Tornado Warning 31, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Jun 16, 2014, 7:35 PM CDT (00:35 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2014, 8:15 PM CDT

In force

40 min

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Butler County, IA, Franklin County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

846 
WFUS53 KDMX 170035
TORDMX
IAC023-069-170115-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0031.140617T0035Z-140617T0115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
    
* AT 735 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENE...OR 9 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF ALLISON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...ALLISON...GREENE...DUMONT...BRISTOW...HANSELL...
  AREDALE...ALLISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND HAMPTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

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 4273 9280 4272 9329 4291 9303 4291 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 222DEG 27KT 4285 9291 

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

$$

COGIL

637 
WWUS53 KDMX 170056
SVSDMX

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

IAC023-069-170105-
/O.CAN.KDMX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140617T0115Z/
FRANKLIN IA-BUTLER IA-
756 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHWESTERN
BUTLER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
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.

HOWEVER...THERE IS ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF 
EASTERN BUTLER COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM CDT. 

LAT...LON 4273 9280 4272 9329 4291 9303 4291 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 222DEG 27KT 4296 9277 

$$

COGIL

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