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Special Weather Statement, NWS Des Moines, IA
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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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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</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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| Aug 5, 7:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Worth | 26 min |
| Aug 5, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Worth | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Wright | 57 min |
| Aug 5, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Wright | 49 min |
| Aug 5, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 38 min |
| Aug 5, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin, Wright | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Wright | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright | 32 min |
| Aug 5, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Story | 49 min |
| Aug 5, 9:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Black Hawk, Marshall, Tama | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Jasper, Polk, Poweshiek, Tama | 60 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.