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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Des Moines, IA

January 28, 201541 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2015, 3:36 PM CST for 41 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 29, 2015, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2015, 3:36 PM CST (21:36 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 29, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 29, 2015, 9:00 AM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
All 41 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Boone County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall 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, Warren County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 213 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 2015-01-28Temperature 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 2015-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 190 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1718 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
232 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.

830 
WWUS73 KDMX 282136
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
336 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS HEADING FOR IOWA...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT. AS IT PASSES...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE.
COLDER AIR AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.

IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>047-057>059-070-071-081-
092-290545-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.150129T0600Z-150129T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-
WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS...
LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...
CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...
SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...
CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...
ADAIR...FONTANELLE...CORNING...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET
336 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF NEAR 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ007-017-026-027-037-038-048-049-060-061-072>074-082>084-093-
094-290545-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.150129T1000Z-150129T1500Z/
WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-STORY-MARSHALL-
POLK-JASPER-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-RINGGOLD-
DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...MASON CITY...
CLEAR LAKE...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...
GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...
ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...
AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...DES MOINES...NEWTON...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...
INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...CRESTON...
OSCEOLA...CHARITON...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON
336 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM 4 AM THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
896 
WWUS73 KDMX 290235
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
835 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARRIVE TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE STATE AND WILL BRING STRONG
AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>047-057>059-070-071-081-
092-291045-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.150129T0600Z-150129T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-
WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS...
LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...
CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...
SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...
CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...
ADAIR...FONTANELLE...CORNING...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET
835 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF NEAR 
  45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ007-017-026-027-037-038-048-049-060-061-072>074-082>084-093-
094-291045-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.150129T1000Z-150129T1500Z/
WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-STORY-MARSHALL-
POLK-JASPER-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-RINGGOLD-
DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...MASON CITY...
CLEAR LAKE...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...
GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...
ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...
AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...DES MOINES...NEWTON...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...
INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...CRESTON...
OSCEOLA...CHARITON...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON
835 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...FROM 4 AM THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 
  45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$
751 
WWUS73 KDMX 290549
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1149 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARRIVE TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PASS THROUGH THE STATE AND WILL
BRING STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

IAZ007-017-026-027-037-038-048-049-060-061-072>074-082>084-093-
094-291400-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.150129T0600Z-150129T1500Z/
WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-STORY-MARSHALL-
POLK-JASPER-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-RINGGOLD-
DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...MASON CITY...
CLEAR LAKE...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...
GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...
ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...
AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...DES MOINES...NEWTON...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...
INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...CRESTON...
OSCEOLA...CHARITON...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON
1149 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

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>006-015-016-023>025-033>036-044>047-057>059-070-071-081-
092-291400-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.150129T0600Z-150129T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-
WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS...
LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...
CLARION...BELMOND...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...
SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...
CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...
ADAIR...FONTANELLE...CORNING...BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET
1149 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$
968 
WWUS73 KDMX 290934
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
334 AM CST THU JAN 29 2015

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING...

.WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS MORNING BETWEEN A DEPARTING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ILLINOIS AND HIGHER PRESSURE OVER THE FAR
NORTHERN PLAINS.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-044>049-057>061-070>074-
081>084-092>094-291500-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150129T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
MARSHALL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-
WARREN-MARION-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
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...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...
GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...
ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...
LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...
ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...
WELLSBURG...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...
BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...
ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...
EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...
CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...LENOX...
NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON
334 AM CST THU JAN 29 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH THROUGH MID MORNING. THEY WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO MIDDAY AS
  WELL...BUT GRADUALLY FALL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

* IMPACTS...LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

SMALL
967 
WWUS73 KDMX 290934 CCA
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
334 AM CST THU JAN 29 2015

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING...

.WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS MORNING BETWEEN A DEPARTING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ILLINOIS AND HIGHER PRESSURE OVER THE FAR
NORTHERN PLAINS.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-044>049-057>061-070>074-
081>084-092>094-291500-
/O.COR.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150129T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
MARSHALL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-
WARREN-MARION-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
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...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...
GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...
ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...
LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...
ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...
WELLSBURG...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...
BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...
ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...
EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...
CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...LENOX...
NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON
334 AM CST THU JAN 29 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH THROUGH MID MORNING. THEY WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO MIDDAY AS
  WELL...BUT GRADUALLY FALL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

SMALL
809 
WWUS73 KDMX 291457
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
857 AM CST THU JAN 29 2015

...WINDS GRADUALLY LESSENING...

.NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAIRLY BREEZY INTO TONIGHT.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>027-033>038-044>049-057>061-070>074-
081>084-092>094-291600-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150129T1500Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-
MARSHALL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-
WARREN-MARION-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
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...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...
GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...
ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...
LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...
ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...
WELLSBURG...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...
BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...
ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...
EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...
CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...BEDFORD...LENOX...
NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...LEON
857 AM CST THU JAN 29 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY WANE THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GENERALLY
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW INTERMITTENT HIGHER
GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE. 

$$

PODRAZIK

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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.