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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Apr 23, 2014, 3:53 AM CDT for 7 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 23, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2014, 3:53 AM CDT (08:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2509 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 301 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
376 WWUS73 KDMX 230853 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 353 AM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN IOWA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS IN COMBINATION OF A SLOWLY RETREATING HIGH TO THE EAST WILL CAUSE INCREASINGLY STRONG WINDS FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ004-015-023-033-034-044-045-231700- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.140423T1500Z-140423T2300Z/ EMMET-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW... ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...DENISON...CARROLL 353 AM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BLOW AROUND AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE. TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ REV
5 follow-up statements
609 WWUS73 KDMX 231511 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1011 AM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN IOWA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS IN COMBINATION WITH A SLOWLY RETREATING HIGH TO THE EAST WILL CAUSE INCREASINGLY STRONG WINDS FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ004-015-023-033-034-044-045-232300- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140423T2300Z/ EMMET-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW... ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...DENISON...CARROLL 1011 AM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BLOW AROUND AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE. TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AWB
127 WWUS73 KDMX 231850 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 150 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER WESTERN IOWA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS IN COMBINATION WITH A SLOWLY RETREATING HIGH TO THE EAST WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ004-015-023-033-034-044-045-232300- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140423T2300Z/ EMMET-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW... ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...DENISON...CARROLL 150 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BLOW AROUND AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE. TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AWB
144 WWUS73 KDMX 232020 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 320 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER WESTERN IOWA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS IN COMBINATION WITH A SLOWLY RETREATING HIGH TO THE EAST WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ004-015-023-033-034-044-045-232300- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140423T2300Z/ EMMET-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW... ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...DENISON...CARROLL 320 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BLOW AROUND AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE. TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AWB
136 WWUS73 KDMX 232026 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 326 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER WESTERN IOWA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS IN COMBINATION WITH A SLOWLY RETREATING HIGH TO THE EAST WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. IAZ004-015-023-033-034-044-045-232300- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140423T2300Z/ EMMET-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW... ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...DENISON...CARROLL 326 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BLOW AROUND AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE. TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
562 WWUS73 KDMX 232254 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 554 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014 .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS IN COMBINATION WITH A SLOWLY RETREATING HIGH TO THE EAST WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS INTO THE EVENING. IAZ004-015-023-033-034-044-045-240000- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140423T2300Z/ EMMET-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...EMMETSBURG...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW... ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...DENISON...CARROLL 554 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY THROUGH THE EVENING AND WILL REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.