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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Mar 26, 2014, 3:37 AM CDT for 32 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 26, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2014, 3:37 AM CDT (08:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 32 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Boone County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Madison County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 2732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
229 WWUS73 KDMX 260837 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 337 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WILL MOVE EAST AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. A TIGHTENING GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS BY THIS AFTERNOON. IAZ004-005-015-023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082- 092-093-261645- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.140326T1800Z-140327T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT... SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE... WINTERSET...EARLHAM...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...LENOX... NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR 337 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE SLOWLY THIS MORNING AND WILL BE COME STRONG BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FASTENED DOWN WILL LIKELY BE BLOWN AROUND DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. ANY FIRE THAT STARTS MAY SPREAD QUICKLY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HUMIDITY AROUND 30 PERCENT WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND DRY GRASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
521 WWUS73 KDMX 261617 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1117 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL AS WELL...LEADING TO AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. IAZ004-005-015-023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082- 092-093-270000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.140326T1800Z-140327T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT... SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE... WINTERSET...EARLHAM...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...LENOX... NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR 1117 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH SLOWLY AFTER SUNSET BUT REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH AT AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FASTENED DOWN WILL LIKELY BE BLOWN AROUND. VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ROADS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LEE
807 WWUS73 KDMX 261800 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 100 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL...LEADING TO AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. IAZ006-007-016-017-025-026-036-037-048-060-270100- /O.EXB.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.140326T1800Z-140327T0100Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- HARDIN-STORY-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD... MANLY...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE... EAGLE GROVE...CLARION...BELMOND...HAMPTON...WEBSTER CITY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...AMES...DES MOINES 100 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH SLOWLY AFTER SUNSET BUT REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH AT AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FASTENED DOWN WILL LIKELY BE BLOWN AROUND. VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ROADS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ004-005-015-023-024-033>035-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082- 092-093-270100- /O.EXT.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140327T0100Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT... SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE... WINTERSET...EARLHAM...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...LENOX... NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR 100 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH SLOWLY AFTER SUNSET BUT REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH AT AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FASTENED DOWN WILL LIKELY BE BLOWN AROUND. VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ROADS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LEE
079 WWUS73 KDMX 261958 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 258 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON... THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL...LEADING TO AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-044>048-057>060-070>072-081- 082-092-093-270100- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140327T0100Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR... FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD... LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR 258 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH SLOWLY AFTER SUNSET BUT REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH AT AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ROADS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSSWINDS. SOME AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY ONLY AROUND 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LEE
622 WWUS73 KDMX 270108 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 808 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-044>048-057>060-070>072-081- 082-092-093-270215- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140327T0100Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT... KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE...POCAHONTAS...LAURENS... ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE... SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR... FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD... LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR 808 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ALTHOUGH BRISK SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AND GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA IN MOST LOCATIONS. SUSTAINED SPEEDS WILL STILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH 10PM HOWEVER...WITH THE HIGHER END OF THAT RANGE OVER WESTERN IOWA. $$ SMALL
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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.