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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 86, NWS Des Moines, IA

August 10, 2021Black Hawk County, Bremer County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 2:14 PM CDT for Black Hawk County, Bremer County, Iowa. It was in force for 46 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
Aug 10, 2021, 2:14 PM CDT (19:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Black Hawk County, IA, Bremer County, IA

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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
Aug 10, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 187 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3755 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -37 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3755 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
819 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

488 
WUUS53 KDMX 101914
SVRDMX
IAC013-017-102000-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0086.210810T1914Z-210810T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
214 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Des Moines  has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Black Hawk County in northeastern Iowa...
  Eastern Bremer County in northeastern Iowa...

* Until 300 PM CDT.

* At 214 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waverly,
  moving east at 35 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Emergency Management. Half to one inch hail has been 
           reported north of Waverly. 

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Tripoli around 230 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Sumner.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4257 9232 4291 9236 4291 9208 4258 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 252DEG 29KT 4273 9240 

HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Krull
2 follow-up statements
583 
WWUS53 KDMX 101945
SVSDMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
245 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

IAC013-017-102000-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210810T2000Z/
Black Hawk IA-Bremer IA-
245 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BLACK HAWK AND EASTERN BREMER COUNTIES...

At 244 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fairbank, or 10
miles west of Oelwein, moving east at 30 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Black Hawk and eastern Bremer Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4258 9219 4291 9222 4291 9208 4258 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 250DEG 27KT 4266 9211 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Krull
273 
WWUS53 KDMX 101954
SVSDMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
254 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

IAC013-017-102004-
/O.EXP.KDMX.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210810T2000Z/
Black Hawk IA-Bremer IA-
254 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BLACK HAWK AND
EASTERN BREMER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
northeastern Iowa.

LAT...LON 4258 9219 4291 9222 4291 9208 4258 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 252DEG 29KT 4268 9201 

$$

Krull

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke25 min
Aug 10, 12:56 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryDMXAdair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Cass, Clarke and 18 more30 hr
Aug 10, 1:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler42 min
Aug 10, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk18 min
Aug 10, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Marshall, Poweshiek, Tama60 min
Aug 10, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXTama46 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.