Tornado Warning 17, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Jun 24, 2015, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC)

Expired

Jun 24, 2015, 7:45 PM CDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

Counties Adair County, IA, Madison County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:18 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.

045 
WFUS53 KDMX 250019
TORDMX
IAC001-121-250045-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0017.150625T0019Z-150625T0045Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
    
* AT 719 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER STUART...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUTHRIE
  CENTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  WEST CENTRAL MADISON AND NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 96.
 
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 9444 4150 9427 4136 9412 4135 9438
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 330DEG 23KT 4151 9434 

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

$$

COGIL

480 
WWUS53 KDMX 250046
SVSDMX

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

IAC001-121-250056-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-150625T0045Z/
MADISON IA-ADAIR IA-
746 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MADISON AND NORTHEASTERN
ADAIR COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
    
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 SOUTHWESTERN
IOWA.

LAT...LON 4150 9444 4150 9427 4136 9412 4135 9438
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 330DEG 23KT 4151 9434 

$$

COGIL

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