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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Jan 18, 2013, 3:38 PM CST for 27 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 19, 2013, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2013, 3:38 PM CST (21:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2013, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2013, 11:31 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 27 counties
Black Hawk County, IA, Boone 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, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 604 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 790 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 863 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
694 WWUS73 KDMX 182138 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 338 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...A STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. A SHARP COLD FRONT SATURDAY WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHERN IOWA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-190545- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.130119T2100Z-130120T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY 338 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND 300 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF OVER 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS WILL ALSO LIKELY BE BLOWN AROUND AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK. 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. && $$ IAZ038-039-049-050-061-062-073>075-083>086-094>097-190000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130119T0000Z/ GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION- MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 338 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS 45 MPH STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL 6 PM. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS WILL ALSO LIKELY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
8 follow-up statements
055 WWUS73 KDMX 182312 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 512 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...A STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .A SHARP COLD FRONT SATURDAY WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES AND VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHERN IOWA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IAZ038-039-049-050-061-062-073>075-083>086-094>097-190015- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130119T0000Z/ GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION- MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA... KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 512 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS CONTINUE TO LESSEN THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL NO LONGER BE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST IOWA THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES FOR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING OTHERWISE EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY WILL STILL BE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA ON SATURDAY. $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-190715- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.130119T2100Z-130120T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY 512 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND 300 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF OVER 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS WILL ALSO LIKELY BE BLOWN AROUND AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ REV
590 WWUS73 KDMX 190259 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 859 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .A SHARP COLD FRONT SATURDAY WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES AND VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHERN IOWA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-191100- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.130119T2100Z-130120T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY 859 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...INCREASINGLY STRONGER WINDS WILL BE FELT AFTER THE NOON HOUR SATURDAY. AFTER 300 PM WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 3 PM THROUGH 9 PM SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS WILL ALSO LIKELY BE BLOWN AROUND AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ REV
283 WWUS73 KDMX 190944 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 344 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHERN IOWA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IAZ033>039-044>050-191745- /O.EXA.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.130119T2100Z-130120T0600Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON... CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 344 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH FAR NORTHERN IOWA BY MID AFTERNOON AND SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BE DISPLACED AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-191745- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.130119T2100Z-130120T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY 344 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH THE AREA BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH 6 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BE DISPLACED AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
819 WWUS73 KDMX 191653 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1053 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL ARRIVE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD SOUTH THIS EVENING... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND VERY A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND TO NORTHERN IOWA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD SOUTH THIS EVENING. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-200100- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.130119T2100Z-130120T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 1053 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL REACH FAR NORTHERN IOWA BY MID AFTERNOON AND SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BE DISPLACED AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FAB
833 WWUS73 KDMX 192102 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 301 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL ARRIVE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD SOUTH THIS EVENING... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS MADE IT TO EXTREME NORTHWEST IOWA AT 3 PM AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND VERY A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREADING SOUTH THIS EVENING. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-200515- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130120T0600Z/ 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- 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 301 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BE DISPLACED AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FAB
792 WWUS73 KDMX 200109 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 709 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS IOWA TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA THIS EVENING. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-200600- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130120T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 709 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 55 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BE DISPLACED AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ REV
365 WWUS73 KDMX 200337 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 937 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF IOWA TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS USHERING IN MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-200600- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130120T0600Z/ 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- 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 937 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BE DISPLACED AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ REV
295 WWUS73 KDMX 200531 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1131 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND DIMINISHING OVER IOWA FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT... .THE STRONG WINDS OF EARLIER THIS EVENING ARE FINALLY DIMINISHING AS THE RUSH OF COLD AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. EXPECT TO SEE A FEW WINDS REPORTS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-200645- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130120T0600Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO 1131 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ REV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 12:07 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 5 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.