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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Des Moines, IA

April 15, 201225 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this high wind warning at Apr 15, 2012, 4:15 AM CDT for 25 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 15, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2012, 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2012, 7:54 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
All 25 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Boone County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Greene County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Polk County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:17 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 15, 4:56 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Grimes, IA50 KT GUST IN GRIMES.
Apr 15, 5:20 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Carroll, IACARROLL RWIS SITE MEASURED A GUST TO 52 KNOTS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 180 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-04-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 276 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
871 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
276 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
483 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

344 
WWUS73 KDMX 150915
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
415 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF A POTENT STORM SYSTEM
WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE TODAY...BRINGING VERY STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS.

IAZ033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-081>084-092>095-151715-
/O.NEW.KDMX.HW.W.0003.120415T1700Z-120416T0100Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...
OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON
415 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO
  EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. THESE
  WINDS CAN CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IAZ023>028-037>039-049-050-061-062-074-075-085-086-096-097-151715-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.120415T1700Z-120416T0100Z/
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-
BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-
WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...
HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
415 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
  AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. ANY
  SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT STORED OR TIED
  DOWN.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ004>007-015>017-151715-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.120415T1700Z-120416T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY
415 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
  AND CONTINUE TO REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT INTO THE MID
  MORNING HOURS MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
  FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE
  TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH A BRIEF LULL DURING THE LATE
  EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH BY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND
  IF NOT STORED OR TIED DOWN.

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.

&&

$$


MJB
5 follow-up statements
647 
WWUS73 KDMX 151345
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
845 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL
MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE TODAY...BRINGING VERY STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS TO THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

IAZ033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-081>084-092>095-152145-
/O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0003.120415T1700Z-120416T0100Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...
OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON
845 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO 
  EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AS WELL AS MINOR
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM LAST
  NIGHT\S STORMS...THE STRONG WINDS TODAY COULD LOFT ANY LOOSE
  DEBRIS LYING AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IAZ023>028-037>039-049-050-061-062-074-075-085-086-096-097-152145-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.120415T1700Z-120416T0100Z/
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-
BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-
WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...
HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
845 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS 
  AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. ANY
  SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT STORED OR TIED
  DOWN. IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM LAST NIGHT\S
  STORMS...THE STRONG WINDS TODAY COULD LOFT ANY LOOSE DEBRIS
  LYING AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ004>007-015>017-152145-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.120415T1700Z-120416T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY
845 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS 
  AND CONTINUE TO REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT INTO THE MID 
  MORNING HOURS MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS ARE 
  EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN 
  LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH A BRIEF LULL DURING THE 
  LATE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
  SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH 
  BY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND 
  IF NOT STORED OR TIED DOWN. 

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.

&&

$$

KS
655 
WWUS73 KDMX 151701
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1201 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL
MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE TODAY...BRINGING VERY STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS TO THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

IAZ033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-081>084-092>095-160100-
/O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...
OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON
1201 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS ARE
  EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY 
  DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADS. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AS WELL AS 
  MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM 
  LAST NIGHT\S STORMS...THE STRONG WINDS TODAY COULD LOFT ANY 
  LOOSE DEBRIS LYING AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IAZ023>028-037>039-049-050-061-062-074-075-085-086-096-097-160100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-
BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-
WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...
HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
1201 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. ANY 
  SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT STORED OR TIED 
  DOWN. IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM LAST NIGHT\S 
  STORMS...THE STRONG WINDS TODAY COULD LOFT ANY LOOSE DEBRIS 
  LYING AROUND. 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ004>007-015>017-160115-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY
1201 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS
  MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO
  MONDAY MORNING WITH A BRIEF LULL DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
   SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH BY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND 
  IF NOT STORED OR TIED DOWN. 

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.

