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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 134, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 3, 20144 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2014, 6:10 PM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 65 min. 12 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 3, 2014, 6:10 PM CDT (23:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2014, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Adams County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 3, 6:18 PM CDTHAIL 2Lenox, IAPUBLIC REPORT VIA KCCI ULOCAL.
Jun 3, 6:25 PM CDTHAIL 2Lenox, IADELAYED REPORT VIA TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 3, 6:26 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 E Lenox, IALARGE SHED COMPLETELY DESTROYED ONE AND A HALF MILES EAST OF LENOX. DELAYED REPORT RECEIVED VIA TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 3, 6:35 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 N Clearfield, IALARGE CAMPER TRAILER BLOWN OVER AND SEVERAL TREES DESTROYED. DELAYED REPORT RECEIVED VIA TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 3, 6:39 PM CDTHAIL 26 W Diagonal, IA
Jun 3, 6:40 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 753 E Lenox, IAGOLF BALL SIZED HAIL. DAMAGE TO OUTBUILDING.
Jun 3, 6:48 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 801 S Clearfield, IAPUBLIC REPORT OF GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL FALLING WITH 80 MPH WINDS. ALSO TORRENTIAL RAIN AND ZERO VISIBILITY. CAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED.
Jun 3, 6:53 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 E Clearfield, IATRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE SOUTH AND EAST OF CLEARFIELD...TREES ACROSS ROADS...POWER POLES BROKEN OFF AND BLOWN DOWN...STEEL SHED DESTROYED.
Jun 3, 6:55 PM CDTHAIL 1.754 E Sharpsburg, IAGOLF BALL HAIL...SHALLOW WATER OVER THE ROAD AND BRANCHES DOWN...UP TO 5 INCH DIAMETER. NEAR INTERSECTION OF 170TH AND TENNESSEE AVE.
Jun 3, 6:57 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGCorning, IAADAMS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS SEVERE TREE DAMAGE ACROSS THE COUNTY. TREES DOWN ON HOMES IN CORNING. MULTIPLE COUNTY ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FALLEN TREES.
Jun 3, 7:00 PM CDTHAIL 1.251 W Mount Ayr, IATIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. SPOTTER ALSO REPORTS WINDOW WELL COVERS HAVE HOLES PUNCHED IN THE FROM THE HAIL ALONG WITH HOLES PUNCHED IN WINDOW SCREENS.
Jun 3, 7:09 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGDiagonal, IASPOTTER REPORTS MANY TREES...UTILITY POLES...AND OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED IN AND AROUND DIAGONAL.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 12 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 8 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 3, 1:12 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr
Jun 3, 5:59 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2014-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2014-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 172 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1541 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

893 
WUUS53 KDMX 032310
SVRDMX
IAC003-159-173-175-040015-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0134.140603T2310Z-140604T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
610 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 610 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREEN VALLEY LAKE TO 5 MILES
  NORTH OF LENOX TO 9 MILES EAST OF CLARINDA...MOVING EAST AT 60 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 AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
           CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO 
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CRESTON...MOUNT AYR...CORNING...BEDFORD...LENOX...GREEN VALLEY
  LAKE...SUN VALLEY LAKE...LAKE ICARIA...AFTON...NEW MARKET...
  CLEARFIELD...LORIMOR...DIAGONAL...KELLERTON...PRESCOTT...
  BLOCKTON...GRAVITY...TINGLEY...NODAWAY AND CROMWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY 
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4065 9492 4102 9493 4116 9483 4115 9401
      4058 9402 4057 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 286DEG 51KT 4114 9450 4096 9455 4079 9487 

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

$$

BEERENDS
6 follow-up statements
365 
WWUS53 KDMX 032331
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
631 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

IAC003-159-173-175-040015-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-140604T0015Z/
RINGGOLD IA-TAYLOR IA-UNION IA-ADAMS IA-
631 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR RINGGOLD...TAYLOR...UNION AND EASTERN ADAMS COUNTIES...

AT 631 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREEN VALLEY LAKE TO 10 MILES
NORTH OF MOUNT AYR TO NEAR BEDFORD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
         WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRESTON...MOUNT AYR...CORNING...BEDFORD...LENOX...GREEN VALLEY
LAKE...SUN VALLEY LAKE...LAKE ICARIA...AFTON...CLEARFIELD...
LORIMOR...DIAGONAL...KELLERTON...PRESCOTT...BLOCKTON...GRAVITY...
TINGLEY...CROMWELL...ARISPE AND SHARPSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY 
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4064 9485 4096 9478 4116 9464 4115 9401
      4058 9402 4057 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 275DEG 28KT 4114 9430 4086 9431 4070 9473 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

BEERENDS
930 
WWUS53 KDMX 032338
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
638 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

IAC003-159-173-175-040015-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-140604T0015Z/
RINGGOLD IA-TAYLOR IA-UNION IA-ADAMS IA-
638 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR RINGGOLD...TAYLOR...UNION AND EASTERN ADAMS COUNTIES...

