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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2014, 1:09 PM CDT for Lucas County, Monroe County, Wayne County, Iowa. It was in force for 36 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
- May 11, 2014, 1:09 PM CDT (18:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2014, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Lucas County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Wayne County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1:19 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Wsw Melrose, IA |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 11:53 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 233 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
- 52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -261 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1382 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
004
WFUS53 KDMX 111809
TORDMX
IAC117-135-185-111845-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0005.140511T1809Z-140511T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
109 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
SOUTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
WESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
* UNTIL 145 PM CDT
* AT 109 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHARITON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
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...
CHARITON...RATHBUN LAKE...RUSSELL...MELROSE AND RED HAW LAKE STATE
PARK.
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 4101 9333 4115 9300 4090 9290 4090 9309
4087 9310 4085 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 251DEG 24KT 4095 9322
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BEERENDS3 follow-up statements
140
WWUS53 KDMX 111821
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
121 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
IAC185-111830-
/O.CAN.KDMX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140511T1845Z/
WAYNE IA-
121 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST IOWA.
LAT...LON 4103 9328 4115 9300 4090 9290 4090 9324
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 251DEG 24KT 4098 9312
$$
IAC117-135-111845-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140511T1845Z/
LUCAS IA-MONROE IA-
121 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LUCAS AND WESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 120 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF CHARITON...MOVING EAST 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...
RUSSELL...MELROSE AND RED HAW LAKE STATE PARK.
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 4103 9328 4115 9300 4090 9290 4090 9324
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 251DEG 24KT 4098 9312
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BEERENDS041
WWUS53 KDMX 111833
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
IAC117-135-111845-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140511T1845Z/
LUCAS IA-MONROE IA-
133 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LUCAS AND WESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 133 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF RATHBUN LAKE...OR 12 MILES WEST OF
ALBIA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUSSELL AND MELROSE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4105 9323 4115 9300 4092 9291 4092 9316
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 251DEG 26KT 4099 9305
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BEERENDS989
WWUS53 KDMX 111839
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
IAC117-111849-
/O.CAN.KDMX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140511T1845Z/
LUCAS IA-
139 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST IOWA.
LAT...LON 4096 9310 4111 9310 4115 9300 4095 9292
4094 9309
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 251DEG 23KT 4100 9301
$$
IAC135-111845-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140511T1845Z/
MONROE IA-
139 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
MONROE COUNTY...
AT 139 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF RATHBUN LAKE...OR 10 MILES WEST OF
ALBIA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MELROSE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4096 9310 4111 9310 4115 9300 4095 9292
4094 9309
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 251DEG 23KT 4100 9301
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BEERENDSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor and 1 more | 61 min |
| May 11, 11:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne | 43 min |
| May 11, 11:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas | 33 min |
| May 11, 12:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Union | 3 hr |
| May 11, 12:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Wayne | 44 min |
| May 11, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe | 61 min |
| May 11, 1:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Monroe | 31 min |
| May 11, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Monroe, Wapello | 65 min |
| May 11, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Wapello | 46 min |
| May 11, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Wapello | 36 min |
| May 11, 3:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 32 more | 15 hr |
| May 11, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wapello | 27 min |
| May 11, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Monroe, Wapello | 62 min |
| May 11, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Wapello | 44 min |
| May 11, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wapello | 33 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.