&&

$$
709 
WWUS73 KDMX 151855
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
155 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.AS OF 2 PM...SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE STATE WERE SUSTAINED
BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF
THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ON THE STRONG SIDE ACROSS
NORTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

IAZ033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-081>084-092>095-160100-
/O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...
OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON
155 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS 
  ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AS WELL AS MINOR
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM THE
  STORMS LAST NIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS TODAY COULD LOFT ANY LOOSE
  DEBRIS LYING AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IAZ023>028-037>039-049-050-061-062-074-075-085-086-096-097-160100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-
BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-
WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...
HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
155 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE 
  DECREASING THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. ANY
  SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT STORED OR TIED
  DOWN. IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM THE STORMS LAST
  NIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS TODAY COULD LOFT ANY LOOSE DEBRIS
  LYING AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ004>007-015>017-160300-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY
155 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS 
  MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE 
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO 
  MONDAY MORNING WITH A BRIEF LULL DURING THE LATE EVENING 
  HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
   SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH BY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND 
  IF NOT STORED OR TIED DOWN. 

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.

&&

$$
442 
WWUS73 KDMX 152132
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
432 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY
TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ON THE STRONG
SIDE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

IAZ033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-081>084-092>095-160100-
/O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...
OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON
432 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
  FROM NOW INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY 
  DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADS. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AS WELL AS 
  MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM 
  THE STORMS LAST NIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS TODAY COULD LOFT ANY 
  LOOSE DEBRIS LYING AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IAZ023>028-037>039-049-050-061-062-074-075-085-086-096-097-160100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-
BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-
WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...
HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
432 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
  FROM NOW INTO THE EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. ANY 
  SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT STORED OR TIED 
  DOWN. IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM THE STORMS LAST 
  NIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS TODAY COULD LOFT ANY LOOSE DEBRIS 
  LYING AROUND. 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ004>007-015>017-160545-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY
432 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
  FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE
  TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH A BRIEF LULL DURING THE LATE
  EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
   SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH BY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND 
  IF NOT STORED OR TIED DOWN. 

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.

&&

$$
164 
WWUS73 KDMX 160054
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
754 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...GUSTY WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF
BY LATE THIS EVENING CENTRAL. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ON THE STRONG
SIDE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

IAZ033>036-044>048-160500-
/O.CAN.KDMX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0500Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES
754 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. ANY 
  SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT STORED OR TIED 
  DOWN. IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM THE STORMS LAST 
  NIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS TODAY COULD LOFT ANY LOOSE DEBRIS 
  LYING AROUND. 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ057>060-070>073-081>084-092>095-160200-
/O.CAN.KDMX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...
CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...
LEON...CORYDON
754 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE HIGH WINDS OF EARLIER TODAY HAVE DIMINISHED TO LOWER LEVELS
AND NO LONGER POSE ANY THREAT TO PROPERTY.

$$

IAZ061-062-074-075-085-086-096-097-160200-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/
JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
754 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE STRONG WINDS OF EARLIER TODAY HAVE DIMINISHED TO LOWER LEVELS AND
NO LONGER POSE ANY THREAT TO PROPERTY.

$$

IAZ023>028-037>039-049-050-160500-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T0500Z/
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-
BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...
HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO
754 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. T

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. ANY 
  SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT STORED OR TIED 
  DOWN. IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM THE STORMS LAST 
  NIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS TODAY COULD LOFT ANY LOOSE DEBRIS 
  LYING AROUND. 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ004>007-015>017-160900-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120416T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY
754 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...
  SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY
  LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND 
  IF NOT STORED OR TIED DOWN. 

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.

&&

$$

REV

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 7:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAdair, Madison101 min
Apr 14, 7:11 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXMadison, Union19 min
Apr 14, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Union, Warren49 min
Apr 14, 7:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAdair, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison, Polk, Warren3 hr
Apr 14, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Polk, Warren43 min
Apr 14, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Jasper, Polk, Story38 min
Apr 14, 7:37 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Madison, Warren23 min
Apr 14, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Marshall, Polk, Story50 min
Apr 14, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Warren46 min
Apr 14, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXPoweshiek, Tama57 min
Apr 14, 8:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXMarshall, Tama84 min
Apr 14, 8:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Ringgold and 2 more103 min
Apr 14, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXLucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Wapello49 min
Apr 14, 9:21 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXMahaska24 min
Apr 14, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXWapello16 min
Apr 14, 10:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMXAdair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Clarke, Dallas and 7 more7 hr
Apr 15, 4:15 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDMXAppanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 29 more33 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.