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Special Weather Statement, NWS Des Moines, IA

August 23, 2016Emmet County, Palo Alto County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2016, 2:52 PM CDT for Emmet County, Palo Alto County, Iowa. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 23, 2016, 2:52 PM CDT (19:52 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2016, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA

Counties Emmet County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 201 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-08-23Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 167 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1618 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 23, 11:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 11:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 4:52 AM CDT, 10 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
452 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

IAZ033-044-045-057-058-070-071-081-082-092-093-241200-
SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-
TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
452 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE
STORMS WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND THE MAIN THREATS. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO IS POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH
STORMS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN IN THE FORECAST ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 WEDNESDAY AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A FEW SEVERE STORMS AND THE THREAT FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE FAR SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY. THE SEVERE AND HEAVY
RAIN THREATS FOR STORMS LATER IN THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WILL BE BETTER DETERMINED IN LATER FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-046>050-059>062-072>075-
083>086-094>097-241200-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-
HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-
TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
452 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 18 WITH A MARGINAL RISK ELSEWHERE. LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
WITH STORMS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN IN THE FORECAST ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 WEDNESDAY AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A FEW SEVERE STORMS AND THE THREAT FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE FAR SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY. THE SEVERE AND HEAVY
RAIN THREATS FOR STORMS LATER IN THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL
BE BETTER DETERMINED IN LATER FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY.

FAB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 23, 2:49 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
249 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

IAZ033-232030-
SAC IA-
249 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH STORM MOVING INTO NORTHERN SAC COUNTY...

AT 247 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GALVA...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF IDA GROVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SCHALLER...EARLY AND NEMAHA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 4256 9539 4256 9492 4246 9492 4240 9532
      4247 9532 4248 9539
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 244DEG 49KT 4251 9543

SKOW
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 2:52 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
252 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

IAZ004-015-232030-
EMMET IA-PALO ALTO IA-
252 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

...STRONG WINDS WITH LINE OF STORMS MOVING INTO PALO ALTO AND SAC
COUNTIES...

AT 252 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WEST OKOBOJI TO 6 MILES WEST OF SILVER
LAKE TO NEAR SIOUX RAPIDS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ESTHERVILLE...EMMETSBURG...FIVE ISLAND LAKE...INGHAM LAKE...SILVER
LAKE...HIGH LAKE...RUSH LAKE...LOST ISLAND LAKE...SWAN LAKE...
GRAETTINGER...WEST BEND...RUTHVEN...RINGSTED...MALLARD...
WALLINGFORD...AYRSHIRE...GRUVER...CYLINDER...DOLLIVER AND CURLEW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 4350 9463 4329 9444 4295 9445 4291 9485
      4291 9492 4350 9491
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 244DEG 42KT 4332 9526 4306 9502 4286 9509

SKOW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 23, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXSac41 min
Aug 23, 2:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXEmmet, Palo Alto36 min
Aug 23, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXHumboldt, Palo Alto, Pocahontas62 min
Aug 23, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHumboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas41 min
Aug 23, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock48 min
Aug 23, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXCerro Gordo29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.