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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Mar 13, 2021, 3:09 PM CST for 11 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 14, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2021, 3:09 PM CST (21:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1475 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
544 WWUS73 KDMX 132109 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 309 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021 IAZ033-044-045-057-058-070-071-081-082-092-093-140515- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.210314T1200Z-210315T0000Z/ Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Cass-Adair-Adams-Union- Taylor-Ringgold- Including the cities of Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Denison, Carroll, Audubon, Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, Fontanelle, Corning, Creston, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, and Mount Ayr 309 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Iowa. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/desmoines Ansorge
4 follow-up statements
167 WWUS73 KDMX 140846 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 346 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 IAZ033-044-045-057-058-070-071-081-082-092-093-141700- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.210314T1200Z-210315T0000Z/ Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Cass-Adair-Adams-Union- Taylor-Ringgold- Including the cities of Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Denison, Carroll, Audubon, Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, Fontanelle, Corning, Creston, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, and Mount Ayr 346 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Iowa. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/desmoines Hagenhoff
263 WWUS73 KDMX 141610 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1110 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 IAZ033-044-045-057-058-070-071-081-082-092-093-150000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210315T0000Z/ Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Cass-Adair-Adams-Union- Taylor-Ringgold- Including the cities of Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Denison, Carroll, Audubon, Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, Fontanelle, Corning, Creston, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, and Mount Ayr 1110 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Western Iowa. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/desmoines Ansorge
131 WWUS73 KDMX 141945 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 245 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 IAZ033-044-045-057-058-070-071-081-082-092-093-150000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210315T0000Z/ Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Cass-Adair-Adams-Union- Taylor-Ringgold- Including the cities of Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Denison, Carroll, Audubon, Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, Fontanelle, Corning, Creston, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, and Mount Ayr 245 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Western Iowa. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/desmoines Ansorge
037 WWUS73 KDMX 142358 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 658 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 IAZ033-044-045-057-058-070-071-081-082-092-093-150100- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210315T0000Z/ Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Cass-Adair-Adams-Union- Taylor-Ringgold- Including the cities of Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Denison, Carroll, Audubon, Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, Fontanelle, Corning, Creston, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, and Mount Ayr 658 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Gusty winds may surpass 40 mph at times in southwest into west central Iowa into tonight. However, the threat of widespread advisory criteria wind gusts is low at this time, thus the advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/desmoines
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:08 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo and 17 more | 24 hr |
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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.