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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 25, 2018Madison County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2018, 6:47 PM CDT for Madison County, Iowa. It was in force for 28 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, 6:47 PM CDT (23:47 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2018, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Madison County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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, 6:51 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	6 Wnw East Peru, IA	DELAYED REPORT. STORM CHASER VIDEO SHOWS FUNNEL CLOUD, UNKNOWN IF FUNNEL REACHED THE GROUND.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 25, 5:40 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 196 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.

615 
WFUS53 KDMX 252347
TORDMX
IAC121-260015-
/O.NEW.KDMX.TO.W.0033.180625T2347Z-180626T0015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Des Moines  has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Madison County in south central Iowa...

* Until 715 PM CDT.
    
* At 647 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles south of Winterset, moving north 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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Winterset around 715 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Winterset-Madison County Airport.

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 4120 9404 4122 9409 4140 9408 4135 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 196DEG 16KT 4124 9405 

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

$$

Lee

3 follow-up statements

048 
WWUS53 KDMX 252357
SVSDMX

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

IAC121-260015-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-180626T0015Z/
Madison IA-
657 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MADISON COUNTY...
    
At 657 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Winterset, moving north 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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Winterset around 715 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Winterset-Madison County Airport.

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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4123 9401 4125 9407 4140 9408 4135 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 196DEG 16KT 4128 9403 

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

$$

Lee

783 
WWUS53 KDMX 260008
SVSDMX

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

IAC121-260015-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-180626T0015Z/
Madison IA-
708 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MADISON COUNTY...
    
At 707 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Winterset, moving north 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.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Madison County, including the following locations...
Winterset-Madison County Airport.

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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4127 9397 4127 9404 4129 9407 4140 9408
      4135 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 196DEG 16KT 4133 9401 

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

$$

Lee

533 
WWUS53 KDMX 260014
SVSDMX

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

IAC121-260024-
/O.EXP.KDMX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-180626T0015Z/
Madison IA-
714 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 715
PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central
Iowa.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Des Moines .

LAT...LON 4127 9397 4127 9404 4129 9407 4140 9408
      4135 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 196DEG 16KT 4135 9400 

$$

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, 4:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	DMX	Ringgold	34 min
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

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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.