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Special Weather Statement, NWS Des Moines, IA

August 5, 2019Hancock County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2019, 7:28 PM CDT for Hancock County, Iowa. It was in force for 32 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
Aug 5, 2019, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2019, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA

County Hancock County, IA

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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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 7:19 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
719 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2019

IAZ007-017-060045-
Cerro Gordo IA-Worth IA-
719 PM CDT Mon Aug 5 2019

...Strong wind gusts possible...

At 718 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Rice Lake, or 12 miles southwest of Northwood,
moving east at 45 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm. Personal weather stations recently recorded wind gusts
to around or at 40 mph near Fertile and Joice.

Locations impacted include...
Manly, Rice Lake, Plymouth, Fertile, Kensett, Grafton, Hanlontown,
Joice, Rock Falls, Bolan and Rice Lake State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
north central Iowa.

LAT...LON 4318 9303 4322 9350 4341 9350 4342 9303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 278DEG 39KT 4331 9339

Ansorge
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 7:28 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 7:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXWorth26 min
Aug 5, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Worth36 min
Aug 5, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Wright57 min
Aug 5, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Wright49 min
Aug 5, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXFranklin, Wright38 min
Aug 5, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXButler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin, Wright45 min
Aug 5, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Wright28 min
Aug 5, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXFranklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright32 min
Aug 5, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXStory49 min
Aug 5, 9:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXBlack Hawk, Marshall, Tama31 min
Aug 5, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXJasper, Polk, Poweshiek, Tama60 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Iowa, 2019Every special weather statement in 2019

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.