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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 2014, 12:44 PM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 31 min. 3 reports 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 30, 2014, 12:44 PM CDT (17:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2014, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Adair County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Madison County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 12:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 S Stuart, IA | REPORT VIA THE LSR WEB REPORT FORM. |
| Jun 30, 12:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 S Stuart, IA | APPARENT TORNADO DAMAGE TO HOME FROM WHO-TV. |
| Jun 30, 12:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Casey, IA | PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL AND SEVERE WINDS COMBINED TO SHRED SIDING AND CROPS AND BREAK WINDOWS ACROSS THE AREA. DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 30, 9:38 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 171 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4563 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 903 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.8
- Supercell composite
- 12.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
988
WFUS53 KDMX 301744
TORDMX
IAC001-049-077-121-301815-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0042.140630T1744Z-140630T1815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1244 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
* UNTIL 115 PM CDT
* AT 1244 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF STUART...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF
GREENFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.
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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
STUART AROUND 1255 PM CDT.
EARLHAM AROUND 110 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CASEY...DIAMONDHEAD LAKE...DEXTER...REDFIELD AND MENLO.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 82 AND 107.
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 4137 9451 4155 9454 4164 9408 4137 9403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 263DEG 35KT 4148 9443
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JOHNSON3 follow-up statements
441
WWUS53 KDMX 301752
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1252 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
IAC001-049-077-121-301815-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-140630T1815Z/
DALLAS IA-MADISON IA-GUTHRIE IA-ADAIR IA-
1252 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS...NORTHWESTERN MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE AND
NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES...
AT 1252 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER STUART...OR 14
MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
EARLHAM AROUND 110 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CASEY...DIAMONDHEAD LAKE...DEXTER...REDFIELD AND MENLO.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 82 AND 107.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4137 9451 4155 9454 4164 9408 4137 9403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 263DEG 35KT 4149 9432
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JOHNSON727
WWUS53 KDMX 301757
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1257 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
IAC001-049-077-121-301815-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-140630T1815Z/
DALLAS IA-MADISON IA-GUTHRIE IA-ADAIR IA-
1257 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS...NORTHWESTERN MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE AND
NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES...
AT 1257 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EARLHAM...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WINTERSET...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS...NORTHWESTERN MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE AND
NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
DIAMONDHEAD LAKE...DEXTER...REDFIELD AND MENLO.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 107.
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 4137 9440 4158 9441 4164 9408 4137 9403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 275DEG 47KT 4144 9418
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JOHNSON919
WWUS53 KDMX 301807
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
107 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
IAC001-049-077-121-301817-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-140630T1815Z/
DALLAS IA-MADISON IA-GUTHRIE IA-ADAIR IA-
107 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS...NORTHWESTERN
MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE AND NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 115 PM CDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
IOWA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THE AREA THROUGH 130 PM.
LAT...LON 4137 9440 4158 9441 4164 9408 4137 9403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 263DEG 35KT 4144 9418
$$
JOHNSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 39 more | 22 hr |
| Jun 29, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Greene, Webster | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll, Greene | 53 min |
| Jun 29, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Bremer, Butler | 17 min |
| Jun 29, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Grundy, Hardin | 52 min |
| Jun 29, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Grundy, Hardin | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Grundy, Tama | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 8:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy, Hardin, Tama | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 8:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 3 days |
| Jun 29, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 9:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Marshall | 5 days |
| Jun 29, 9:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren | 38 min |
| Jun 29, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll, Greene | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Jasper, Mahaska, Poweshiek | 58 min |
| Jun 30, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Pocahontas, Sac | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 2:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Webster | 41 min |
| Jun 30, 4:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk, Story | 63 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Polk | 5 days |
| Jun 30, 4:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 7 days |
| Jun 30, 4:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 3 days |
| Jun 30, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Greene, Hamilton, Story, Webster | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Winnebago, Worth | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 4:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Webster | 41 min |
| Jun 30, 6:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Sac | 10 hr |
| Jun 30, 9:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Cass | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 9:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Sac | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 9:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Guthrie | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 9:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Sac | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 10:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Webster | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Dallas, Guthrie | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Crawford, Sac | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 10:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster, Wright | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Boone | 63 min |
| Jun 30, 10:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Sac | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 11:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll, Crawford, Sac | 54 min |
| Jun 30, 11:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 50 hr |
| Jun 30, 11:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 5 days |
| Jun 30, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 3 days |
| Jun 30, 11:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Butler | 3 days |
| Jun 30, 11:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 69 hr |
| Jun 30, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Greene | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 11:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Hamilton, Webster | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Pocahontas, Sac | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 11:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Webster | 4 days |
| Jun 30, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Guthrie | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 12:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie | 41 min |
| Jun 30, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 8 days |
| Jun 30, 12:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Audubon | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Hardin, Story, Webster | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 12:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 12:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Story, Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Marshall, Story | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Polk | 65 min |
| Jun 30, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Polk | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dallas, Madison, Marion, Polk, Warren | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 1:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy, Hardin, Marshall, Tama | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 1:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Grundy, Hardin, Marshall, Story, Tama | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Dallas, Guthrie | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Marion, Warren | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Poweshiek | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 2:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Poweshiek, Tama | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 2:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Mahaska, Marion | 69 min |
| Jun 30, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Poweshiek, Warren | 63 min |
| Jun 30, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Warren | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer | 21 min |
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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.