Alert archive / Iowa / Wind Advisories in 2010
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Sep 3, 2010, 3:33 AM CDT for 7 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Sep 3, 2010, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2010, 3:33 AM CDT (08:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 3, 2010, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2010, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Cerro Gordo County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
328 WWUS73 KDMX 030833 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 333 AM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...STRONG WINDS OVER NORTHERN IOWA LATER TODAY... .IOWA WILL BE POSITIONED BETWEEN A RELATIVELY DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITING THE GREAT LAKES...AND AN APPROACHING HIGH PRESSURE AREA ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TOWARD MIDDAY. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE HEATING OF THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ004>007-015>017-031700- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.100903T1500Z-100903T2300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY 333 AM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS MAY REACH OR JUST EXCEED 30 MPH OVER NORTHERN IOWA...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OR MORE. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SHARPLY APPROACHING SUNSET. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY PRODUCE MINOR TREE DAMAGE...BLOW AROUND LOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS...AND IMPACT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SMALL
3 follow-up statements
366 WWUS73 KDMX 031555 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1055 AM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...STRONG WINDS OVER NORTHERN IOWA LATER TODAY... .IOWA WILL BE POSITIONED BETWEEN A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ONTARIO...AND AN APPROACHING HIGH PRESSURE AREA ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TOWARD MIDDAY. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE HEATING OF THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ004>007-015>017-032300- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100903T2300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY 1055 AM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS MAY REACH OR JUST EXCEED 30 MPH OVER NORTHERN IOWA... WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OR MORE. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SHARPLY APPROACHING SUNSET. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY PRODUCE MINOR TREE DAMAGE...BLOW AROUND LOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS...AND IMPACT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HINSBERGER
882 WWUS73 KDMX 032044 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 344 PM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...STRONG WINDS OVER NORTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON... .IOWA WILL BE POSITIONED BETWEEN A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ONTARIO...AND AN APPROACHING HIGH PRESSURE AREA ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TOWARD MIDDAY. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ004>007-015>017-032300- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100903T2300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY 344 PM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS MAY REACH OR JUST EXCEED 30 MPH OVER NORTHERN IOWA... WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OR MORE. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SHARPLY APPROACHING SUNSET. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY PRODUCE MINOR TREE DAMAGE...BLOW AROUND LOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS...AND IMPACT TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HINSBERGER
226 WWUS73 KDMX 032253 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 553 PM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010 IAZ004>007-015>017-040000- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100903T2300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY 553 PM CDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE STATE WITH WIND SPEEDS BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. GUSTY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 MPH BY SUNSET OR SHORTLY AFTER. $$
Nearby
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.