Alert archive / Iowa / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Mar 3, 2012, 9:19 PM CST for 11 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 4, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2012, 9:19 PM CST (03:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 1570 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
085 WWUS73 KDMX 040319 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 919 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT WILL QUICKLY DROP DOWN THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY. IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THIS SYSTEM NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON. IAZ044-045-057-058-070-071-081-082-092>094-041100- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0006.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...CORNING...CRESTON... BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 919 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL SHARPLY INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY AND THEN DIMINSH JUST AS QUICKLY TOWARD SUNSET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 MPH OR MORE...WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS...DAMAGE SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. 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. && $$ SMALL
4 follow-up statements
390 WWUS73 KDMX 040946 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 346 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY DROP DOWN THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY TODAY. IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THIS SYSTEM NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE GUSTY BY THIS AFTERNOON. IAZ044-045-057-058-070-071-081-082-092>094-041800- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0006.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...CORNING...CRESTON... BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 346 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL SHARPLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH JUST AS QUICKLY TOWARD SUNSET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS...DAMAGE SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CC
661 WWUS73 KDMX 041610 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1010 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WILL QUICKLY DROP DOWN THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. THE WIND WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER TO THE EAST OF THIS REGION. IAZ044-045-057-058-070-071-081-082-092>094-050000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0006.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...CORNING...CRESTON... BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 1010 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL SHARPLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH JUST AS QUICKLY TOWARD SUNSET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS...DAMAGE SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. 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. && $$
546 WWUS73 KDMX 042122 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 322 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTHEAST. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE WIND WILL REMAIN MUCH LIGHTER TO THE EAST OF THIS REGION. IAZ045-058-042230- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ CARROLL-GUTHRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARROLL...GUTHRIE CENTER 322 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ IAZ044-057-070-071-081-082-092>094-050000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-AUDUBON-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...AUDUBON...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 322 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK OVER THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS...DAMAGE SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. 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. && $$
324 WWUS73 KDMX 050013 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 613 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 IAZ044-057-070-071-081-082-092>094-050115- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-AUDUBON-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...AUDUBON...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 613 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ALTHOUGH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS EVENING...SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER SUSTAINED SPEEDS MAY STILL REACH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH 800 PM. $$ SMALL
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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.