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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood watch at Jun 13, 2011, 3:32 PM CDT for 24 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jun 13, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2011, 3:32 PM CDT (20:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 13, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2011, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Flood severity
- None
All 24 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Cass County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 529 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -329 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 727 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
964 WGUS63 KDMX 132032 FFADMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 332 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT... .A WARM FRONT SOUTH OF THE REGION WILL BECOME ACTIVE TONIGHT WITH THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN IOWA AND THEN BUILDING NORTH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WITH RECENT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY CURRENT SOIL MOISTURE IS RELATIVELY HIGH AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-140445- /O.NEW.KDMX.FF.A.0003.110614T0300Z-110614T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 332 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...DALLAS... JASPER...POLK AND POWESHIEK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA... APPANOOSE...CLARKE...DECATUR...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA... MARION...MONROE...RINGGOLD...UNION...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA... ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA... AUDUBON AND GUTHRIE. * FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER STORMS. * RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH URBAN STREET FLOODING. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ REV
6 follow-up statements
665 WGUS63 KDMX 140201 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 901 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AND NORTH OF A WARM FRONT SITUATED ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. WITH RECENT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS INCLUDING HEAVIER RAINS TODAY...CURRENT SOIL MOISTURE IS RELATIVELY HIGH AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-141000- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0003.110614T0300Z-110614T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 901 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...DALLAS...JASPER...POLK AND POWESHIEK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE... DECATUR...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE... RINGGOLD...UNION...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON AND GUTHRIE. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER STORMS. * RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH URBAN STREET FLOODING. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ MJB
627 WGUS63 KDMX 140829 FFADMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 329 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVED ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK HAVE CREATED VERY WET CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA INCLUDING STREAMS ALREADY RUNNING NEAR TO ABOVE BANKFULL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AREA POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT. A PERIOD OF MOSTLY DRY WEATHER WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY TODAY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-141630- /O.EXT.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110615T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 329 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...DALLAS...JASPER...POLK AND POWESHIEK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE... DECATUR...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE... RINGGOLD...UNION...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON AND GUTHRIE. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT PONDING AND URBAN FLOODING. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. NUMEROUS RIVERS AND STREAMS LIKELY WILL EXCEED FLOOD STAGE FROM THIS RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ DONAVON
824 WGUS63 KDMX 141605 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1105 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVED ACROSS THE AREA LAST NIGHT. THESE STORMS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK HAVE CREATED VERY WET CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA INCLUDING STREAMS ALREADY RUNNING NEAR TO ABOVE BANKFULL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AREA POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT. A PERIOD OF MOSTLY DRY WEATHER WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY TODAY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-150015- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110615T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 1105 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...DALLAS...JASPER...POLK AND POWESHIEK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE... DECATUR...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE... RINGGOLD...UNION...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON AND GUTHRIE. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT PONDING AND URBAN FLOODING. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. NUMEROUS RIVERS AND STREAMS LIKELY WILL EXCEED FLOOD STAGE FROM THIS RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ REV
