Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Des Moines, IA

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1153 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

IAC015-079-083-127-169-210515-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-110621T0515Z/
STORY IA-MARSHALL IA-HARDIN IA-HAMILTON IA-BOONE IA-
1153 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
BOONE...SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON...SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN...NORTHWESTERN
MARSHALL AND STORY COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...

AT 1148 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
SOUTH OF STORY CITY...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF AMES...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  JEWELL...ROLAND...RANDALL...MCCALLSBURG...ELLSWORTH...ZEARING...ST.
  ANTHONY AND RADCLIFFE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 106 AND 141.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO THE BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM
OF A REINFORCED BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4188 9353 4207 9385 4243 9357 4216 9313
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 219DEG 45KT 4215 9350
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1211 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

IAC015-079-083-127-169-210521-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-110621T0515Z/
STORY IA-MARSHALL IA-HARDIN IA-HAMILTON IA-BOONE IA-
1211 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BOONE...
SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON...SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN...NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL
AND STORY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 AM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

LAT...LON 4188 9353 4207 9385 4243 9357 4216 9313
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 219DEG 45KT 4232 9331

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
650 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...
CURRENTLY GEARING UP FOR RATHER ACTIVE NIGHT ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA. STRONG LATE SPRING STORM TAKING AIM AT UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT
WITH LIKELIHOOD OF ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE AREA THROUGH
THE EVENING AND LATE NIGHT HOURS. WARM FRONT LOOKS TO BE ENTERING
FAR SOUTHERN IA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SIGNIFICANT DRY PUNCH
HEADING INTO CENTRAL KANSAS AND NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  BULK
SHEAR AND INSTABILITY SUPPORT SUPERCELLS WITH POTENTIAL TORS INTO
THE EVENING AND LIKELY TO SEE STORMS CONGEAL INTO A BOWING MCS WITH
EMBEDDED HP SUPERCELLS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. CURRENT SOUNDINGS
SUGGEST INITIATION AFT 22-23Z WEST WITH RAPID DEVELOPMENT INTO THE
EVENING. SECONDARY TROUGH OVER NORTHERN IA MAY BE ANOTHER AREA TO
WATCH WITH CONVERGENCE ALREADY TAKING PLACE THERE.  CAPE IN THE
3000-4000 J/KG RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON AS UPPER LEVEL WAVE BEGINS TO
INTERACT WITH THE REGION BETWEEN 02-08Z TNT. EARLIER H300 ANALYSIS
SHOWED STRONG DIFFLUENCE ALOFT WITH NEG TILTED WAVE WORKING
NORTHEAST TOWARD THE STATE. THOUGH FORWARD PROPAGATING STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT...HIGH PWATS AND LOW FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE FROM LAST
NIGHTS RAINFALL WILL ALSO MEAN POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WITH
UNDER .75 INCHES PER HOUR IN SOME CASES.  LIKELY WILL SEE HEAVY
DOWNPOURS AND FAST RATE RAINFALL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
DESPITE QUICK MOVING STORMS. TONIGHTS STORMS COULD RESULT IN HIGH
END WIND EVENT IF THE STORMS ORGANIZE INTO BOW ECHO STRUCTURE LATER
IN THE EVENING HOURS. LOWS HAVE BEEN LOWERED TO NEAR CONVECTIVE
DOWNBURST TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST TO EAST FOR MUCH OF
THE NIGHT BUT SHIFT TO THE SOUTH TOWARD MORNING AS WARM FRONT MOVES
INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA TOMORROW.

