Alert archive / Iowa / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2016, 4:03 AM CDT for 23 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 3, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2016, 4:03 AM CDT (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 23 counties
Appanoose County, IA, Boone County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 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
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 2147 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
465 WWUS73 KDMX 030903 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 403 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON... IAZ085-086-096-097-031715- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0004.160403T1700Z-160404T0000Z/ MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 403 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROUTES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOW 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. && $$ AWB
5 follow-up statements
533 WWUS73 KDMX 031302 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 802 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON... IAZ085-086-096-097-032115- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0004.160403T1700Z-160404T0000Z/ MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 802 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BLOW AROUND. STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. ANY FIRES WHICH START COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AWB
520 WWUS73 KDMX 031545 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1045 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... IAZ085-086-096-097-032300- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0004.160403T1700Z-160404T0000Z/ MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 1045 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK OUT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE SLOWLY AFTER 5 PM. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BLOW AROUND. STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. ANY FIRES WHICH START COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$
949 WWUS73 KDMX 031825 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 125 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TO PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON... IAZ036>038-046>050-059>062-072>075-083-084-095-040000- /O.EXA.KDMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160404T0000Z/ HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS- WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA... ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES... NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK... CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON... CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON 125 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK OUT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE SLOWLY AFTER 5 PM. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BLOW AROUND. STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. ANY FIRES WHICH START COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ085-086-096-097-040000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160404T0000Z/ MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 125 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK OUT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE SLOWLY AFTER 5 PM. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BLOW AROUND. STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. ANY FIRES WHICH START COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$
065 WWUS73 KDMX 032039 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 339 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH INTO THE EVENING... IAZ036>038-046>050-059>062-072>075-083>086-095>097-040000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160404T0000Z/ HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA... ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES... NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK... CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON... ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...SEYMOUR...ALLERTON...HUMESTON... CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 339 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS HAVE PEAKED OUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 5 PM. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BLOW AROUND. STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. ANY FIRES WHICH START COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
665 WWUS73 KDMX 032358 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 658 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 IAZ036>038-046>050-059>062-072>075-083>086-095>097-040100- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160404T0000Z/ HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS- MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA... ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...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 658 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA. HOWEVER...A FEW ISOLATED STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MID EVENING HOURS AS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH. $$ KS
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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.