Alert archive / Iowa / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2012, 3:35 PM CST for 51 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2012, 3:35 PM CST (21:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 51 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1615 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
372 WWUS73 KDMX 012135 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 335 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING... .THE WIND WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH HAS DIMINISHED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-020545- /O.CAN.KDMX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120102T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0001.120101T2135Z-120102T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-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...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...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 335 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. && 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
719 WWUS73 KDMX 020030 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 630 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-020600- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 630 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MJB
163 WWUS73 KDMX 020315 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 915 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 IAZ057>060-070>073-081>084-092>095-020415- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0600Z/ 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 915 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH. HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-061-062-074-075-085- 086-096-097-020600- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE- WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 915 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MJB
311 WWUS73 KDMX 020552 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1152 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-061-062-074-075-085- 086-096-097-020700- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE- WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 1152 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGH GUSTS. HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THIS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MJB
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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.