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AFTER AN ACTIVE NIGHT...MAJORITY OF THE STORMS WILL BE NORTHEAST AT
THE START OF THE PERIOD. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR REDEVELOPMENT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO LATE EVENING. MUCH COOLER TEMPS WILL FOLLOW
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WITH A GRADUAL WARM UP EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

TUESDAY...VERTICALLY STACKED SYNOPTIC SYSTEM WILL BE LOCATED OVER
THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY BY 12Z...WITH 20.12 GFS PLACING THE
SURFACE LOW NEAR THE NE/SD/IA BORDER...ECMWF SLIGHTLY SOUTH...AND
THE NAM FURTHER SOUTH NEAR THE MO/NE/IA BORDER. RESIDUAL CLOUD COVER
IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF IOWA...BUT BOUNDARY LAYER SHOULD QUICKLY
DESTABILIZE IF CLOUDS ARE ABLE TO BREAK UP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE THE SURFACE LOW WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTHEASTWARD IN
RESPONSE TO THE SLOWED PROGRESS OF THE CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW...AND
BY 00Z WILL BE LOCATED IN NORTHWEST/NORTHCENTRAL IOWA. WITH THE WARM
SECTOR ACROSS EASTERN IOWA...AND IT IS THIS REGION THAT WILL BE MOST
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER...IN PARTICULAR NORTHEAST IOWA BETWEEN
I35 AND I80. DEEP LAYER SHEAR OF 30-40KTS WITH MLCAPES OF +1500J/KG
WILL SUPPORT DISCRETE SUPERCELLS...WITH LARGE HAIL AS THE PRIMARY
THREAT...AND TOO A LESSER DEGREE SEVERE WIND. TORNADOES ARE ALSO A
POSSIBILITY AS SREF 20.09 BUFKIT SOUNDINGS AT WATERLOO SHOW 0-1KM
HELICITY GENERALLY IN THE 100-150 M2/S2 RANGE...AND LCL HEIGHTS
AROUND 2000FT.  LOOKS LIKE THE WINDOW FOR SEVERE WEATHER WOULD BE
DURING PEAK HEATING AND DEPEND HEAVILY ON THE BOUNDARY LAYERS
ABILITY TO RECOVER. AT THE MOMENT...THE MOST LIKELY TIME PERIOD
WOULD BE CENTERED AROUND THE EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING.

WEDNESDAY THOUGH THURSDAY...MUCH COOLER TEMPS ARE EXPECTED DURING
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS THE CLOSED LOW CONTINUES TO WOBBLE OVER
THE UPPER MIDWEST. H850 TEMPS WILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 10C...AND
FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW LOW STATUS WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND
DRIZZLE. WEAK SHORT WAVES WILL ROTATE AROUND THE CLOSED LOW AND
ENHANCE THE PRECIP CHANCES...BUT CONFIDENCE IN THE TIMING OF THESE
IS LOW. NONE THE LESS...HAVE TRIED TO ZONE IN ON THESE WAVES...BUT
ALSO TRENDED THE POPS SO THAT THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP ARE DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPS ON WED AND THURS WILL BE NEAR RECORD
LOW FOR LATE JUNE.

FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...NORTHWEST FLOW DOWNSTREAM OF UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING OVER THE HIGH PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP TEMPS ON THE
COOLER SIDE. HOWEVER...BOTH ECMWF AND GFS 20.12 SHOW THETA_E
ADVECTION RETURNING ACROSS THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY. LEE SIDE
SHORTWAVES WILL LIKELY LEAD TO THE OVERNIGHT DEVELOPMENT OF
MCSS...SO HAVE INCLUDED SLIGHT POPS TO REFLECT THIS DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. CURRENT GUIDANCE KEEPS THE BULK OF THE PRECIP OVER
EASTERN NE/KS ALONG THE THETA_E GRADIENT.

&&

.HYDROLOGY/...
LAST NIGHTS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS LEAD TO EXTREMELY SATURATED SOIL
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA...WITH MOST STREAMS RUNNING NEAR OR
ABOVE BANK FULL. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS IS EXPECTED LATE THIS
EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
LIFTS NORTHWARD ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY. STORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN NE/KS THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS IOWA.
THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3
INCHES PER HOUR. GIVEN THE RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND SOIL
CONDITIONS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. RIVER FLOODING MAY
ALSO BE A ISSUE DEPENDING ON WHICH BASINS RECEIVE THE HIGHEST
RAINFALL TOTALS.

