Tornado Warning 32, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Jun 16, 2014, 7:53 PM CDT (00:53 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2014, 8:30 PM CDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Black Hawk County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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849 
WFUS53 KDMX 170053
TORDMX
IAC013-017-023-170130-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0032.140617T0053Z-140617T0130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BLACK HAWK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  EASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  WESTERN BREMER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
    
* AT 753 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF CLARKSVILLE...OR 7 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF WAVERLY...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...
  WAVERLY...DENVER...CLARKSVILLE...TRIPOLI...SHELL ROCK...
  JANESVILLE...PLAINFIELD AND WAVERLY 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 4260 9281 4285 9270 4287 9225 4259 9223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 275DEG 48KT 4279 9259 

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

$$

COGIL

491 
WWUS53 KDMX 170109
SVSDMX

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

IAC013-017-023-170130-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-140617T0130Z/
BLACK HAWK IA-BUTLER IA-BREMER IA-
809 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BLACK HAWK...EAST CENTRAL BUTLER AND WESTERN BREMER
COUNTIES...
    
AT 809 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF WAVERLY...MOVING EAST AT 45 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...
WAVERLY...DENVER...TRIPOLI...SHELL ROCK...JANESVILLE...PLAINFIELD AND
WAVERLY 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 4260 9260 4285 9255 4287 9225 4259 9223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 272DEG 37KT 4264 9248 

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

$$

COGIL

161 
WWUS53 KDMX 170129
SVSDMX

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

IAC013-017-023-170138-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-140617T0130Z/
BLACK HAWK IA-BUTLER IA-BREMER IA-
829 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BLACK HAWK...EAST CENTRAL
BUTLER AND WESTERN BREMER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
    
HOWEVER...TORNADO WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND 
SOUTHERN BREMER COUNTY AND NORTHERN BLACK HAWK COUNTY. 

LAT...LON 4260 9260 4285 9255 4287 9225 4259 9223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 275DEG 48KT 4264 9248 

$$

COGIL

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