Alert archive / Iowa / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this high wind warning at Mar 15, 2016, 3:05 PM CDT for 23 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 16, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2016, 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2016, 12:44 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 23 counties
Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 241 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
038 WWUS73 KDMX 152005 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 305 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN IOWA AND INTO WISCONSIN. VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM BEGINNING TONIGHT. A SECOND SURGE OF STRONGER WINDS WILL RE-DEVELOP FROM MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 30. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-047>050-160415- /O.UPG.KDMX.HW.A.0001.160316T0600Z-160317T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.HW.W.0002.160316T0600Z-160317T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- 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...WAVERLY...ROCKWELL CITY... MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK 305 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOOSE CONTROL OR OVERTURN. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IAZ046-059>062-160415- /O.UPG.KDMX.HW.A.0001.160316T0600Z-160317T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T0000Z/ GREENE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL 305 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ033-044-045-057-058-071>075-082>086-094>097-160415- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T0000Z/ SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...DENISON...CARROLL...AUDUBON... EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...GREENFIELD... STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA... NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON... OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LAMONI...LEON...CORYDON... SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 305 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS TO LOOSE CONTROL. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. 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. && $$ FOWLE
5 follow-up statements
041 WWUS73 KDMX 160147 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 847 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... .VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE BACK SIDE OF A DEPARTING LOW ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 30. THE WINDS SHOULD DIE DOWN DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-047>050-161000- /O.EXT.KDMX.HW.W.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- 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...WAVERLY...ROCKWELL CITY... MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK 847 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO LOOSE CONTROL OR OVERTURN. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PLEASE SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IAZ033-044>046-057>062-071>075-082>086-094>097-161000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T0000Z/ SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY... PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LAMONI...LEON... CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 847 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. 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. && $$ KS
010 WWUS73 KDMX 160908 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 408 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A VERY STRONG WESTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS TO THE NORTHEAST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXIST FROM NORTHEAST IOWA BACK INTO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA AND DIMINISH FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. WE ARE EXPECTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-047>050-161715- /O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- 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...WAVERLY...ROCKWELL CITY... MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK 408 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 11 AM THROUGH 5 PM THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY AT 30 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO LOOSE CONTROL OR OVERTURN. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PLEASE SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IAZ033-044>046-057>062-071>075-082>086-094>097-161715- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T0000Z/ SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY... PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LAMONI...LEON... CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 408 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 11 AM THROUGH 5 PM THEN DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WESTERLY WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. 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. && $$ FAB
514 WWUS73 KDMX 161200 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 700 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A VERY STRONG WESTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS TO THE NORTHEAST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXIST FROM NORTHEAST IOWA BACK INTO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA AND DIMINISH FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. WE ARE EXPECTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-047>050-162000- /O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- 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...WAVERLY...ROCKWELL CITY... MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK 700 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 11 AM THROUGH 5 PM THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO LOOSE CONTROL OR OVERTURN. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PLEASE SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IAZ033-044>046-057>062-071>075-082>086-094>097-162000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY... PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LAMONI...LEON... CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 700 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 11 AM THROUGH 5 PM THEN DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. 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. && $$ FAB
126 WWUS73 KDMX 161624 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1124 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A VERY STRONG WESTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXIST ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND DIMINISH FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. IAZ004-005-015-023-024-034>036-047>050-170000- /O.CAN.KDMX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO... TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK 1124 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 1 PM THROUGH 5 PM THEN DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ044-057-071-082-094-161730- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-AUDUBON-ADAIR-UNION-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...CRESTON...LAMONI... LEON 1124 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TODAY...BUT SHOULD BE A BIT LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTY CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. $$ IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-037>039-170000- /O.CON.KDMX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD... MANLY...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE... EAGLE GROVE...CLARION...BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG... CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON... DUMONT...WAVERLY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS 1124 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 1 PM THROUGH 5 PM THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO LOOSE CONTROL OR OVERTURN. TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LINE DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PLEASE SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IAZ033-045-046-058>062-072>075-083>086-095>097-170000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ SAC-CARROLL-GREENE-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...SEYMOUR... ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1124 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 1 PM THROUGH 5 PM THEN DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. 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. && $$ MJB
800 WWUS73 KDMX 161744 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1244 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A VERY STRONG WESTERLY WIND IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXIST ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND DIMINISH FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-037>039-170000- /O.CAN.KDMX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER- HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...LAKE MILLS...NORTHWOOD... MANLY...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...MASON CITY...CLEAR LAKE... EAGLE GROVE...CLARION...BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG... CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON... DUMONT...WAVERLY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS 1244 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND PM THEN DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ033-034-045-046-058-059-072>074-083>086-095>097-161845- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ SAC-CALHOUN-CARROLL-GREENE-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON... LAKE CITY...POMEROY...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...GUTHRIE CENTER... PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...WINTERSET... EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...SEYMOUR... ALLERTON...HUMESTON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1244 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS PREVIOUSLY FORECAST...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. $$ IAZ004-005-015-023-024-035-036-047>050-060>062-075-170000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG... POCAHONTAS...LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT... FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA... TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...DES MOINES...NEWTON... GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA 1244 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM THEN DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MJB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:37 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo and 22 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:05 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 41 more | 28 hr |
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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.