Alert archive / Iowa / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2016, 5:51 PM CDT for Dallas County, Guthrie County, Madison County, Iowa. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 13, 2016, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2016, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Dallas County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Madison County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 5:57 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Se Panora, IA | . |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 2930 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 802 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
246
WUUS53 KDMX 132251
SVRDMX
IAC049-077-121-132330-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0085.160713T2251Z-160713T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
551 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
EASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 551 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PANORA...OR
8 MILES EAST OF GUTHRIE CENTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAUKEE...ADEL...GUTHRIE CENTER...DALLAS CENTER...EARLHAM...
PANORA...DE SOTO...LAKE PANORAMA...REDFIELD...DEXTER...DIAMONDHEAD
LAKE...YALE...LINDEN AND LAKIN SLOUGH GAME MANAGEMENT AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN DES MOINES .
&&
LAT...LON 4149 9424 4150 9424 4150 9427 4167 9451
4181 9438 4164 9388 4141 9413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 296DEG 31KT 4169 9434
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
KOTENBERG3 follow-up statements
957
WWUS53 KDMX 132305
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
605 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
IAC049-077-121-132330-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-160713T2330Z/
MADISON IA-GUTHRIE IA-DALLAS IA-
605 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE AND SOUTHERN DALLAS
COUNTIES...
AT 605 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF
ADEL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAUKEE...ADEL...DALLAS CENTER...EARLHAM...DE SOTO...REDFIELD...
DEXTER...DIAMONDHEAD LAKE AND LINDEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
DES MOINES .
&&
LAT...LON 4149 9424 4150 9424 4150 9427 4161 9443
4175 9419 4164 9388 4141 9413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 296DEG 31KT 4163 9419
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
KOTENBERG591
WWUS53 KDMX 132315
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
615 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
IAC049-077-121-132330-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-160713T2330Z/
MADISON IA-GUTHRIE IA-DALLAS IA-
615 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE AND SOUTHERN DALLAS
COUNTIES...
AT 615 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF EARLHAM...OR 9 MILES WEST OF ADEL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL 3 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PANORA AT 557 PM.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAUKEE...ADEL...DALLAS CENTER...EARLHAM...DE SOTO...REDFIELD...DEXTER
AND DIAMONDHEAD LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
DES MOINES .
&&
LAT...LON 4149 9424 4150 9424 4150 9427 4156 9435
4172 9411 4164 9388 4141 9413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 307DEG 20KT 4159 9419
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
KOTENBERG288
WWUS53 KDMX 132327
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
627 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
IAC049-077-121-132337-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-160713T2330Z/
MADISON IA-GUTHRIE IA-DALLAS IA-
627 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON...
SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE AND SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630
PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4149 9424 4150 9424 4150 9427 4156 9435
4172 9411 4164 9388 4141 9413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 296DEG 31KT 4155 9407
$$
KOTENBERGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 9:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Sac | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 12:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Mahaska | 63 min |
| Jul 13, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Marion | 28 min |
| Jul 13, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Guthrie | 28 min |
| Jul 13, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Guthrie | 34 min |
| Jul 13, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Madison | 31 min |
| Jul 13, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Madison | 48 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.