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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Mar 26, 2012, 3:44 PM CDT for 21 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 27, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2012, 3:44 PM CDT (20:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 27, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 21 counties
Audubon County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 1761 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
455 WWUS73 KDMX 262044 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 344 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN IOWA TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY. WINDS LOOK TO GUST TO NEAR 45 MPH OR HIGHER AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044>046-057-270445- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.120327T1600Z-120328T0100Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- GREENE-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...AUDUBON 344 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH OR HIGHER. 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. && $$ PODRAZIK
5 follow-up statements
980 WWUS73 KDMX 270202 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 902 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN IOWA TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY. WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH OR HIGHER AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044>046-057-271015- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.120327T1600Z-120328T0100Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- GREENE-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...AUDUBON 902 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH OR HIGHER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
266 WWUS73 KDMX 270853 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 353 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT FROM THE DAKOTAS THROUGH MINNESOTA TODAY AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CANADA BY THIS EVENING. A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING SOUTH FROM THE LOW WILL PASS THROUGH IOWA TODAY. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE TROUGH IN PORTIONS OF IOWA BY THIS AFTERNOON. IAZ026>028-036-271700- /O.EXA.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.120327T1600Z-120328T0100Z/ FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY... WEBSTER CITY 353 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR STRONGER. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044>046-057-271700- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.120327T1600Z-120328T0100Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- GREENE-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...AUDUBON 353 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH OR HIGHER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CC
682 WWUS73 KDMX 271536 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1036 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY AND DRAG A TROUGH ACROSS IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. THE RESULT WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OVER NORTHWEST IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>036-044>046-057-272345- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.120327T1600Z-120328T0100Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON- 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...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...AUDUBON 1036 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO PREVAIL TODAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. 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. && $$
728 WWUS73 KDMX 272032 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 332 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS NORTHERN IOWA THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON... IAZ044>046-057-272145- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120328T0100Z/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...AUDUBON 332 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL REMAIN ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>036-280000- /O.EXT.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON- 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 332 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE THOUGH 6 PM THEN DIMINISHING THROUGH SUNSET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. 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. && $$
875 WWUS73 KDMX 272359 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 659 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA... IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>036-280100- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY 659 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST TO 15 TO 25 MPH OVER THE HOUR OR TWO. $$ REV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DMX | Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Emmet and 11 more | 12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.