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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2020, 3:34 AM CDT for 5 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 41 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
- Jun 5, 2020, 3:34 AM CDT (08:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2020, 4:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Butler County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hardin County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 237 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
- 1495 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
492 WUUS53 KDMX 050834 SVRDMX IAC023-069-075-079-083-050915- /O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0059.200605T0834Z-200605T0915Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 334 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hardin County in central Iowa... Southeastern Franklin County in north central Iowa... Northwestern Grundy County in central Iowa... Southwestern Butler County in north central Iowa... East central Hamilton County in central Iowa... * Until 415 AM CDT. * At 334 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Hampton to 9 miles west of Iowa Falls, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Iowa Falls, Hampton, Eldora, Ackley, Aplington, Hubbard, Alden, Williams, Steamboat Rock, New Providence, Geneva, Buckeye, Bradford, Popejoy, Owasa, Pine Lake State Park, Iowa Falls Municipal Airport, Eldora Municipal Airport, Hampton Municipal Airport and Ackley Municipal Airport. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 143 and 144. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4266 9272 4223 9318 4246 9358 4277 9322 TIME...MOT...LOC 0834Z 300DEG 26KT 4272 9321 4249 9346 HAIL...0.88IN WIND...60MPH $$ Hagenhoff
2 follow-up statements
590 WWUS53 KDMX 050857 SVSDMX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 357 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020 IAC079-050906- /O.CAN.KDMX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-200605T0915Z/ Hamilton IA- 357 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for central and north central Iowa. LAT...LON 4266 9272 4223 9318 4238 9344 4272 9299 TIME...MOT...LOC 0856Z 300DEG 26KT 4265 9304 4242 9329 $$ IAC023-069-075-083-050915- /O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-200605T0915Z/ Hardin IA-Franklin IA-Grundy IA-Butler IA- 357 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL HARDIN...SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHWESTERN GRUNDY AND SOUTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTIES... At 356 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles north of Ackley to 7 miles south of Iowa Falls, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Aplington, Hubbard, Steamboat Rock, New Providence, Buckeye, Owasa, Pine Lake State Park, Iowa Falls Municipal Airport, Eldora Municipal Airport and Ackley Municipal Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4266 9272 4223 9318 4238 9344 4272 9299 TIME...MOT...LOC 0856Z 300DEG 26KT 4265 9304 4242 9329 HAIL...0.88IN WIND...60MPH $$ Hagenhoff
107
WWUS53 KDMX 050906
SVSDMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
406 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020
IAC023-069-075-083-050915-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-200605T0915Z/
Hardin IA-Franklin IA-Grundy IA-Butler IA-
406 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL HARDIN...SOUTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN...NORTHWESTERN GRUNDY AND SOUTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 415 AM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
central and north central Iowa.
LAT...LON 4266 9272 4223 9318 4238 9344 4272 9299
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 300DEG 26KT 4262 9297 4239 9322
$$
HagenhoffWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 5, 3:33 AM CDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 3:33 AM CDT, 1 minute before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Des Moines IA 333 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020 .DISCUSSION.../Today through Thursday/ Issued at 318 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020 Storms developed yesterday afternoon along an instability axis across northern Iowa, aided later by a shortwave and a surface low and frontal boundary shifting into the state. Large hail and damaging wind along with heavy rain occurred with these storms into the early morning hours of Friday. The main shortwave across the north will shift into the Great Lakes today as an upper level ridge rebuilds across the west. Later this afternoon, all the models are consistent with dropping another shortwave across southern/eastern Nebraska then across southern Iowa and northern Missouri. Coincident with this, the cold front that made its way across Iowa will stall over northern Missouri. The interaction of the wave with the frontal boundary will bring a renewed chance for thunderstorms mainly to Missouri but southeast Iowa will likely see at least some isolated convection that may produce large hail and damaging wind, mainly this evening. This wave will exit the area by Saturday morning. For the weekend, a large upper level ridge of high pressure builds in bringing sunny skies, warm temperatures and little chance for precipitation. By late Monday, the remains of Cristobal will swing up from the Gulf into the Southern Plains. This will break down the upper ridge and shove it to the east allowing a deep trough over the Rockies to nose into the Plains, all while Cristobal moves into the Upper Midwest and Northern Great Lakes. This will bring a prolonged period of showers and thunderstorms to Iowa from late Monday night through Wednesday as well as cooler temperatures. By Thursday upper level ridging begins to build back into the region bringing warmer temps back along with a dryer period. && .AVIATION.../For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Friday night/ Issued at 1044 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020 Scattered thunderstorms have managed to sustain themselves along and north of the highway 20 corridor, impacting KFOD, and KALO mainly. Storms in this area will continue and any that pass over TAF sites will be capable of large hail and strong/damaging wind. Overnight, more widespread thunderstorms will push across the state with a widespread threat for large hail and damaging wind. VFR conditions are mainly expected but in storms, MVFR cigs/vsbys will be possible, along with strong wind. Storms pass east in the morning with VFR conditions for the remainder of the period. