Alert archive / Iowa / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this high wind warning at Jan 15, 2014, 3:51 PM CST for 25 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 16, 2014, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2014, 3:51 PM CST (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2014, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 25 counties
Adair County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Boone County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Greene County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Madison County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Warren County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 7:43 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Wnw Carroll, IA | IDOT RWIS STATION |
| Jan 16, 4:40 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 3 Sw Clive, IA | 2 TO 3 INCHES |
| Jan 16, 4:44 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Urbandale, IA | |
| Jan 16, 4:45 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 E Clive, IA | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 2.0 INCHES OF SNOW IN CLIVE. |
| Jan 16, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 5 Ssw Saylorville Lake, IA | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 2.0 INCHES OF SNOW IN JOHNSTON. |
| Jan 16, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 5 Ssw Saylorville Lake, IA | |
| Jan 16, 5:05 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 5 Ssw Saylorville Lake, IA | |
| Jan 16, 5:10 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 5 Sw Saylorville Lake, IA | |
| Jan 16, 5:15 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Sw Clive, IA | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Jan 16, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.6 | 1 S Saylorville Lake, IA | |
| Jan 16, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.1 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | NEW SNOW SINCE NOON |
| Jan 16, 6:14 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | 5 Wnw Des Moines, IA | |
| Jan 16, 6:17 PM CST | SNOW 1.1 | 5 Nnw Ankeny Airport, IA | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE |
| Jan 16, 7:10 PM CST | SNOW 1.1 | Se Madrid, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 1660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 107 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
400 WWUS73 KDMX 152151 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 351 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AGAIN THURSDAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY IN THE MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH THE SYSTEM BEGINNING TONIGHT. CURRENTLY UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW IS FORECAST. AN UPGRADE TO WINTER HEADLINES MAY BE REQUIRED IF MORE SNOW FALLS THAN FORECAST. IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-160600- /O.UPG.KDMX.HW.A.0001.140116T1500Z-140117T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.HW.W.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA... BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE 351 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY MORNING THURSDAY AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-160600- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.140116T1500Z-140117T0300Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI... LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 351 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
6 follow-up statements
023 WWUS73 KDMX 160248 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 848 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AGAIN THURSDAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY IN THE MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. AN UPGRADE TO WINTER HEADLINES MAY BE REQUIRED DEPENDING ON THURSDAY SNOWFALL. IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-161100- /O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA... BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE 848 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY MORNING THURSDAY AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. BRIEF SNOW SQUALLS MAY ALSO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-161100- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.140116T1500Z-140117T0300Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI... LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 848 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. BRIEF SNOW SQUALLS MAY ALSO GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SMALL
603 WWUS73 KDMX 160952 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 352 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AGAIN TODAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. AN UPGRADE TO WINTER HEADLINES MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY IF SNOW SQUALLS BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-161800- /O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA... BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE 352 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MID MORNING...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. BRIEF VIGOROUS SNOW SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING NORTH TO EARLY EVENING SOUTH. THESE MAY ALSO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...AND WITH A QUICK ACCUMULATION OF UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE...CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-161800- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.140116T1500Z-140117T0300Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI... LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 352 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. BRIEF VIGOROUS SNOW SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE FROM EARLY AFTERNOON NORTH TO EARLY EVENING SOUTH. THESE MAY ALSO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...AND WITH A QUICK ACCUMULATION OF UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE...CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ REV
649 WWUS73 KDMX 161304 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 704 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AGAIN TODAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE WINDS HAVE INCREASED QUICKLY THIS MORNING OVER THE WEST AND WILL LAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. AN UPGRADE TO WINTER HEADLINES MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY IF SNOW SQUALLS BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-162115- /O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA... BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE 704 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER WESTERN IOWA AND WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. BRIEF VIGOROUS SNOW SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING NORTH TO EARLY EVENING SOUTH. THESE MAY ALSO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...AND WITH A QUICK ACCUMULATION OF UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE...CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-162115- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.140116T1500Z-140117T0300Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI... LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 704 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. BRIEF VIGOROUS SNOW SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE FROM EARLY AFTERNOON NORTH TO EARLY EVENING SOUTH. THESE MAY ALSO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...AND WITH A QUICK ACCUMULATION OF UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE...CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ REV
308 WWUS73 KDMX 161702 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1102 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING AND WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH...WITH THE STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN THE SNOW SHOWERS. IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-170115- /O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA... BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE 1102 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH AT TIMES...LEADING TO QUICKLY FALLING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-170115- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI... LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 1102 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH AT TIMES...LEADING TO QUICKLY FALLING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LEE
