun 5, 7:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXDecatur, Ringgold, Taylor3 hr
Jun 5, 7:10 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXDecatur, Ringgold, Taylor, Wayne24 hr
Jun 5, 7:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXTaylor14 hr
Jun 5, 8:36 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXAdams, Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor, Union22 hr
Jun 5, 12:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXAppanoose, Wayne23 hr
Jun 5, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.