158 WGUS63 KDMX 142207 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 507 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVED ACROSS THE AREA LAST NIGHT. THESE STORMS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK HAVE CREATED VERY WET CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA INCLUDING STREAMS ALREADY RUNNING NEAR TO ABOVE BANK FULL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT. IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-150615- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110615T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 507 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...DALLAS...JASPER...POLK AND POWESHIEK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE... DECATUR...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE... RINGGOLD...UNION...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON AND GUTHRIE. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT PONDING AND URBAN FLOODING. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. NUMEROUS RIVERS AND STREAMS LIKELY WILL EXCEED FLOOD STAGE FROM THIS RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ LEE
290 WGUS63 KDMX 150233 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 933 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVED ACROSS THE AREA LAST NIGHT. THESE STORMS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK HAVE CREATED VERY WET CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA INCLUDING STREAMS ALREADY RUNNING NEAR TO ABOVE BANK FULL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING THE AREA AGAIN TONIGHT...PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD LEAD TO MORE FLASH FLOODING. IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-151045- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110615T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 933 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...DALLAS...JASPER...POLK AND POWESHIEK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE... DECATUR...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE... RINGGOLD...UNION...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON AND GUTHRIE. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY * THUNDERSTORMS HAVE REDEVELOPED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUED AT INTERVALS OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT PONDING AND URBAN FLOODING. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. NUMEROUS RIVERS AND STREAMS LIKELY WILL EXCEED FLOOD STAGE FROM THIS RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ LEE
913 WGUS63 KDMX 150845 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 345 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 .LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL IOWA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE STATE BY LATER THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING DRIER AIR TO THE STATE. IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-150945- /O.CAN.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-110615T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 345 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED OVER THE WATCH AREA LAST NIGHT WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA FROM ALBIA TO OTTUMWA. OTHER AREAS RECEIVED UNDER AN INCH...WITH SPOTTY 2 INCH AMOUNTS. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED...HOWEVER PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE OF STANDING WATER AS A RESULT OF THE RAINFALL OF THE PAST TWO DAYS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Jun 13, 2:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 2:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 215 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 .UPDATE PUBLIC DISCUSSION... .SHORT TERM /TODAY/... WILL CONTINUE WIND ADVISORY OVER CENTRAL...HAVE ADDED REMAINING COUNTIES OVER THE EAST TO CWA BORDER THROUGH 6 PM.../REV MCS HOLDING TOGETHER AND TRACKING ALONG WEAK SFC TROUGH AND RATHER STRONG EARLY MORNING LOW LEVEL JET FEEDING SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTH. THOUGH THE COMPLEX SHOULD ENTER A LESS FAVORABLE AIRMASS AS IT REACHES THE I35 CORRIDOR...IT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WEST CENTRAL COUNTIES. HAVE RAISED POP FOR THE MORNING HOURS...AND WILL EVALUATE THE PM AS THE COMPLEX OF STORMS NEARS THE I35 CORRIDOR. SEVERE LOOKS LIMITED...THOUGH THE UPDRAFTS HAVE INCREASED IN DEPTH OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. /REV .PREVIOUS SHORT TERM /TODAY/... PRIMARY PRECIP CONCERN TODAY WILL BE ELEVATED CONVECTIVE TRENDS AS GREAT LAKES SFC HIGH CONTINUES TO FEED ENOUGH COOL AND RELATIVELY DRIER AIR INTO IA...ALLEVIATING THE MORE SFC BASED THREAT. TWO AREAS OF CONCERN AT THE MOMENT INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OVER NRN KS AS REFERENCED IN RECENT SPC MCD...AND NE/SD MCS POTENTIALLY REACHING NWRN IA. RDD SOUNDINGS SUGGEST BASE OF ELEVATED INSTABILITY AND STEEPER LAPSE RATES AROUND 305K AND MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AT THAT LEVEL IS CURRENTLY COINCIDENT WITH HIGHER BASED CLOUDS TOPPING RIDGE OVER NRN KS. NAM IS MORE BULLISH THAN OTHER MODELS WITH ELEVATED INSTABILITY...BUT MOST DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS STILL EXPECT MCS TO FORM IN THIS AREA AND POSSIBLY CLIP SWRN IA THIS MORNING. 