AT 638 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES EAST OF GREEN VALLEY LAKE TO 8 MILES NORTH OF
MOUNT AYR TO BEDFORD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT 
         CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. 
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRESTON...MOUNT AYR...CORNING...BEDFORD...LENOX...GREEN VALLEY
LAKE...SUN VALLEY LAKE...LAKE ICARIA...AFTON...CLEARFIELD...
LORIMOR...DIAGONAL...KELLERTON...PRESCOTT...BLOCKTON...GRAVITY...
TINGLEY...CROMWELL...ARISPE AND SHARPSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
 
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE 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 AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWEST IOWA.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100
AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4064 9485 4096 9478 4116 9464 4115 9401
      4058 9402 4057 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 288DEG 35KT 4112 9428 4084 9429 4067 9471 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...80MPH

$$

BEERENDS
727 
WWUS53 KDMX 032348
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
648 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

IAC003-159-173-175-040015-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-140604T0015Z/
RINGGOLD IA-TAYLOR IA-UNION IA-ADAMS IA-
648 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR RINGGOLD...TAYLOR...UNION AND EASTERN ADAMS COUNTIES...

AT 648 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF SUN VALLEY LAKE TO 3 MILES NORTH OF
MOUNT AYR TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF IRENA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...100 MPH WIND GUSTS AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND 
         BUSINESSES. EXPECT EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRESTON...MOUNT AYR...CORNING...BEDFORD...LENOX...GREEN VALLEY
LAKE...SUN VALLEY LAKE...LAKE ICARIA...AFTON...CLEARFIELD...
LORIMOR...DIAGONAL...KELLERTON...PRESCOTT...BLOCKTON...GRAVITY...
TINGLEY...CROMWELL...ARISPE AND SHARPSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
 
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE 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 AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWEST IOWA.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100
AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4064 9485 4096 9478 4116 9464 4115 9401
      4058 9402 4057 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 302DEG 41KT 4101 9412 4076 9423 4062 9454 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...100MPH

$$

BEERENDS
389 
WWUS53 KDMX 032350
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
650 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

IAC003-040000-
/O.CAN.KDMX.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-140604T0015Z/
ADAMS IA-

650 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

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

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY 
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4070 9469 4089 9463 4089 9446 4108 9434
      4107 9401 4058 9402 4057 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 286DEG 51KT 4101 9412 4076 9423 4062 9454 

$$

IAC159-173-175-040015-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-140604T0015Z/
RINGGOLD IA-TAYLOR IA-UNION IA-
650 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR RINGGOLD...EASTERN TAYLOR AND SOUTHERN UNION COUNTIES...

AT 650 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF SUN VALLEY LAKE TO 3 MILES NORTH OF
MOUNT AYR TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF IRENA...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...100 MPH WIND GUSTS AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND 
         BUSINESSES. EXPECT EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRESTON...MOUNT AYR...LENOX...SUN VALLEY LAKE...AFTON...CLEARFIELD...
DIAGONAL...KELLERTON...BLOCKTON...TINGLEY...ARISPE...SHARPSBURG...
REDDING...SHANNON CITY...THAYER...ELLSTON...BENTON...CONWAY...MALOY
AND DELPHOS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
 
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE 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 AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY 
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4070 9469 4089 9463 4089 9446 4108 9434
      4107 9401 4058 9402 4057 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 286DEG 51KT 4101 9412 4076 9423 4062 9454 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...100MPH

$$

BEERENDS
622 
WWUS53 KDMX 040004
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
704 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

IAC173-040014-
/O.CAN.KDMX.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-140604T0015Z/
TAYLOR IA-

704 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

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

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4085 9447 4089 9446 4107 9420 4107 9401
      4058 9402 4057 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 287DEG 46KT 4097 9400 4071 9403 4057 9431 

$$

IAC159-175-040015-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-140604T0015Z/
RINGGOLD IA-UNION IA-
704 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR RINGGOLD AND SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES...

AT 704 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF SUN VALLEY LAKE TO 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAMONI TO 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF IRENA...MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...100 MPH WIND GUSTS AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND 
         BUSINESSES. EXPECT EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT AYR...SUN VALLEY LAKE...AFTON...DIAGONAL...KELLERTON...
TINGLEY...ARISPE...REDDING...SHANNON CITY...THAYER...ELLSTON...
BENTON...MALOY...DELPHOS...BEACONSFIELD AND MT AYR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING 
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS RINGGOLD COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW 
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
 
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE 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 AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4085 9447 4089 9446 4107 9420 4107 9401
      4058 9402 4057 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 287DEG 46KT 4097 9400 4071 9403 4057 9431 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...100MPH

$$

BEERENDS
568 
WWUS53 KDMX 040016
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
716 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

IAC159-175-040025-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-140604T0015Z/
RINGGOLD IA-UNION IA-
716 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RINGGOLD AND SOUTHEASTERN
UNION COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
    
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR 80 MPH WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT 730 
PM CDT FOR EASTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.


