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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 20, 20214 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2021, 4:53 PM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 52 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 20, 2021, 4:53 PM CDT (21:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clarke County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Union County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 20, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 2021-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-220 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
932 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
278 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

034 
WUUS53 KDMX 202153
SVRDMX
IAC039-053-159-175-202245-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0034.210620T2153Z-210620T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
453 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Des Moines  has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Decatur County in south central Iowa...
  Southeastern Union County in south central Iowa...
  Northeastern Ringgold County in south central Iowa...
  Southwestern Clarke County in south central Iowa...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 453 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
  Sun Valley Lake, or 14 miles west of Osceola, moving east at 45
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sun Valley Lake, Afton, Van Wert and Arispe. 

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 16 and 27.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4096 9432 4106 9426 4093 9377 4075 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 279DEG 38KT 4096 9404 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Small

The office that day

Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 3:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXDallas37 min
Jun 20, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Madison, Union55 min
Jun 20, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper43 min
Jun 20, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBremer, Butler, Franklin51 min
Jun 20, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Poweshiek42 min
Jun 20, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne40 min
Jun 20, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Mahaska, Marion50 min
Jun 20, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDecatur, Wayne46 min
Jun 20, 6:04 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXDecatur26 min
Jun 20, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXPoweshiek62 min
Jun 20, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDecatur, Wayne30 min
Jun 20, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk55 min
Jun 20, 6:37 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXMahaska, Marion23 min
Jun 20, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDecatur, Wayne47 min
Jun 20, 6:59 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXMahaska, Marion31 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.