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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2016, 3:37 PM CDT for 26 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 2, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2016, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2016, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 26 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, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Poweshiek 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), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 255 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
758 WWUS73 KDMX 012037 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 337 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY... .A VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AS A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES RAPIDLY THROUGH WISCONSIN INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN TO EASTERN IOWA AND WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-022100- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.160402T1200Z-160402T2100Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 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 337 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM AROUND 11 AM TO 3 PM AND DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 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. && $$ IAZ047>050-061-062-075-022100- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.160402T1400Z-160402T2100Z/ BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA... TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL... OSKALOOSA 337 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM AROUND NOON TO 3 PM AND DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KOTENBERG
7 follow-up statements
996 WWUS73 KDMX 020200 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 900 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY... .A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AS A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES RAPIDLY THROUGH WISCONSIN INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE STRONGEST WIND WILL BE LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN TO EASTERN IOWA AND WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-021000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.160402T1200Z-160402T2100Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 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 900 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE JUST AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM AROUND 11 AM TO 3 PM AND DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 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. && $$ IAZ047>050-061-062-075-021000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.160402T1400Z-160402T2100Z/ BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA... TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL... OSKALOOSA 900 PM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM AROUND NOON TO 3 PM AND DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FAB
241 WWUS73 KDMX 020847 RRB NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...DELAYED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 347 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP JUST AFTER SUNRISE OVER NORTHERN IOWA AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH WISCONSIN INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN TO EASTERN IOWA AND WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-021700- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.160402T1200Z-160402T2100Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 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 347 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE JUST AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM AROUND 11 AM TO 3 PM AND DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 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. && $$ IAZ047>050-061-062-075-021700- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.160402T1400Z-160402T2100Z/ BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA... TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL... OSKALOOSA 347 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM AROUND NOON TO 3 PM AND DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ REV
839 WWUS73 KDMX 021223 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 723 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NORTHERN IOWA AND WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING RAPIDLY THROUGH WISCONSIN INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST TO EASTERN IOWA AND WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THIS MORNING OVER THE FAR NORTH. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-022030- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160402T2100Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 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 723 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM NOW TO 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 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. && $$ IAZ047>050-061-062-075-022030- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.160402T1400Z-160402T2100Z/ BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA... TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL... OSKALOOSA 723 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 35 TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM AND DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST RUNNING ROADS. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ REV
562 WWUS73 KDMX 021519 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1019 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NORTHERN IOWA AND WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING RAPIDLY THROUGH WISCONSIN INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST TO EASTERN IOWA AND WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THIS MORNING OVER THE FAR NORTH. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-047>050-061-062-075-022100- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160402T2100Z/ 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- JASPER-POWESHIEK-MAHASKA- 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...NEWTON...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA 1019 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THEY WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING AFTER 2 PM AND CONTINUE DOING SO THROUGH SUNSET. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 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. && $$ ZOGG
796 WWUS73 KDMX 021732 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1232 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-034>036-047-021845- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160402T2100Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT- WRIGHT-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... LAKE MILLS...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...BRITT...KANAWHA...POCAHONTAS... LAURENS...ROLFE...FONDA...GILMORE CITY...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE... CLARION...BELMOND...ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY... POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...BOONE 1232 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. $$ IAZ007-017-026>028-037>039-048>050-061-062-075-022100- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160402T2100Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...MASON CITY... CLEAR LAKE...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...IOWA FALLS... ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE... WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA... TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL... OSKALOOSA 1232 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING BY 2 PM AND WILL CONTINUE DOING SO THROUGH SUNSET. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH... WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 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. && $$ ZOGG
956 WWUS73 KDMX 021924 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 224 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... IAZ026-037-048-049-061-022030- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160402T2100Z/ FRANKLIN-HARDIN-STORY-MARSHALL-JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA... ACKLEY...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...NEWTON 224 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. $$ IAZ007-017-027-028-038-039-050-062-075-022100- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160402T2100Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-POWESHIEK- MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...MASON CITY... CLEAR LAKE...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...GREENE... APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS... TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA 224 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...WINDS WILL CONTINUE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH... WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 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. && $$ ZOGG
834 WWUS73 KDMX 022101 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 401 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WINDS DIMINISHING... IAZ007-017-027-028-038-039-050-062-075-022215- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160402T2100Z/ WORTH-CERRO GORDO-BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-TAMA-POWESHIEK- MAHASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHWOOD...MANLY...MASON CITY... CLEAR LAKE...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK...GREENE... APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS... TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...GRINNELL...OSKALOOSA 401 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE BEEN DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON...AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. $$ ZOGG
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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.