Alert archive / Iowa / Wind Advisories in 2019
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Oct 12, 2019, 9:35 AM CDT for 36 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Oct 12, 2019, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 12, 2019, 9:35 AM CDT (14:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 12, 2019, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2019, 6:21 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 36 counties
Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:39 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
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 1727 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
902 WWUS73 KDMX 121435 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 935 AM CDT Sat Oct 12 2019 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-059>062-073>075-085- 086-130000- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.191012T1700Z-191013T0000Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo- Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun- Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene- Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-Warren- Marion-Mahaska-Monroe-Wapello- Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, Mason City, Clear Lake, Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, Gilmore City, Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Perry, Waukee, Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Indianola, Norwalk, Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Albia, and Ottumwa 935 AM CDT Sat Oct 12 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. An isolated gust to 50 mph is possible. * WHERE...Much of central Iowa. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result from the downed limbs. Travel may be hazardous at times for high profile vehicles traveling along north-south roads and Interstate 35. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/desmoines
2 follow-up statements
573 WWUS73 KDMX 122020 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 320 PM CDT Sat Oct 12 2019 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-059>062-073>075-085- 086-130000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-191013T0000Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo- Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun- Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene- Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-Warren- Marion-Mahaska-Monroe-Wapello- Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, Mason City, Clear Lake, Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, Gilmore City, Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Perry, Waukee, Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Indianola, Norwalk, Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Albia, and Ottumwa 320 PM CDT Sat Oct 12 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Much of central Iowa. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. Travel may be difficult at times for high profile vehicles traveling along north-south roads and Interstate 35. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/desmoines
338 WWUS73 KDMX 122321 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 621 PM CDT Sat Oct 12 2019 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-059>062-073>075-085- 086-130030- /O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-191013T0000Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo- Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun- Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene- Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-Warren- Marion-Mahaska-Monroe-Wapello- Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, Mason City, Clear Lake, Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, Gilmore City, Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Perry, Waukee, Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Indianola, Norwalk, Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Albia, and Ottumwa 621 PM CDT Sat Oct 12 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Sustained wind speeds as well as wind gusts have dropped below advisory criteria. While winds are expected to remain brisk through much of tonight, they are not expected to meet advisory criteria any longer. Therefore the wind advisory will be cancelled. $$ FAB For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/desmoines
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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.