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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 1, 20105 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2010, 5:01 PM CDT for 5 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 44 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 1, 2010, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2010, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clarke County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Madison County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Union County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 1, 1:53 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 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 May 31, 6:29 PM CDT, 22 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 6:29 PM CDT, 22 hours 32 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 2:17 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXEmmet, Palo Alto43 min
Jun 1, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdams, Ringgold, Taylor, Union52 min
Jun 1, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdams30 min
Jun 1, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHamilton, Webster48 min
Jun 1, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Madison, Union47 min
Jun 1, 5:06 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Union39 min
Jun 1, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren40 min
Jun 1, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne27 min
Jun 1, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison44 min
Jun 1, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBremer26 min
Jun 1, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAudubon, Carroll50 min
Jun 1, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCarroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie52 min
Jun 1, 6:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCass44 min
Jun 1, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAudubon, Guthrie30 min
Jun 1, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Cass, Union41 min
Jun 1, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXMahaska, Marion, Monroe, Wapello40 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.