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Special Weather Statement, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 11, 20214 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this special weather statement at Jun 11, 2021, 12:54 PM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 66 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 11, 2021, 12:54 PM CDT (17:54 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2021, 2:00 PM CDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA

Counties Clarke County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Ringgold County, IA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 11, 9:32 AM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 9:32 AM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 3:50 AM CDT, 9 hours 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 8:41 AM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
841 AM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

IAZ004-005-015-023-024-034-035-111445-
Palo Alto IA-Humboldt IA-Kossuth IA-Calhoun IA-Webster IA-
Pocahontas IA-Emmet IA-
841 AM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...A Line of Storms Across Northeastern Iowa Will Produce Gusty
Winds...

At 838 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Sherburn to 6 miles southwest of
Pocahontas. Movement was east at 40 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Dodge, Estherville, Algona, Emmetsburg, Pocahontas, Dakota City,
Humboldt, Laurens, Swan Lake, Five Island Lake, Ingham Lake, Iowa
Lake, Union Slogh, Fort Dodge Regional Airport, High Lake, Lost
Island Lake, Okamanpedan Lake, Silver Lake, Rush Lake and Armstrong.

LAT...LON 4350 9397 4253 9397 4256 9492 4350 9491
TIME...MOT...LOC 1338Z 270DEG 34KT 4365 9467 4267 9475

Hagenhoff

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 12:54 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 8:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DMX	Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas	64 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.