Tornado Warning 16, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Jun 24, 2015, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)

Expired

Jun 24, 2015, 7:45 PM CDT

In force

41 min

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

County Dallas County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

693 
WFUS53 KDMX 250004
TORDMX
IAC049-250045-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0016.150625T0004Z-150625T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
704 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
    
* AT 704 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PANORA...OR 11 MILES WEST
  OF ADEL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  EARLHAM AROUND 745 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
DEXTER...REDFIELD AND LINDEN.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 99 AND 108.
 
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 4150 9423 4154 9424 4160 9424 4160 9426
      4165 9428 4169 9420 4150 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 330DEG 14KT 4164 9423 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

COGIL

613 
WWUS53 KDMX 250023
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
723 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

IAC049-250045-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150625T0045Z/
DALLAS IA-
723 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY...
    
AT 722 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF EARLHAM...OR 7 MILES WEST OF ADEL...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  EARLHAM AROUND 740 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
REDFIELD AND DEXTER.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 99 AND 108.
 
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 4150 9423 4154 9424 4158 9424 4163 9414
      4150 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 319DEG 15KT 4158 9416 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

COGIL

301 
WWUS53 KDMX 250043
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
743 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

IAC049-250053-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150625T0045Z/
DALLAS IA-
743 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
745 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
IOWA.

LAT...LON 4150 9423 4154 9424 4158 9424 4163 9414
      4150 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 330DEG 14KT 4158 9416 

$$

COGIL

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