LAT...LON 4085 9447 4089 9446 4107 9420 4107 9401
      4058 9402 4057 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 286DEG 51KT 4097 9400 4071 9403 4057 9431 

$$

BEERENDS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 3, 4:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 4:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
402 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...
ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING WITH AN INTENSE HP SUPERCELL MOVING ALONG
THE INSTABILITY AXIS INTO IOWA. THE INSTABILITY AXIS HAS LIFTED
FURTHER NORTH INTO IOWA AHEAD OF THIS STORM WHICH COULD LEAD TO
ANOTHER EASTWARD SHIFT IN THE STORM MOTION SOON THAT COULD MOVE THIS
CELL FURTHER INTO CENTRAL IOWA. IN COORDINATION WITH SPC...A HIGH
RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN ISSUED IN ADVANCE OF THIS CELL.
ADDITIONAL SUPERCELLS ARE LIKELY WITH THE ADVANCING THETA-E
ADVECTION AND THE SFC BOUNDARY OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN
MISSOURI WHERE MIXED LAYER CAPE VALUES HAVE INCREASED TO OVER 2500
J/KG. EFFECTIVE DEEP LAYER SHEAR VALUES OF 50 TO 70 KTS WILL BE
SUFFICIENT FOR THESE SUPERCELLS TO BE THE PRIMARY MODE INITIALLY.
THIS INITIAL ROUND OF STORMS WILL PUSH THROUGH.

EXPECT RATHER QUICK DESTABILIZATION AGAIN BEHIND THE STORMS AS THE
LOW LEVEL JET OF 65+ KTS INCREASES THROUGH THE EVENING AND FOCUSES
INTO IOWA. THE INSTABILITY AXIS WILL BE FOCUSED OVER THE STATE AS
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND
INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA. WILL KEEP A DAMAGING WIND THREAT WITH 50 TO 60
KTS OF WIND JUST OFF THE SFC. WITH SATURATING PROFILES THE HAIL
THREAT WILL DECREASE HOWEVER EFFECTIVE SRH VALUES INCREASING TO
EXTREMELY HIGH VALUES OF 300 TO 600 M2/S2 WILL INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL OF MESOVORTICY DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF ANY
COLD POOL DEVELOPMENT. CERTAINLY POTENTIAL FOR A QLCS DEVELOPING
WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE THROUGH 3 AM.
INTENSE RAINFALL RATES REMAIN HIGHLY LIKELY OVERNIGHT WITH RAINFALL
RATES APPROACHING 3 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR WITH PWAT VALUES INCREASING
TO NEAR 2 INCHES AND WARM CLOUD DEPTHS TO NEAR 13 KFT. SHOULD HAVE
AN AREA WITH TRAINING ELEVATED CELLS JUST NORTH OF THE SFC BOUNDARY
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 20 WITH POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES AND MORE LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THESE
AMOUNTS ALSO POSSIBLE SOUTH BUT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH MORE SURFACE
BASED CONVECTION AND MORE INTENSE RAIN RATES.

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT CONVECTION WILL BE PUSHING EAST OF THE CWA
BY THE BEGINNING OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. HAVE CONTINUED TO CUT
BACK ON POPS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. BEHIND SYSTEM TEMPERATURES
WILL BE MUCH COOLER...AND WILL REMAIN SO THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED
WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PUSH INTO THE STATE WITH A WEAK RIDGE...WHICH WILL HELP TO
KEEP PRECIPITATION CHANCES SOUTH AND WEST OF THE AREA THROUGHOUT
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. WEEKEND WILL SEE ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION HOWEVER AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS
CANADA AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY BEGINS TO AFFECT WESTERN
IOWA BY SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH EAST
ACROSS KS AND WILL BEGIN TO LIFT BOUNDARY INTO IOWA AS WELL BY
SATURDAY. THEREFORE...HAVE KEPT ONGOING POPS THROUGHOUT THE
WEEKEND. THOUGH WILL LIKELY SEE BEST CHANCES SATURDAY ACROSS
SOUTHERN IOWA...WHILE BEST CHANCES ACROSS WEST AND NORTH WILL COME
LATER. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH IN FOR
MONDAY...THOUGH LITTLE MODEL AGREEMENT ON HOW LONG HIGH LINGERS
BEFORE ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS NORTHERN US.

