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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Omaha, NE

October 1, 2019Fremont County, Iowa

NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Oct 1, 2019, 3:02 PM CDT for Fremont County, Iowa. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 1, 2019, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)
Expired
Oct 1, 2019, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Fremont County, IA

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 1, 2:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 103 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2019-10-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 389 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2019-10-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 226 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
389 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
691 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
226 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
238 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.7

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The text

As transmitted.

263 
WFUS53 KOAX 012002
TOROAX
IAC071-012045-
/O.NEW.KOAX.TO.W.0021.191001T2002Z-191001T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
302 PM CDT Tue Oct 1 2019

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Fremont County in southwestern Iowa...

* Until 345 PM CDT.
    
* At 301 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 5 miles southwest of Hamburg, or 20 miles northwest of
  Tarkio, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Hamburg around 310 PM CDT.
  Riverton around 325 PM CDT.
  Farragut around 330 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 29 near mile marker 1.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4058 9553 4058 9564 4059 9566 4058 9566
      4058 9572 4059 9576 4082 9538 4073 9538
      4072 9537 4064 9537
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 230DEG 30KT 4056 9573 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BLB
2 follow-up statements
402 
WWUS53 KOAX 012017
SVSOAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
317 PM CDT Tue Oct 1 2019

IAC071-012045-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-191001T2045Z/
Fremont IA-
317 PM CDT Tue Oct 1 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...
    
At 316 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Riverton, or 16 miles northwest of Tarkio, moving
northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Farragut around 325 PM CDT.
  Western Shenandoah around 335 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4058 9557 4061 9560 4067 9563 4082 9538
      4073 9538 4072 9537 4064 9537
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 238DEG 34KT 4064 9555 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BLB
295 
WWUS53 KOAX 012037
SVSOAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
337 PM CDT Tue Oct 1 2019

IAC071-012047-
/O.EXP.KOAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-191001T2045Z/
Fremont IA-
337 PM CDT Tue Oct 1 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
345 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
Iowa.

LAT...LON 4058 9557 4061 9560 4067 9563 4082 9538
      4073 9538 4072 9537 4064 9537
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 230DEG 30KT 4074 9539 

$$

BLB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 1, 2:50 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXFremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page40 min
Oct 1, 3:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOAXPottawattamie3 hr
Oct 1, 3:25 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOAXMontgomery18 min
Oct 1, 3:29 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXPage32 min
Oct 1, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXPage35 min

Nearby

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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.