Alert archive / Iowa / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Jun 10, 2017, 9:27 AM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2017, 9:27 AM CDT (14:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2017, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Emmet County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -569 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 458 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 424 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
711 WWUS73 KDMX 101427 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 927 AM CDT Sat Jun 10 2017 ...Gusty Winds will Accompany Hot Temperatures Today... .Conditions favorable for temperatures warming well through the 90s today will also be conducive for strong south to southwest wind gusts into peak heating of the day. IAZ004-005-015-023-102100- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0005.170610T1427Z-170610T2100Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Palo Alto-Pocahontas- Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Emmetsburg, Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, and Gilmore City 927 AM CDT Sat Jun 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. * WINDS...South to southwest winds will increase into the late morning and afternoon hours reaching sustained speeds of 30 to 35 mph and gusts to 40 mph or more. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may affect outdoor activities susceptible to wind effects such as tents and inflatables. Motorists driving high profile vehicles may be affected as well, especially on west to east roads. 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. && $$ Small
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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.