Alert archive / Iowa / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Oct 27, 2018, 2:24 PM CDT for 17 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Oct 28, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2018, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Black Hawk County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Tama County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 236 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
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
630 WWUS73 KDMX 271924 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 224 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...Windy Sunday Morning... .A cold front will sweep across the state overnight tonight into early Sunday morning. Strong and gusty northwest winds are expected to develop and look to continue through much of the morning into the early afternoon hours Sunday. IAZ004>007-015>017-025>028-037>039-049-050-062-280330- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.181028T0900Z-181028T1800Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo- Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Marshall- Tama-Poweshiek- Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, Mason City, Clear Lake, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, and Grinnell 224 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 4 AM to 1 PM CDT Sunday. * TIMING...Very early Sunday morning into the early afternoon. * WINDS...Sustained northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 40 to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured outdoor objects will be affected with minor property damage possible. Travel may be difficult for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or greater are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
4 follow-up statements
876 WWUS73 KDMX 280223 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 923 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...Windy Sunday Morning... .A cold front will sweep across the state tonight. Strong and gusty northwest wind will accompany the frontal passage with strongest winds through 7 AM. The winds are expected to produce strong wind gusts through much of the morning before slowly diminishing through the afternoon. IAZ004>007-015>017-025>028-037>039-049-050-062-281030- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.181028T0900Z-181028T1800Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo- Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Marshall- Tama-Poweshiek- Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, Mason City, Clear Lake, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, and Grinnell 923 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...Very early Sunday morning into the early afternoon. * WINDS...Sustained northwest wind of 20 to 30 mph with locally higher sustained wind speeds possible and gusts of 40 to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured outdoor objects will be affected with minor property damage possible. Travel may be difficult for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or greater are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ FAB
007 WWUS73 KDMX 280901 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 401 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...Gusty Northwest Winds Today... .Expect northwest winds to increase this morning. The strongest winds will be this morning before gradually diminishing this afternoon. IAZ004>007-015>017-025>028-037>039-049-050-062-281715- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-181028T1800Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo- Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Marshall- Tama-Poweshiek- Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, Mason City, Clear Lake, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, and Grinnell 401 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...Sustained northwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with wind gusts near 45 mph possible. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured outdoor objects will be affected with minor property damage possible. Travel may be difficult for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or greater are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
554 WWUS73 KDMX 281518 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1018 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...Gusty Northwest Winds Today... .Northwest winds gusting in excess of 40 to 45 mph are possible through late morning into the early afternoon hours. IAZ004>007-015>017-025>028-037>039-049-050-062-281800- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-181028T1800Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo- Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Marshall- Tama-Poweshiek- Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, Mason City, Clear Lake, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, and Grinnell 1018 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...Sustained northwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with wind gusts near 45 mph possible. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured outdoor objects will be affected with minor property damage possible. Travel may be difficult for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or greater are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
299 WWUS73 KDMX 281752 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1252 PM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT... IAZ004>007-015>017-025>028-037>039-049-050-062-281900- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-181028T1800Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo- Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Marshall- Tama-Poweshiek- Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, Mason City, Clear Lake, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, and Grinnell 1252 PM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT... .Northwest winds across central Iowa will remain gusty through the afternoon, but should mostly remain below advisory criteria. Therefore the advisory will be allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 3:47 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll and 14 more | 6 hr |
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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.