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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 16, 2014Butler County, Franklin County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2014, 7:15 PM CDT for Butler County, Franklin County, Iowa. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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 16, 2014, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2014, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Butler County, IA, Franklin County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 16, 7:35 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD6 Nw Parkersburg, IANUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS HALF WAY TO THE GROUND

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 16, 12:25 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 16, 5:37 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 241 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2014-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2074 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2014-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 78 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2074 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1135 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
5.2

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The text

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

547 
WFUS53 KDMX 170015
TORDMX
IAC023-069-170045-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0029.140617T0015Z-140617T0045Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  SOUTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
    
* AT 714 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF IOWA FALLS...MOVING EAST
  AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  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...ACKLEY...APLINGTON...GENEVA...BRADFORD...POPEJOY AND
  HAMPTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 156 AND 163.
 
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 4256 9284 4256 9348 4271 9349 4274 9281
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 269DEG 45KT 4260 9335 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

COGIL
1 follow-up statement
354 
WWUS53 KDMX 170048 RRA
SVSDMX

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

IAC023-069-170057-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140617T0045Z/
FRANKLIN IA-BUTLER IA-
748 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHWESTERN BUTLER
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

LAT...LON 4256 9284 4256 9348 4271 9349 4274 9281
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 269DEG 45KT 4260 9335 

$$

COGIL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Wright50 min
Jun 16, 7:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXHumboldt, Pocahontas9 hr
Jun 16, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXButler55 min
Jun 16, 7:25 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXPalo Alto, Pocahontas35 min
Jun 16, 7:35 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXButler, Franklin40 min
Jun 16, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Wright45 min
Jun 16, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBremer, Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin59 min
Jun 16, 7:53 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler37 min
Jun 16, 7:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXButler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin3 hr
Jun 16, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Grundy56 min
Jun 16, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story45 min
Jun 16, 8:16 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer29 min
Jun 16, 8:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXEmmet19 days
Jun 16, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Grundy, Hardin, Marshall, Tama41 min
Jun 16, 8:22 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXBremer23 min
Jun 16, 8:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXGrundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Webster, Wright3 hr
Jun 16, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Grundy, Marshall, Tama45 min
Jun 16, 8:46 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXTama29 min
Jun 16, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Grundy61 min
Jun 16, 9:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXMarshall39 min
Jun 16, 9:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXHumboldt12 days
Jun 16, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXTama19 min
Jun 16, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster34 min
Jun 16, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Story56 min
Jun 16, 11:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXGrundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Webster, Wright6 hr
Jun 16, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Sac63 min
Jun 17, 12:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAudubon, Boone, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie44 min
Jun 17, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison, Polk, Story and 1 more52 min
Jun 17, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Polk33 min
Jun 17, 1:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Marion, Polk, Warren39 min
Jun 17, 1:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Lucas, Madison, Warren51 min
Jun 17, 1:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek and 1 more63 min
Jun 17, 2:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPalo Alto, Pocahontas11 days
Jun 17, 11:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXWebster9 days
Jun 17, 3:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet and 17 more15 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.