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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 22, 2015Lucas County, Marion County, Monroe County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2015, 5:08 PM CDT for Lucas County, Marion County, Monroe County, Iowa. It was in force for 37 min. 2 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 22, 2015, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2015, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Lucas County, IA, Marion County, IA, Monroe County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 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 22, 5:22 PM CDT	TORNADO	7 Sw Marysville, IA	LOW END EF3 DAMAGE REPORTED AT THIS LOCATION WHERE HOME SEVERELY DAMAGED. MAX WINDS ESTIMATED AT 142 MPH. TORNADO ON GROUND FROM SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBIA TO ALBIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. PRELIMINARY TORNADO RATING: EF3.
Jun 22, 5:30 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lovilia, IA	LARGE TREE SNAPPED AND FELL ON PICKUP. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

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 22, 3:56 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 210 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1240 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -232 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 853 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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The text

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

559 
WFUS53 KDMX 222208
TORDMX
IAC117-125-135-222245-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0010.150622T2208Z-150622T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
508 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  WESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
    
* AT 508 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MELCHER-DALLAS...OR 11
  MILES SOUTH OF KNOXVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  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...
  ALBIA AROUND 545 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HAMILTON...MARYSVILLE AND LOVILIA.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4093 9287 4111 9318 4124 9311 4118 9287
      4116 9287 4116 9281 4115 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 293DEG 18KT 4116 9310 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

COGIL

3 follow-up statements

245 
WWUS53 KDMX 222212
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
512 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

IAC117-125-135-222245-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150622T2245Z/
MARION IA-LUCAS IA-MONROE IA-
512 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION...NORTHEASTERN LUCAS AND WESTERN MONROE
COUNTIES...
    
AT 511 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MELCHER-DALLAS...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF KNOXVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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...
  ALBIA AROUND 545 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HAMILTON...MARYSVILLE AND LOVILIA.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4093 9287 4111 9318 4124 9311 4118 9287
      4116 9287 4116 9281 4115 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 310DEG 20KT 4114 9308 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

COGIL

688 
WWUS53 KDMX 222224
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
524 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

IAC117-125-222234-
/O.CAN.KDMX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150622T2245Z/
MARION IA-LUCAS IA-
524 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND NORTHEASTERN LUCAS
COUNTIES 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 1100 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
IOWA.

LAT...LON 4093 9287 4106 9309 4116 9309 4116 9281
      4115 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 299DEG 17KT 4110 9302 

$$

IAC135-222245-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150622T2245Z/
MONROE IA-
524 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
MONROE COUNTY...
        
AT 524 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ALBIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE 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...
  ALBIA AROUND 545 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LOVILIA.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4093 9287 4106 9309 4116 9309 4116 9281
      4115 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 299DEG 17KT 4110 9302 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

COGIL

588 
WWUS53 KDMX 222235
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
535 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

IAC135-222245-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150622T2245Z/
MONROE IA-
535 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
MONROE COUNTY...
        
AT 534 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF
ALBIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE 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...
  ALBIA AROUND 545 PM CDT.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4093 9287 4106 9309 4115 9305 4109 9279
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 319DEG 19KT 4106 9297 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

COGIL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren	39 min
Jun 22, 5:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Kossuth, Winnebago	28 min
Jun 22, 5:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Emmet, Palo Alto	25 min
Jun 22, 5:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas	47 min
Jun 22, 5:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth	46 min
Jun 22, 6:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Calhoun, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas and 4 more	47 min
Jun 22, 6:55 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Humboldt, Wright	35 min
Jun 22, 7:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Webster and 1 more	44 min
Jun 22, 7:33 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DMX	Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt and 8 more	2 hr
Jun 22, 7:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton and 1 more	51 min
Jun 22, 7:55 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	DMX	Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago and 1 more	65 min
Jun 22, 8:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Tama	36 min
Jun 22, 8:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DMX	Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth and 3 more	82 min
Jun 22, 9:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Humboldt, Webster, Wright	44 min
Jun 22, 10:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Tama	20 min
Jun 22, 11:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DMX	Black Hawk, Grundy	39 min
Jun 22, 5:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Monroe	31 min
Jun 22, 6:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello	20 min
Jun 22, 6:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Davis	45 min
Jun 22, 6:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Mahaska, Monroe, Wapello	6 hr
Jun 22, 6:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Davis	16 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.