Tornado Warning 28, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Jun 16, 2014, 6:53 PM CDT (23:53 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2014, 7:30 PM CDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Cerro Gordo County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Wright County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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854 
WFUS53 KDMX 162353
TORDMX
IAC033-069-081-197-170030-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0028.140616T2353Z-140617T0030Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  NORTHEASTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  SOUTHERN CERRO GORDO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
    
* AT 653 PM CDT...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF BELMOND...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF GARNER...MOVING EAST AT
  55 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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...
  HAMPTON...CLARION...BELMOND...SHEFFIELD...ROCKWELL...ELM LAKE...
  LATIMER...THORNTON...COULTER...MESERVEY...ALEXANDER...SWALEDALE...
  ROWAN...GOODELL...CHAPIN...GALT...BELMOND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...BEEDS
  LAKE STATE PARK AND HAMPTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 163 AND 184.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4268 9375 4297 9360 4304 9306 4272 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 266DEG 47KT 4290 9350 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

COGIL

959 
WWUS53 KDMX 170010
SVSDMX

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

IAC081-170019-
/O.CAN.KDMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140617T0030Z/
HANCOCK IA-

710 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 4270 9351 4299 9344 4304 9306 4272 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 250DEG 48KT 4289 9325 

$$

IAC033-069-197-170030-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140617T0030Z/
FRANKLIN IA-WRIGHT IA-CERRO GORDO IA-
710 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
FRANKLIN...EASTERN WRIGHT AND SOUTHERN CERRO GORDO COUNTIES...
    
AT 709 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SHEFFIELD...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF HAMPTON...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
HAMPTON...SHEFFIELD...ROCKWELL...LATIMER...THORNTON...COULTER...
ALEXANDER...SWALEDALE...CHAPIN...HAMPTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND BEEDS
LAKE STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 163 AND 184.
 
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 4270 9351 4299 9344 4304 9306 4272 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 250DEG 48KT 4289 9325 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

COGIL

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