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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Des Moines, IA

January 15, 201418 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Jan 15, 2014, 3:51 PM CST for 18 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 16, 2014, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 15, 2014, 3:51 PM CST (21:51 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 16, 2014, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 16, 2014, 9:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA

Counties Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Wayne County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 240 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2014-01-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2014-01-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
765 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

400 
WWUS73 KDMX 152151
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
351 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014

...STRONG WINDS AGAIN THURSDAY...

.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN THURSDAY. THE WINDS
WILL INCREASE QUICKLY IN THE MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING. LIGHT SNOW IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA
WITH THE SYSTEM BEGINNING TONIGHT. CURRENTLY UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW
IS FORECAST. AN UPGRADE TO WINTER HEADLINES MAY BE REQUIRED IF
MORE SNOW FALLS THAN FORECAST.

IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-160600-
/O.UPG.KDMX.HW.A.0001.140116T1500Z-140117T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KDMX.HW.W.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-
WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS...
LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...
CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...
SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...
BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...
INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE
351 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY MORNING THURSDAY AND WILL
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.
  IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-160600-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.140116T1500Z-140117T0300Z/
MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-
LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...
DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...
LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...
BLOOMFIELD
351 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.
  IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
023 
WWUS73 KDMX 160248
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
848 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014

...STRONG WINDS AGAIN THURSDAY...

.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN THURSDAY. THE WINDS
WILL INCREASE QUICKLY IN THE MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING. AN UPGRADE TO WINTER HEADLINES MAY BE REQUIRED DEPENDING
ON THURSDAY SNOWFALL.

IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-161100-
/O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-
WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS...
LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...
CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...
SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...
BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...
INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE
848 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY MORNING THURSDAY AND 
  WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.
  IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. BRIEF SNOW SQUALLS
  MAY ALSO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-161100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.140116T1500Z-140117T0300Z/
MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-
LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...
DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...
LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...
BLOOMFIELD
848 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.
  IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. BRIEF SNOW SQUALLS
  MAY ALSO GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

SMALL
603 
WWUS73 KDMX 160952
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
352 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...STRONG WINDS AGAIN TODAY...

.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE WINDS
WILL INCREASE QUICKLY THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING. AN UPGRADE TO WINTER HEADLINES MAY BE REQUIRED LATER
TODAY IF SNOW SQUALLS BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS THE AREA.

IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-161800-
/O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0001.140116T1200Z-140117T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-
WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS...
LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...
CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...
SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...
BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...
INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE
352 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MID
  MORNING...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE
  LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.
  IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. BRIEF VIGOROUS SNOW
  SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING NORTH TO EARLY EVENING
  SOUTH. THESE MAY ALSO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
  SNOW...AND WITH A QUICK ACCUMULATION OF UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW
  POSSIBLE...CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-161800-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.140116T1500Z-140117T0300Z/
MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-
LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...
DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...
LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...
BLOOMFIELD
352 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.
  IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. BRIEF VIGOROUS SNOW
  SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE FROM EARLY AFTERNOON NORTH TO EARLY EVENING
  SOUTH. THESE MAY ALSO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
  SNOW...AND WITH A QUICK ACCUMULATION OF UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW
  POSSIBLE...CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

REV
649 
WWUS73 KDMX 161304
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
704 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...STRONG WINDS AGAIN TODAY...

.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE WINDS
HAVE INCREASED QUICKLY THIS MORNING OVER THE WEST AND WILL LAST
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. AN UPGRADE TO
WINTER HEADLINES MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY IF SNOW SQUALLS
BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE AREA.

IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-162115-
/O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-
WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS...
LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...
CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...
SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...
BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...
INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE
704 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH HAVE DEVELOPED THIS
  MORNING OVER WESTERN IOWA AND WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST FOR THE
  REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG 
  WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. BRIEF 
  VIGOROUS SNOW SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING NORTH TO 
  EARLY EVENING SOUTH. THESE MAY ALSO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...AND WITH A QUICK ACCUMULATION OF 
  UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE...CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-162115-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.140116T1500Z-140117T0300Z/
MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-
LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...
DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...
LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...
BLOOMFIELD
704 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING WITH
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG 
  WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. BRIEF 
  VIGOROUS SNOW SQUALLS ARE POSSIBLE FROM EARLY AFTERNOON NORTH 
  TO EARLY EVENING SOUTH. THESE MAY ALSO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...AND WITH A QUICK ACCUMULATION OF 
  UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE...CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

REV
308 
WWUS73 KDMX 161702
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1102 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING AND WILL PERSIST
INTO TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO
MOVE THROUGH...WITH THE STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN THE SNOW SHOWERS.

IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-170115-
/O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-
WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS...
LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...
CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...
SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...
BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...
INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE
1102 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.
  IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  ALSO MOVE THROUGH AT TIMES...LEADING TO QUICKLY FALLING
  VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-170115-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/
MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-
LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...
DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...
LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...
BLOOMFIELD
1102 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG
  WINDS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH AT TIMES...LEADING TO
  QUICKLY FALLING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND CAUSING TRAVEL
  PROBLEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

LEE
389 
WWUS73 KDMX 162142
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
342 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS INTO TONIGHT...

.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING AND WILL PERSIST
INTO TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO
MOVE THROUGH...WITH THE STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG
WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.

IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-170300-
/O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-
WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS...
LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...
CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...
SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...
BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...
INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE
342 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG 
  WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK. SNOW SHOWERS 
  WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH AT TIMES...LEADING TO QUICKLY FALLING 
  VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-170300-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/
MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-
LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...
DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...
LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...
BLOOMFIELD
342 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG 
  WINDS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH AT TIMES...LEADING 
  TO QUICKLY FALLING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND CAUSING 
  TRAVEL PROBLEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
278 
WWUS73 KDMX 170305
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
905 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT...

IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>048-057>060-070>073-170415-
/O.EXP.KDMX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-
WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS...
LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...
CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...
SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...
BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...
INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE
905 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BUT
REMAIN BELOW WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-081>086-092>097-170415-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/
MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-
LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...
DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...
LEON...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...
BLOOMFIELD
905 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BUT
REMAIN BELOW WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

SMALL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 15, 3:51 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy and 2 more41 hr
Jan 15, 3:51 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningDMXAdair, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass and 19 more29 hr

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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.