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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2014, 5:33 PM CDT for Palo Alto County, Iowa. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2014, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2014, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County Palo Alto County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 12:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -158 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1817 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
794
WFUS53 KDMX 162233
TORDMX
IAC147-162315-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0023.140616T2233Z-140616T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
PALO ALTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 533 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WEBB...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPENCER...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
EMMETSBURG...FIVE ISLAND LAKE...SILVER LAKE...RUSH LAKE...
RUTHVEN...AYRSHIRE...CYLINDER...CURLEW...RODMAN...EMMETSBURG
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND KEARNEY 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 4302 9449 4291 9491 4311 9492 4314 9491
4325 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 245DEG 23KT 4299 9503
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
JOHNSON2 follow-up statements
954
WWUS53 KDMX 162244
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
544 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
IAC147-162315-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140616T2315Z/
PALO ALTO IA-
544 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR PALO ALTO
COUNTY...
AT 544 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF EMMETSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
EMMETSBURG AND FIVE ISLAND LAKE AROUND 555 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...CYLINDER...RODMAN...RUTHVEN...
CURLEW...AYRSHIRE AND KEARNEY STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4302 9449 4291 9491 4311 9492 4314 9491
4325 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 243DEG 44KT 4310 9480
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
JOHNSON247
WWUS53 KDMX 162311
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
611 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
IAC147-162321-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140616T2315Z/
PALO ALTO IA-
611 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PALO ALTO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM
CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE 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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DES MOINES .
LAT...LON 4302 9449 4291 9491 4311 9492 4314 9491
4325 9467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 245DEG 23KT 4310 9480
$$
JOHNSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Crawford | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Carroll, Crawford | 68 min |
| Jun 16, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Sac | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Jasper | 63 min |
| Jun 16, 3:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 33 more | 12 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 5:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Emmet, Kossuth | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet, Palo Alto, Pocahontas | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Kossuth | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Wright | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth | 54 min |
| Jun 16, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Kossuth, Palo Alto | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Wright | 64 min |
| Jun 16, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Worth | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 6:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth, Wright | 9 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas | 24 min |
| Jun 16, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Worth | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Worth | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Wright | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin | 34 min |
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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.