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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Des Moines, IA

November 11, 2015Boone County, Dallas County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Nov 11, 2015, 3:09 PM CST for Boone County, Dallas County, Iowa. It was in force for 25 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
Nov 11, 2015, 3:09 PM CST (21:09 UTC)
Expired
Nov 11, 2015, 3:34 PM CST
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Boone County, IA, Dallas County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 11, 3:09 PM CSTTORNADO4 Nw Adel, IANWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN APPROXIMATELY 8 MILE TORNADO PATH ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF ADEL. SEVERAL BARNS WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED ALONG WITH SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE. THIS DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-1 TORNADO.
Nov 11, 3:13 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG1 S Minburn, IAMINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO HOUSE AND BARN ALONG WITH TREES DOWN, SOME A FOOT IN DIAMETER. POSSIBLY A TORNADO.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 11, 11:25 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 203 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2015-11-11Temperature 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2015-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
832 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

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

535 
WFUS53 KDMX 112109
TORDMX
IAC015-049-112145-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0030.151111T2109Z-151111T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
309 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 345 PM CST
    
* AT 309 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF DALLAS CENTER...OR 6 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF ADEL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
  WOODWARD AROUND 330 PM CST.
  MADRID AROUND 335 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BOUTON...BERKLEY...PERRY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND MINBURN.

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 4160 9409 4174 9427 4186 9418 4186 9417
      4188 9417 4201 9407 4187 9379 4186 9380
      4186 9382 4185 9382
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 215DEG 37KT 4169 9407 

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

$$

COGIL
2 follow-up statements
753 
WWUS53 KDMX 112118
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
318 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

IAC015-049-112145-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-151111T2145Z/
BOONE IA-DALLAS IA-
318 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BOONE AND NORTH CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTIES...
    
AT 318 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOODWARD...OR 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PERRY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
  MADRID AROUND 330 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BOUTON
AND MINBURN.

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 4173 9399 4177 9411 4201 9407 4187 9379
      4186 9382 4185 9382
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 204DEG 45KT 4180 9401 

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

$$

COGIL
422 
WWUS53 KDMX 112134
SVSDMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
334 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

IAC015-049-112144-
/O.CAN.KDMX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-151111T2145Z/
BOONE IA-DALLAS IA-
334 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BOONE AND NORTH CENTRAL
DALLAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR CENTRAL IOWA.

LAT...LON 4173 9399 4177 9411 4201 9407 4187 9379
      4186 9382 4185 9382
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 215DEG 37KT 4194 9388 

$$

COGIL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 11, 1:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Carroll, Sac23 min
Nov 11, 1:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCass30 min
Nov 11, 1:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Pocahontas39 min
Nov 11, 2:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Cass44 min
Nov 11, 2:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXRinggold, Taylor, Union35 min
Nov 11, 2:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie48 min
Nov 11, 2:13 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDMXAdair, Boone, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Guthrie and 10 more92 min
Nov 11, 2:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Union37 min
Nov 11, 2:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCarroll, Crawford47 min
Nov 11, 2:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren45 min
Nov 11, 2:31 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXCarroll29 min
Nov 11, 2:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDecatur, Wayne36 min
Nov 11, 2:39 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Ringgold21 min
Nov 11, 2:44 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXWayne46 min
Nov 11, 2:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Madison44 min
Nov 11, 2:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Sac, Webster51 min
Nov 11, 2:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Lucas, Warren, Wayne50 min
Nov 11, 2:59 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXDallas, Madison16 min
Nov 11, 3:00 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXGreene, Guthrie30 min
Nov 11, 3:04 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXMadison, Warren26 min
Nov 11, 3:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Polk, Story, Warren53 min
Nov 11, 3:18 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXAppanoose, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne27 min
Nov 11, 3:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Marion48 min
Nov 11, 3:27 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXAppanoose, Monroe, Wapello33 min
Nov 11, 3:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAppanoose34 min
Nov 11, 3:44 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXJasper31 min
Nov 11, 3:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXMahaska, Monroe, Wapello43 min
Nov 11, 3:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story and 1 more53 min
Nov 11, 3:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDavis, Wapello38 min
Nov 11, 3:56 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXJasper, Mahaska, Marion, Poweshiek41 min
Nov 11, 4:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Poweshiek, Tama57 min
Nov 11, 4:10 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin and 6 more65 min
Nov 11, 4:10 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXMahaska20 min
Nov 11, 4:12 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXMarshall, Tama18 min
Nov 11, 4:23 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXMahaska, Poweshiek37 min
Nov 11, 4:30 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXGrundy, Marshall, Tama30 min
Nov 11, 4:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Grundy, Tama51 min
Nov 11, 5:02 PM CSTTornado WarningDMXBlack Hawk23 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.