6-7KFT CIGS HAVE RECENTLY FORMED KSTJ TO KLWD...HINTING AT POTENTIAL. OTHER LOWER MVFR CIGS HAVE FORMED KI75-KTVK BUT THIS APPEARS TO BE TRAPPED BELOW THE INVERSION. FARTHER NORTH...CHE SOUNDINGS SUGGEST ANY CONVECTION WOULD BE ROOTED EVEN HIGHER...AROUND 310K. NAM/RUC SHOW FADING SUPPORT INTO IA THIS MORNING SO THIS MCS MAY WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES...BUT STILL HAVE LOW POPS TO COVER POTENTIAL AS EXTRAPOLATION BRINGS IT THERE 13-15Z. BOTH 305-310K SFC MOISTURE AND CONVERGENCE FIELDS SUGGEST ADDITIONAL ELEVATED CONVECTION POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL AND WRN IA SO HAVE PERSISTENT CHC POPS THERE. HAVE STAYED TOWARD THE LOW END OF THE GUIDANCE ENVELOPE EXPECTING SUFFICIENT CLOUD COVER TO LIMIT HEATING/MIXING...SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. .LONG TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... THE FORECAST FOR THE COMING WEEK CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT AN ACTIVE AND WET PERIOD. TONIGHT A SURFACE LOW OVER KS/NEB WITH SHIFT A WARM FRONT INTO SW IA DURING THE EVENING AS THE LOW SHIFTS ENE. THETA ADVECTION INCREASES TOWARDS MIDNIGHT AS A LOW LEVEL JET TURNS INTO THE FRONT. WE SHOULD SEE ANOTHER STORM COMPLEX DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING THEN ROLL ACROSS SOUTHERN/CENTRAL IOWA OVERNIGHT. THE FRONTS SHIFTS LITTLE INTO TUESDAY AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS SHOULD LEND UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT OVER THE FORECAST AREA. STORMS WILL INITIALLY BE ONGOING IN THE EAST TUESDAY MORNING AND IF WE CAN GET INITIATION GOING IN THE AFTERNOON WE WILL SEE MORE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN IOWA. SEVERE POTENTIAL LOOKS BEST OVER SOUTHERN/WESTERN IOWA THIS EVENING AS SHEAR INCREASES SO WE WILL NEED TO WATCH THIS. MAY EVEN SEE AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA THIS EVENING BUT HAIL AND WIND WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. HEAVY RAIN ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT BUT LIKELY MORE OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND FAR SOUTH...WHERE PAST PRECIP TOTALS HAVE NOT BEEN AS HIGH AS ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THE UPPER SHORTWAVE STALL OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS...OVER SOUTHEASTERN MN AND SW WI. THE EURO STILL HAS THE CLOSED LOW SOLUTION WHILE THE GFS HOLDS TO ITS OPEN WAVE SOLUTION. I LIKE THE GFS'S EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM SO WENT MORE WITH THAT SOLUTION. RIDGE TRYS TO BUILD INTO THE FAR W WHILE THE NE HAS TO DEAL WITH THE LOW INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RIDGE THEN BUILDS INTO CENTRAL IOWA THURSDAY FOR A MOSTLY DRY AND SLIGHTLY WARMER DAY. TRIED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO POP AND WEATHER GRIDS BASED ON TIMING AND POSITION OF THE FRONT AND THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES BUT THERE IS STILL ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY TO WARRANT HIGHER THAN CHANCE POPS AT BEST. WE REPEAT THIS PATTERN BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER SHORTWAVE RIDING THE RIDGE ALOFT AND A LOW WITH WARM FRONT INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN MO. PLACEMENT ISSUES WITH THE MODELS EXIST BUT THE GENERAL TREND IS IN DECENT AGREEMENT. && .AVIATION...13/18Z QUICK UPDATE...LEADING EDGE OF MCS CONTINUES TO ADVANCE SOUTHEAST. WAKE LOW WINDS BEHIND THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. EXPECTING SOME GUSTS WITH STORMS TO 45KT AND WINDS FOLLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 45KTS. ANOTHER ROUND MAY FORM AGAIN TNT... THOUGH TIMING IS DIFFICULT. ITS LIKELY TO BE AFT 02Z-05Z TIMEFRAME AS LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES ONCE AGAIN. WILL MONITOR AND FILL IN GAPS IN TAF PACKAGE PRIOR TO 00Z PACKAGE. /REV && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BOONE-DALLAS- JASPER-MARSHALL-POLK-POWESHIEK-STORY-TAMA. && SHORT TERM...REV AVIATION...REV LONG TERM...FAB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 12:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1243 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 IAZ072-073-141745- MADISON-WARREN- 1243 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND THE MAIN THREATS. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WOULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE DES MOINES RIVER VALLEY. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE SEVEN DAY PERIOD. A STORM OR TWO TUESDAY COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS BEYOND TUESDAY IS LOW BUT CANNOT BE RULED OUT. