Alert archive / Iowa / Wind Advisories in 2013
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Nov 2, 2013, 3:34 PM CDT for 35 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Nov 3, 2013, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2013, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 3, 2013, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 3, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 35 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Boone County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Madison County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Warren County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 988 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
322 WWUS73 KDMX 022034 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 334 PM CDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SUNDAY AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS SINCE THE STATE IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-044>048-057>060-070>073- 081>083-092>094-030445- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.131103T1600Z-131104T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 334 PM CDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW LOOSE ITEMS AROUND AND CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ MJB
6 follow-up statements
464 WWUS73 KDMX 030227 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 927 PM CDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE STATE WHERE IOWA REMAINS SANDWICHED BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-044>048-057>060-070>073- 081>083-092>094-031030- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.131103T1600Z-131104T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 927 PM CDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW LOOSE ITEMS AROUND AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY WITH THE CROSSWIND ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MJB/KLP
050 WWUS73 KDMX 030942 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 342 AM CST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP TODAY AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE STATE WHERE IOWA REMAINS BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-044>048-057>060-070>073- 081>083-092>094-031800- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.131103T1600Z-131104T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 342 AM CST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR HIGHER AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW LOOSE ITEMS AROUND AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY WITH THE CROSSWIND ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. 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. && $$ AWB
724 WWUS73 KDMX 031304 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 704 AM CST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP TODAY AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE STATE WHERE IOWA REMAINS BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-044>048-057>060-070>073- 081>083-092>094-032115- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.131103T1600Z-131104T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 704 AM CST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR HIGHER AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW LOOSE ITEMS AROUND AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY WITH THE CROSSWIND ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. IN ADDITION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND MOSTLY DRY FUELS COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. ANY FIRES WHICH START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ AWB
470 WWUS73 KDMX 031645 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1045 AM CST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE STATE WHERE IOWA REMAINS BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-044>048-057>060-070>073- 081>083-092>094-040000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-131104T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 1045 AM CST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR HIGHER AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW LOOSE ITEMS AROUND AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY WITH THE CROSSWIND ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. IN ADDITION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND MOSTLY DRY FUELS COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. ANY FIRES WHICH START MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
614 WWUS73 KDMX 032133 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 333 PM CST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .THE PEAK WINDS THIS AFTERNOON HAVE BEEN ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IOWA WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES. EXPECTED THE WINDS TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. GUSTS WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER 5 PM. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-044>048-057>060-070>073- 081>083-092>094-040000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-131104T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 333 PM CST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR HIGHER AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
702 WWUS73 KDMX 032350 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 550 PM CST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING... .THE STRONG SOUTH WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS CENTRAL TO WESTERN IOWA. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-044>048-057>060-070>073- 081>083-092>094-040100- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-131104T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...DENISON...CARROLL... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL... DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA... CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON 550 PM CST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE STRONG GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS CENTRAL TO WESTERN IOWA. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITERIA AND THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KLP
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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.