389 WWUS73 KDMX 162142 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 342 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS INTO TONIGHT... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING AND WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH...WITH THE STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-170300- /O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA... BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE 342 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH AT TIMES...LEADING TO QUICKLY FALLING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-170300- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI... LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 342 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH AT TIMES...LEADING TO QUICKLY FALLING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
278 WWUS73 KDMX 170305 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 905 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT... IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-170415- /O.EXP.KDMX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA... BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE 905 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BUT REMAIN BELOW WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-170415- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA... OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI... LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 905 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BUT REMAIN BELOW WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ SMALL
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 15, 11:36 AM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 11:36 AM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1136 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SHORT TERM /TODAY/... ISSUED AT 324 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN DKTS INTO WRN KS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. PESKY BAND OF CLOUDS OVER WRN IA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST SLOWLY AND IS EXPECTED TO BREAK UP SLOWLY AS IT DOES WAA WILL SET IN THIS AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL CLOUDS FORMING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOW TO RISE TODAY AND WENT FAIRLY CLOSE TO GUID. TEMPS NOT STANDARD DIURNAL. EXPECT MAX TO OCCUR LATE AND MAY ONLY HAVE A BRIEF ALL LATE DAY EARLY EVE AND TRENDED THAT WAY. WAA WILL WILL BEGIN TO BE REALIZED LATE IN THE TODAY OVER THE EAST WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING TO BREAK OUT. .LONG TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... ISSUED AT 324 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 FORECAST CONCERNS FOR THE EXTENDED WILL PRIMARILY REVOLVE AROUND BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD AS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS SOUTH ACROSS GREAT LAKES REGION...WITH PRECIPITATION AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS CWA FOR THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT. MODELS HAVE BEGUN TO COME INTO SOMEWHAT BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE SYSTEM...THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH IN TRACK OF LOW. FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS IOWA FOR BEGINNING OF PERIOD TONIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION INCREASING WITH STRONG BAND OF THETA-E ADVECTION...ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST. MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO HINT AT MOISTURE INCREASING ENOUGH ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA TO SEE LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTH AS WELL. FOR NOW HAVE ONLY INCLUDED FLURRY MENTION. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE STEADY OR RISING OVERNIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING OR STEADY THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY AS CAA SPILLS ACROSS IOWA. BIGGEST CONCERN FOR THE EXTENDED WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY WITH STRONG WINDS BEHIND LOW AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. WITH STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND CAA ACROSS IOWA THURSDAY...WILL SEE DECENT MIXING AS WELL WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY. TOP OF MIXED LAYER GENERALLY 40 TO 50KTS. HOWEVER...STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO REMAIN ACROSS THE WEST...GENERALLY FOCUSED ALONG MO RIVER VALLEY. HOWEVER...AND VARIATION IN TRACK OF LOW WILL HAVE LARGE IMPACT ON STRONGEST WINDS...AND THEREFORE WILL KEEP HIGH WIND WATCH AS IS...AND EXPECT WESTERN PORTIONS MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO HIGH WIND WARNING...WITH WIND ADVISORY POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH IF NOT ALL OF THE CWA FOR THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL THREAT WITH CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT IN PRODUCING ENOUGH SATURATION ACROSS THE AREA FOR WEAK BAND OF FORCING SWINGING AROUND LOW TO ALLOW FOR -SN. WITH COLD TEMPERATURES...MUCH OF SOUNDING REMAINS IN DENDRITIC LAYER...AND COULD SEE GOOD SNOWFALL RATES AT TIMES. STEEP LAPSE RATES INDICATE MORE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF SNOWFALL. BIGGEST CONCERN COMES FROM POSSIBLY CONVECTIVE SNOWFALL/HIGH SNOWFALL RATES AFFECTING AREAS FOR BRIEF TIME COINCIDENT TO STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL LIKELY ALLOW FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...GIVEN BRIEF NATURE OF THE SNOW...WHICH WILL BE A QUICK SHOT BEFORE SUBSIDENCE PUSHES IN...AND LIMITED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...LESS THAN 2 INCHES...DO NOT HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WINTER STORM WARNING OR BLIZZARD WARNING...THOUGH CONDITIONS AT TIMES MAY RESEMBLE SUCH HAZARDS. THEREFORE...HAVE ISSUED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SUCH CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF CWA. THIS AREA WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE EXPANDED...WITH THE TIME FRAME LIKELY NEEDING TO BE MORE NARROW AS WELL. WILL ALLOW NEXT SHIFT TO CONTINUE TO EVALUATE SITUATION...AND MAY NEED TO TRANSITION PORTIONS OF THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LAST CONCERN BECOMES EXTREMELY COLD AIR PUSHING IN BEHIND LOW COMBINING WITH STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES 20 BELOW OR COLDER ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA THURSDAY NIGHT. AS SYSTEM DEPARTS...COULD SEE LIGHT LINGERING SNOWFALL OR FLURRIES EARLY WEDNESDAY...BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES IN. THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS SHORTWAVE IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SE THROUGH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW INTO IOWA. MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH TRACK OF THIS LOW...AND HAVE INTRODUCED POPS TO NORTHEASTERN IOWA FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. FOR WEEKEND AND BEYOND...NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS IOWA...WITH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY WARMING THROUGH MONDAY...BEFORE COOLING AGAIN TUESDAY AS ANOTHER CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS SOUTH. && .AVIATION...15/18Z ISSUED AT 1131 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 VFR CONDITIONS LOOK TO PREVAIL OR IMPROVE TO THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE A QUICK SHOT OF THETA-E ADVECTION MOVES ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT. HAVE INTRODUCED MVFR CIGS AND VIS AT MCW/ALO TONIGHT WITH HIGHER CONFIDENCE OF LIGHT SNOW. OTHERWISE...WINDS LOOK TO SHIFT WEST TONIGHT AND MORE NORTHWEST BY THURSDAY MORNING. INTRODUCED VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS LATE IN THE TAF PERIOD AS WELL AS MVFR CIGS ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ADAIR-AUDUBON-BOONE-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CASS-CRAWFORD-DALLAS- EMMET-GREENE-GUTHRIE-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HUMBOLDT-KOSSUTH-MADISON- PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-POLK-SAC-STORY-WARREN-WEBSTER-WINNEBAGO- WRIGHT. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY FOR BLACK HAWK-BREMER-BUTLER-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-GRUNDY-HARDIN-WORTH. && SHORT TERM...MS JAN 14 LONG TERM...AWB AVIATION...PODRAZIK
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 15, 4:08 AM CST, 11 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 408 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-161200- MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- 408 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-161200- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN- 408 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. IAZ007-017-026>028-037>039-161200- WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 408 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. AWB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:51 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy and 2 more | 41 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:51 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Jasper and 12 more | 29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.