Tornado Warning 41, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Jun 29, 2014, 9:11 PM CDT (02:11 UTC)

Expired

Jun 29, 2014, 9:45 PM CDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Black Hawk County, IA, Tama County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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992 
WFUS53 KDMX 300211
TORDMX
IAC013-171-300245-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0041.140630T0211Z-140630T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
911 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL BLACK HAWK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  NORTHEASTERN TAMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 911 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
  REINBECK...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRUNDY CENTER...MOVING EAST AT
  35 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 848 PM THE CONRAD
           FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TWO TORNADOES 4 MILES NORTH OF
           CONRAD.

  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...
  TRAER...DYSART AND TF CLARK STATE PARK. 

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.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4229 9230 4213 9231 4221 9263 4229 9263
      4230 9254 4231 9253 4235 9228 4230 9228
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 273DEG 33KT 4225 9257 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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676 
WWUS53 KDMX 300243
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
943 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

IAC013-171-300253-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-140630T0245Z/
BLACK HAWK IA-TAMA IA-
943 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BLACK HAWK AND NORTHEASTERN
TAMA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR  IOWA.

LAT...LON 4229 9230 4213 9231 4221 9263 4229 9263
      4230 9254 4231 9253 4235 9228 4230 9228
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 273DEG 33KT 4225 9257 

$$

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