Tornado Warning 22, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Jun 16, 2014, 5:11 PM CDT (22:11 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2014, 5:45 PM CDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.5 in

Counties Emmet County, IA, Kossuth County, IA

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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479 
WFUS53 KDMX 162211
TORDMX
IAC063-109-162245-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0022.140616T2211Z-140616T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
511 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN EMMET COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA...
  NORTHWESTERN KOSSUTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
    
* AT 510 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OKAMANPEDAN LAKE...OR 13
  MILES SOUTH OF FAIRMONT...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  IOWA LAKE...OKAMANPEDAN LAKE...LEDYARD...DOLLIVER AND OKAMANPEDAN
  STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4350 9416 4339 9416 4341 9463 4350 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 267DEG 54KT 4346 9453 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

COGIL

898 
WWUS53 KDMX 162248
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
548 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

IAC063-109-162257-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140616T2245Z/
EMMET IA-KOSSUTH IA-
548 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EMMET AND NORTHWESTERN
KOSSUTH COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWEST IOWA.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200
AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN IOWA.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 
MUCH OF KOSSUTH AND SOUTHERN EMMET COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 4350 9416 4339 9416 4341 9463 4350 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 267DEG 54KT 4346 9453 

$$

COGIL

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