&&

.AVIATION...03/18Z
ISSUED AT 109 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

PRIMARY AVIATION THREAT THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE THUNDERSTORM
POTENTIAL AND LOCATIONS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS OVER THE
SOUTH. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
POTENTIAL FOR MVFR/IFR STRATUS TO LINGER POST CONVECTION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL DISCUSSION IN THE SHORT TERM
SECTION...THE INTENSE RAINFALL RATES ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN LEADING
TO HIGH RUNOFF RATES AS WELL. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
PONDING INTO ADDITION TO RISES ALONG SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS.
AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS AND
LOW LYING AREAS.

SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS TYPICALLY PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING ARE
LIKELY TO SEE MUCH OF THIS RAINFALL TONIGHT. ESPECIALLY IN THE DES
MOINES AREA WHERE THE WALNUT CREEK AND FOURMILE CREEK HAVE HAD
HISTORY OF RISING RAPIDLY. OTHER POTENTIAL SMALLER CREEKS/STREAMS
WOULD INCLUDE THE MUCHAKINOCK CREEK...WHITE BREAST CREEK...EAST FORK
102 RIVER...THOMPSON RIVER...AND THE CHARITON RIVER TO NAME A FEW.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR ADAIR-ADAMS-APPANOOSE-AUDUBON-BOONE-CALHOUN-CARROLL-
CASS-CLARKE-CRAWFORD-DALLAS-DAVIS-DECATUR-GREENE-GRUNDY-GUTHRIE-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-JASPER-LUCAS-MADISON-MAHASKA-MARION-MARSHALL-
MONROE-POCAHONTAS-POLK-POWESHIEK-RINGGOLD-SAC-STORY-TAMA-TAYLOR-
UNION-WAPELLO-WARREN-WAYNE-WEBSTER.

&&

SHORT TERM...DONAVON
LONG TERM...AWB
AVIATION...DONAVON
HYDROLOGY...DONAVON
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 4:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
427 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

IAZ023-033>038-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-041000-
POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CRAWFORD-
CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-
POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-
ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
427 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NUMEROUS SEVERE STORMS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. VERY LARGE HAIL 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER
OR LARGER...DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE ALL EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS
FORECAST AND MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE FORECAST SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. HOWEVER...IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE SEVERE THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLE
OVER THE WEEKEND.

IAZ004>007-015>017-024>028-039-041000-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-BLACK HAWK-
427 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TONIGHT INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS ARE
THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 3.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE FORECAST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
HOWEVER...IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE SEVERE THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND AGAIN OVER THE
WEEKEND.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:33 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014

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

0520 PM     HAIL             9 S MOUNT AYR           40.58N 94.25W
06/03/2014  E2.00 INCH       RINGGOLD           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JJOHNSON
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:48 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
548 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014

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

0544 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GRISWOLD                41.23N 95.14W
06/03/2014  U0.00 INCH       CASS               IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CASS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS STREET FLOODING IN
            GRISWOLD...WATER RUNNING DOWN MAIN STREET UP TO THE
            BOTTOMS OF HUB CAPS.

&&

LEE
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:55 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
555 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014

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

0551 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 SSE ATLANTIC          41.33N 95.00W
06/03/2014  E65 MPH          CASS               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER ESTIMATES 65 MPH WINDS CURRENTLY WITH TORRENTIAL
            RAINFALL.

&&

LEE
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:58 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
558 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

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

0550 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 E GRISWOLD            41.23N 95.04W
06/03/2014  E60 MPH          CASS               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            60 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. SMALL TREE LIMB
            DAMAGE.

&&

NWS DES MOINES IA
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:03 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
603 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014

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

0557 PM     HAIL             3 WSW CARBON            41.03N 94.87W
06/03/2014  E1.00 INCH       ADAMS              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 50 MPH.

0559 PM     HAIL             4 W CORNING             40.99N 94.82W
06/03/2014  E1.75 INCH       ADAMS              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL FALLING FOUR MILES WEST OF CORNING
            ON HIGHWAY 34. ALSO REPORTED VERY STRONG WINDS.

&&

LEE
Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:04 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
604 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014

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

0600 PM     HAIL             E LAMONI                40.62N 93.93W
06/03/2014  E1.00 INCH       DECATUR            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JJOHNSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 4:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMXAdair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun and 32 more23 hr
Jun 3, 10:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXDecatur4 days
Jun 3, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXTaylor58 min
Jun 3, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCrawford28 min
Jun 3, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXRinggold64 min
Jun 3, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdams, Audubon, Cass78 min
Jun 3, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXTaylor35 min
Jun 3, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDecatur, Ringgold63 min
Jun 3, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdams, Taylor42 min
Jun 3, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Cass31 min
Jun 3, 6:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Cass, Union6 hr
Jun 3, 6:56 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXRinggold22 min
Jun 3, 6:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXRinggold, Taylor6 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.