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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 25, 2018Ringgold County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2018, 4:56 PM CDT for Ringgold County, Iowa. It was in force for 34 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: Jun 25, 2018, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2018, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

County Ringgold County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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
Jun 25, 5:17 PM CDT	TORNADO	Delphos, IA	RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO LOFTING DEBRIS.

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 182 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 118 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 796 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

043 
WFUS53 KDMX 252156
TORDMX
IAC159-252230-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0028.180625T2156Z-180625T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
456 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2018

The National Weather Service in Des Moines  has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Ringgold County in south central Iowa...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 456 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Irena, or 12
  miles southwest of Mount Ayr, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Redding, Benton, Maloy and Delphos. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4058 9447 4062 9447 4074 9442 4068 9423
      4057 9439
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 221DEG 16KT 4060 9441 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Lee

2 follow-up statements

262 
WWUS53 KDMX 252206
SVSDMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
506 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2018

IAC159-252230-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-180625T2230Z/
Ringgold IA-
506 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY...
    
At 506 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Irena, or 8 miles southwest of Mount Ayr, moving
northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Redding, Benton, Maloy and Delphos. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4063 9442 4073 9439 4068 9423 4059 9438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 221DEG 16KT 4063 9437 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

Lee

268 
WWUS53 KDMX 252217
SVSDMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
517 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2018

IAC159-252230-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-180625T2230Z/
Ringgold IA-
517 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY...
    
At 517 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Delphos, moving 
northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Benton and Delphos. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4065 9438 4072 9437 4069 9427 4064 9432
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 221DEG 16KT 4067 9433 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

Lee

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 8:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Kossuth	4 hr
Jun 24, 9:43 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DMX	Boone, Hamilton, Webster	37 hr
Jun 24, 9:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Hancock, Wright	6 hr
Jun 25, 12:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Hancock	7 hr
Jun 25, 12:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DMX	Kossuth	9 hr
Jun 25, 1:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DMX	Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Emmet, Greene and 10 more	14 hr
Jun 25, 5:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	DMX	Ringgold	26 min
Jun 25, 5:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Ringgold, Union	24 min
Jun 25, 5:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Ringgold	34 min
Jun 25, 5:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Decatur, Ringgold	32 min
Jun 25, 6:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Madison	28 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.