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Special Weather Statement, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this special weather statement at Jun 4, 2019, 11:36 PM CDT for Kossuth County, Palo Alto County, Iowa. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2019, 11:36 PM CDT (04:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2019, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 4, 6:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 6:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:13 PM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 613 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2019 IAZ006-007-050115- Winnebago-Worth- Including the cities of Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, and Manly 613 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2019 ...Gusty North Winds This Evening... Thunderstorms in southern Minnesota are producing gusty north winds that will be moving into far northern Iowa over the next hour. Winds may reach 30 to 35 mph over Worth and Winnebago Counties as a gust front enters the region early this evening. Showers and thunderstorms are still possible as well this evening. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 11 pm CDT this Tuesday evening. REV
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 8:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 4, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet, Palo Alto | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Wright | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Bremer, Butler, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Boone, Grundy, Marshall, Story, Tama | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Jasper, Poweshiek | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 6:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Marshall, Story, Tama | 61 min |
| Jun 5, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Tama | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 6:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Jasper, Tama | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 7:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper | 11 min |
| Jun 5, 8:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Wapello | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 8:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Ringgold | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 9:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Davis | 17 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.