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE BUT SPECIFIC SEVERE THREATS FOR STORMS LATER IN THE WEEK WILL BE BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THIS WEEK. IAZ045>048-057>060-141745- CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- 1243 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND THE MAIN THREATS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTH. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WOULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. A WIND ADVISORY 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE SEVEN DAY PERIOD. A STORM OR TWO TUESDAY COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS BEYOND TUESDAY IS LOW BUT CANNOT BE RULED OUT. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE BUT SPECIFIC SEVERE THREATS FOR STORMS LATER IN THE WEEK WILL BE BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THIS WEEK. IAZ061-062-070-071-074-075-081>086-092>097-141745- JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 1243 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND THE MAIN THREATS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTH. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WOULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE SEVEN DAY PERIOD. A STORM OR TWO TUESDAY COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS BEYOND TUESDAY IS LOW BUT CANNOT BE RULED OUT. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE BUT SPECIFIC SEVERE THREATS FOR STORMS LATER IN THE WEEK WILL BE BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THIS WEEK. IAZ004-005-015-023>025-033>036-044-049-141745- EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-MARSHALL- 1243 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY EARLY AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 AND EAST OF I35. MORE STORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND THE MAIN THREATS. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WOULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE SEVEN DAY PERIOD. A STORM OR TWO TUESDAY COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS BEYOND TUESDAY IS LOW BUT CANNOT BE RULED OUT. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE BUT SPECIFIC SEVERE THREATS FOR STORMS LATER IN THE WEEK WILL BE BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THIS WEEK. IAZ006-007-016-017-026>028-037>039-050-141745- WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN- GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA- 1243 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE SEVEN DAY PERIOD. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS IS LOW BUT CANNOT BE RULED OUT. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE BUT SPECIFIC SEVERE THREATS FOR STORMS LATER IN THE WEEK WILL BE BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. REV
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 13, 1:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 PM HEAVY RAIN INDIANOLA 41.36N 93.57W
06/13/2011 E2.00 INCH WARREN IA EMERGENCY MNGR
HEAVY RAIN POOLING ALONG HIGHWAY 65-69 NEAR HAYES STREET.
LANE BLOCKED TO TRAFFIC DUE TO PONDING WATER.
&&
RVACHALELocal storm report, Jun 13, 1:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HUXLEY 41.90N 93.60W
06/13/2011 STORY IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
12 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB BLOWN DOWN FROM WAKE LOW
WINDS.
&&
31Special weather statement, Jun 13, 1:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 136 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 IAZ085-086-096-097-132045- MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 136 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA... AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS IS MOVING INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH AT TIMES. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE STORMS SHOULD BE OUT OF THE AREA BY 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. REV
Local storm report, Jun 13, 1:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM TSTM WND DMG YALE 41.78N 94.36W
06/13/2011 GUTHRIE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
8 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN.
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BFLocal storm report, Jun 13, 2:45 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
245 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0234 PM HAIL 5 W DRAKESVILLE 40.80N 92.58W
06/13/2011 E0.75 INCH DAVIS IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
JJOHNSONLocal storm report, Jun 13, 2:53 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
253 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEVADA 42.02N 93.45W
06/13/2011 STORY IA EMERGENCY MNGR
3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE FELL ON HOUSE IN NEVADA.
&&
RVACHALEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Greene | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Polk, Story | 33 min |
| Jun 13, 11:48 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Monroe | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Davis | 48 min |
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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.