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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Des Moines, IA

April 29, 202051 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Apr 29, 2020, 3:27 AM CDT for 51 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 29, 2020, 8:25 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2020, 3:27 AM CDT (08:27 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 29, 2020, 8:25 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
All 51 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison 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, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:24 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 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 230 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 00:00Z on 2020-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2020-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -85 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

602 
WWUS73 KDMX 290827
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
327 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

IAZ004-005-015-016-023>025-033>037-044>049-057>061-070>074-
081>085-092>096-291630-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.200429T1700Z-200430T0000Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Sac-
Calhoun-Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Boone-
Story-Marshall-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Cass-Adair-
Madison-Warren-Marion-Adams-Union-Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Taylor-
Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-Appanoose-
Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Emmetsburg, Garner, 
Britt, Kanawha, Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, Gilmore City, 
Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Sac City, Lake View, 
Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Rockwell City, Manson, 
Lake City, Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora,
Ackley, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, 
Audubon, Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, 
Waukee, Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, 
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Corning, Creston, Osceola, Chariton, 
Albia, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, Lamoni, Leon, 
Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, and Centerville
327 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to around 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of North Central into South Central and
  Southwest Iowa.

* WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects,
  including unsecured tents. Tree limbs could be blown down and a
  few power outages may result.

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

Ansorge
3 follow-up statements
813 
WWUS73 KDMX 291325
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
825 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

IAZ006-007-017-026>028-038-039-050-062-075-086-097-292130-
/O.EXB.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.200429T1325Z-200430T0000Z/
Winnebago-Worth-Cerro Gordo-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Grundy-
Black Hawk-Tama-Poweshiek-Mahaska-Wapello-Davis-
Including the cities of Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, 
Manly, Mason City, Clear Lake, Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville,
Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, 
Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, 
Cedar Falls, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Grinnell, 
Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, and Bloomfield
825 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to around 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Northern, Southern and Central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects, 
  including unsecured tents. Tree limbs could be blown down and 
  a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

IAZ004-005-015-016-023>025-033>037-044>049-057>061-070>074-
081>085-092>096-292130-
/O.EXT.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.200429T1325Z-200430T0000Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Sac-
Calhoun-Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Boone-
Story-Marshall-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Cass-Adair-
Madison-Warren-Marion-Adams-Union-Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Taylor-
Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-Appanoose-
Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Emmetsburg, Garner, 
Britt, Kanawha, Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, Gilmore City, 
Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Sac City, Lake View, 
Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Rockwell City, Manson, 
Lake City, Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora,
Ackley, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, 
Audubon, Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, 
Waukee, Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, 
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Corning, Creston, Osceola, Chariton, 
Albia, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, Lamoni, Leon, 
Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, and Centerville
825 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to around 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of North Central into South Central and 
  Southwest Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects,
  including unsecured tents. Tree limbs could be blown down and a
  few power outages may result.

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
231 
WWUS73 KDMX 291911
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
211 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-300000-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200430T0000Z/
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-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-
Poweshiek-Cass-Adair-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-
Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Appanoose-Davis-
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, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
211 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to around 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of North Central into South Central and 
  Southwest Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds may cause brief periods of reduced 
  visibilities due to blowing dust, especially around tilled 
  fields. Winds may also blow around unsecured objects, including 
  unsecured tents. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power 
  outages may result.


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
752 
WWUS73 KDMX 292355
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
655 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-300100-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200430T0000Z/
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-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-
Poweshiek-Cass-Adair-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-
Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Appanoose-Davis-
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, Audubon, 
Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, 
Adel, Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart,
Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, 
Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola,
Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, 
Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville, 
and Bloomfield
655 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have fallen below advisory criteria. For the next two hours
winds will likely remain in the 15 to 25 mph range.

$$

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.