Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Des Moines, IA

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
717 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

IAC049-200027-
/O.CAN.KDMX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-130520T0030Z/
DALLAS IA-
717 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 4152 9379 4160 9379 4160 9381 4167 9382
      4186 9381 4186 9370 4193 9370 4213 9336
      4165 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 229DEG 40KT 4190 9354

$$

IAC153-169-200030-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-130520T0030Z/
STORY IA-POLK IA-
717 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR POLK AND STORY
COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 716 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HUXLEY...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...VEHICLES AND CROPS.
         EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY
         TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEVADA AND MAXWELL.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 122 AND 149.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 69 AND 111.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 235 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET...OR BASEMENT.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4152 9379 4160 9379 4160 9381 4167 9382
      4186 9381 4186 9370 4193 9370 4213 9336
      4165 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 229DEG 40KT 4190 9354

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

DONAVON

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
341 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.SHORT TERM.../TONIGHT /...
ISSUED AT 330 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

MAIN CONCERNS ARE SEVERE WEATHER THIS PERIOD. CURRENT WATCHES
ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE POTENTIAL OF TORNADOES THIS EVENING.
THOUGH INSTABILITY HAS WANED ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN SECTIONS
OF IOWA WITH SHORT WAVE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH INSTABILITY
WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE OVER THE REGION. MODELS HAVE CONTINUED TO
ADVERTISE INCREASING WIND FIELDS ALOFT WITH APPROACHING WAVE WHICH
SHOULD SUPPORT SUPERCELLS WITH TORNADO POTENTIAL AS WELL. LOWS
OVERNIGHT WILL DROP INTO THE 60S WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE SW AS
DRY SLOT WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE AREA AFT 06Z. EXPECTING MOST OF
THE ACTIVITY TO REACH WEST CENTRAL IOWA BY 22Z AND NEARING CENTRAL
SECTIONS BY 00-01Z WITH EASTERN COUNTIES SEEING STORMS THROUGH
03Z.

.LONG TERM.../MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
ISSUED AT 330 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FORECAST CONCERN DEALS WITH CUTOFF LOW LINGERING OVER THE MIDWEST
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AND TIMING OF PRECIP CHANCES
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
MID WEEK AND LEANED TOWARD A NAM/ECMWF BLEND.

.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...UPPER LOW STALLS OR SLIGHTLY
RETROGRADES INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TOMORROW AND LOOKS TO PLACE
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA IN THE DRY SLOT. CUT BACK ON POPS DURING
THE DAY OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA
WHERE BEST FORCING PUSHES INTO NORTHERN IOWA AND INTO MINNESOTA.
LATEST 4.0KM WRF PUSHES CONVECTION INTO FAR NORTHERN IOWA AND
INTO MINNESOTA BY 12Z MONDAY AND KEEPS THE REST OF THE FORECAST
AREA MAINLY DRY UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY. SEVERE POTENTIAL EXIST
ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA BY THE LATE
AFTERNOON AS THE PEAK HEATING AIDS IN DESTABILIZATION. MAIN THREAT
LOOKS TO BE HAIL AND WINDS WITH THE DECENT CAPE PRESENT AND DEEP
LAYER SHEAR. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE ROUNDS THE UPPER LOW MONDAY NIGHT
AND LIKELY WILL BE THE TRIGGER FOR STORMS ACROSS EASTERN AND
NORTHERN IOWA. HAVE HIGHEST POPS OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY. DRY SLOT MOVES BACK INTO IOWA
PAST 12Z TUESDAY AND HAD TO CUT BACK ON POPS OVER CENTRAL TO
SOUTHERN IOWA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. THE UPPER LOW FINALLY PUSHES
EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN IOWA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BRINGS SOME
LIGHT STRATI-FORM RAIN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...COLDER TEMPERATURES FILTER INTO THE
REGION DURING THIS TIME FRAME AS SURFACE HIGH BUILDS ACROSS THE
STATE. GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED UNTIL SOME WEAK
THETA-E ADVECTION DEVELOPS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THE SURFACE HIGH.

&&

.AVIATION...19/18Z
ISSUED AT 1225 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

OLD MCV CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND ISO THUNDER WEST EARLY THIS
PERIOD AS IT DRIFTS NORTH.  MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE APPROACHING
SHORTWAVE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH SHOULD SET INSTABILITY
OFF. WINDS COMPLICATED THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ALONG
AND BEHIND WARM FRONT WHILE CIRCULATION OVER WESTERN SECTIONS
BRINGING VRBL WIND DIRECTION/SPEED NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. LIKELY TO SEE
+TSRA OVER THE REGION AFT 00Z SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE
EVENING...TIMED PERIOD ABOUT 4 HOURS. MESO MODELS SUGGEST LINE
MAINLY PRIOR TO 06Z...WILL MONITOR FOR TIMING AND MAKE APPROPRIATE
UPDATES AS NECESSARY.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...REV
LONG TERM...PODRAZIK
AVIATION...REV

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
421 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>046-057-058-070-071-202130-
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-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-
421 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED ARE EXPECTED
THIS EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING
SURFACE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS
EXPECTED LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT WHICH MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF
WATER AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM TIME TO TIME ON MONDAY
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER
MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS WELL AS AGAIN ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM TIME TO TIME EARLY IN THE
WORK WEEK.

IAZ047>050-059>062-072>075-081>086-092>097-202130-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-
WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-
RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
421 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED BY EARLY EVENING SPREADING
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA INTO TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER
IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS LATER INTO THE EVENING WITH ALL
MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE. GOLF BALL HAIL...DAMAGING SURFACE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS TIME. HEAVY RAINFALL IN SOME OF THE STORMS MAY LEAD TO
PONDING OF WATER...MAINLY IN URBAN AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM TIME TO TIME ON MONDAY
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER
MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS WELL AS AGAIN ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM TIME TO TIME EARLY IN THE
WORK WEEK.

REV

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

0524 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 ESE CHARTER OAK       42.04N 95.51W
05/19/2013  E0.00 INCH       CRAWFORD           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATING 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN PAST HOUR. ON HIGHWAY 141
            EAST OF CHARTER OAK, SPOTTER SEES WATER POURING OUT OF
            FIELDS INTO DITCHES, BUT NO FLOOD IMPACTS TO ROADS AT
            THIS TIME.

&&

KJ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
558 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

0524 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 SE LAKE VIEW          42.27N 94.99W
05/19/2013                   SAC                IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SAC COUNTY DEPUTY REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR THE TOWN
            OF ULMER...OR 4 MILES E AND 3 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE VIEW.

&&

FBOKSA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
614 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

0515 PM     HAIL             NW CARBON               41.07N 94.83W
05/19/2013  E3.00 INCH       ADAMS              IA   PUBLIC

            2 TO 3 INCH DIAMETER HAIL. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

PODRAZIK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
627 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

0615 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 ESE CHARTER OAK       42.04N 95.49W
05/19/2013                   CRAWFORD           IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CRAWFORD COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED WATER BRIEFLY OVER
            HIGHWAY 141 AND SOME GRAVEL ROADS IN THE AREA DUE TO OVER
            2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. CONDITIONS QUICKLY IMPROVED.

&&

KJ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
628 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

0626 PM     HAIL             4 W CROMWELL            41.04N 94.54W
05/19/2013  E0.88 INCH       ADAMS              IA   AMATEUR RADIO

            DIME TO NICKEL HAIL

&&

PODRAZIK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
641 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

0638 PM     TSTM WND GST     ADEL                    41.61N 94.03W
05/19/2013  E60 MPH          DALLAS             IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA TO SMALL MARBLE SIZE HAIL

&&

PODRAZIK