&&

.AVIATION...21/00Z
STRONG WRMFNT LIFTING NWD INTO IA AS SC LOW IN NERN KS PUSHES NEWD.
ARC OF TSRA ERN NEBRASKA INTO KS WILL PUSH NEWD INTO THE TAF SITES
AFT 03Z WITH SCT SVR TSRA.  MAIN SVR THREAT WILL LIFT N OF THE TAF
SITES BFR SNRS WITH A BREAK IN THE ACTION AND CONDS BCMG VFR IN THE
MRNG.  INSTABILITY SHWRS/TSRA WILL DVLP TUE AFTN.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR ADAIR-ADAMS-APPANOOSE-AUDUBON-CARROLL-CASS-CLARKE-
CRAWFORD-DALLAS-DAVIS-DECATUR-GUTHRIE-JASPER-LUCAS-MADISON-
MAHASKA-MARION-MONROE-POLK-POWESHIEK-RINGGOLD-TAYLOR-UNION-WAPELLO-
WARREN-WAYNE.

&&

SHORT TERM...REV
LONG TERM...BEITLICH
AVIATION...MS JUN 11

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
347 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

IAZ044-045-057>062-070-071-074-075-081>086-092>097-212100-
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-
ADAIR-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-
RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
347 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SIGNIFICANT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS WESTERN IOWA.  GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL OR
LARGER...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH...AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND
EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 OVERNIGHT. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOKED AREA.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER DES MOINES RIVER BASIN AND THE NORTH RIVER.
PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS
WELL AS LATE FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
THE MAIN THREATS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAINLY
EAST OF INTERSTATE 35.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL
ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT VARIOUS TIMES THIS WEEK.

IAZ006-007-015>017-023-025>028-033>039-046>050-212100-
WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-WRIGHT-
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-
BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-
347 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE
THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE...THOUGH FLASH FLOODING IS NOT LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS
WELL AS LATE FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO EAST OF INTERSTATE 35.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT VARIOUS TIMES THIS WEEK.

IAZ004-005-024-072-073-212100-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-HUMBOLDT-MADISON-WARREN-
347 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL OR LARGER...DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS TO 75 MPH...AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
EVENING WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 LATER
TONIGHT.  LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80
TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER DES MOINES RIVER BASIN AND THE
NORTH RIVER. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE
AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS
WELL AS LATE FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT VARIOUS TIMES THIS WEEK.

REV

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
931 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

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

0910 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 NW RICKETTS           42.18N 95.65W
06/20/2011  E60 MPH          CRAWFORD           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 60 MPH
            WITH STORM FRONT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

LEE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
958 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

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

0953 PM     TSTM WND GST     CUMBERLAND              41.27N 94.87W
06/20/2011  E60 MPH          CASS               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER ESTIMATED UP TO 60 MPH GUSTS AND REPORTS 3 TO 6
            INCH BRANCHES DOWN.

&&

LEE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1034 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

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

1033 PM     HAIL             SSW LAKE CITY           42.27N 94.73W
06/20/2011  E1.00 INCH       CALHOUN            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN

&&

MS JUN 11

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1042 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

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

1012 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW CARROLL           42.07N 94.88W
06/20/2011                   CARROLL            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS A POWER LINE AND FENCING
            BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE 1500 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 71 IN CARROLL.

&&

LEE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1114 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

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

1100 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N POCAHONTAS          42.77N 94.67W
06/20/2011  E60 MPH          POCAHONTAS         IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKEL HAIL REPORTED AS WELL.

&&

BEEREND

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1121 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

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

1120 PM     HAIL             OGDEN                   42.04N 94.03W
06/20/2011  E0.75 INCH       BOONE              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

BEEREND