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && DISCUSSION...FAB AVIATION...FAB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 2:51 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Des Moines IA 251 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>049-057>060-070>072-081- 082-092-093-060800- 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-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Cass-Adair- Madison-Adams-Union-Taylor-Ringgold- 251 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a slight risk for severe storms this morning. Large hail and damaging wind are the main threats. Locally heavy rainfall may cause rises in rivers and ponding of water. There is a slight chance for non-severe storms far southwest late this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday There is a slight chance for non-severe thunderstorms far north Saturday night and Sunday morning. Additional thunderstorm chances are forecast Monday night through Wednesday. It is too early to determine severity at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this morning. IAZ050-061-062-073>075-083>086-094>097-060800- Tama-Jasper-Poweshiek-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Clarke-Lucas-Monroe- Wapello-Decatur-Wayne-Appanoose-Davis- 251 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight There is a slight risk for severe storms this morning. Large hail and damaging wind are the main threats. Locally heavy rainfall may cause rises in rivers and ponding of water. There is a marginal risk for a few severe storms again this afternoon and evening far southeast. Isolated large hail and damaging wind would be the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Additional thunderstorm chances are forecast Monday night through Wednesday. It is too early to determine severity at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this morning. FAB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 10:01 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1001 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020
IAZ037-048-049-050345-
Story IA-Hardin IA-Marshall IA-
1001 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020
...Strong storms may produce winds over 40 mph and small hail...
At 1000 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Roland, or 16 miles north of Nevada, moving east
at 15 mph.
Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Hubbard, Zearing, Radcliffe, McCallsburg, Garden City and Drake
Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4213 9318 4213 9335 4227 9347 4233 9346
4235 9319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 268DEG 15KT 4225 9340
KotenbergLocal storm report, Jun 4, 10:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1052 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0454 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE PIONEER 42.69N 94.37W
06/04/2020 HUMBOLDT IA PUBLIC
ROOF BLOWN OFF CATTLE SHED. REPORT VIA
SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
&&Local storm report, Jun 5, 12:22 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1222 AM CDT FRI JUN 5 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1221 AM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW GRUVER 43.41N 94.75W
06/05/2020 M60 MPH EMMET IA ASOS
KEST ESTHERVILLE ASOS.
&&Local storm report, Jun 5, 12:26 AM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1226 AM CDT FRI JUN 5 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1225 AM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW GRUVER 43.41N 94.75W
06/05/2020 M64 MPH EMMET IA ASOS
KEST ESTHERVILLE ASOS.
&&Local storm report, Jun 5, 2:49 AM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
249 AM CDT FRI JUN 5 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0227 AM HAIL HUMBOLDT 42.73N 94.22W
06/05/2020 E1.50 INCH HUMBOLDT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL LIMBS ALSO DOWN.
&&Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:04 AM CDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
304 AM CDT FRI JUN 5 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 AM HAIL DAKOTA CITY 42.72N 94.20W
06/05/2020 E1.25 INCH HUMBOLDT IA BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORT FROM WHO-TV WEATHER.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Tama | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy, Tama | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Webster | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Wright | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Hardin, Story | 54 min |
| Jun 4, 10:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Hardin | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hardin, Marshall | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Sac | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Crawford | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 1:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster | 27 min |
| Jun 5, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto and 4 more | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Wright | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Sac | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 3:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Webster | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 3:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright | 21 min |
| Jun 5, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 4:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison, Polk, Story | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 4:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas, Warren | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Polk and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 5:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Polk and 1 more | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 5:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 6:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Wapello | 63 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.