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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Des Moines, IA

March 21, 202135 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Mar 21, 2021, 2:28 AM CDT for 35 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 21, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2021, 2:28 AM CDT (07:28 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 21, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
All 35 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas 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, Kossuth County, IA, Madison County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 220 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 2021-03-21Temperature 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 2021-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 130 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2667 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
315 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

174 
WWUS73 KDMX 210728
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
228 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-057-211530-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0004.210321T1400Z-210321T2100Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Sac-Calhoun-Webster-Hamilton-
Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Audubon-
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, 
Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, 
Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, 
Webster City, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Audubon, and Exira
228 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Much of west central into northern Iowa.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 4 PM CDT this afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strong winds combined with mild and dry
  conditions will lead to elevated fire weather concerns today.
  Open field burning is discouraged. 

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
3 follow-up statements
006 
WWUS73 KDMX 211524
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1024 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-057-212100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210321T2100Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Sac-Calhoun-Webster-Hamilton-
Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Audubon-
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, 
Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, 
Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, 
Webster City, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Audubon, and Exira
1024 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Much of west central into northern Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon.

* 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
970 
WWUS73 KDMX 211643
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1143 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

IAZ027-028-037-038-047>049-058>060-070>072-081-082-092-212100-
/O.EXA.KDMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210321T2100Z/
Butler-Bremer-Hardin-Grundy-Boone-Story-Marshall-Guthrie-Dallas-
Polk-Cass-Adair-Madison-Adams-Union-Taylor-
Including the cities of Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, 
Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Iowa Falls, Eldora, 
Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Boone, 
Ames, Marshalltown, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry,
Waukee, Adel, Des Moines, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, 
Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Corning, Creston, Bedford, Lenox,
and New Market
1143 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central Iowa

* WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>046-057-212100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210321T2100Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Sac-Calhoun-Webster-Hamilton-
Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Audubon-
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, 
Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, 
Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, 
Webster City, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Audubon, and Exira
1143 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Much of west central into northern Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon.

* 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
469 
WWUS73 KDMX 212051
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
351 PM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>038-044>049-057>060-070>072-081-
082-092-212200-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210321T2100Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-
Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Boone-
Story-Marshall-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Cass-Adair-Madison-
Adams-Union-Taylor-
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, Denison, 
Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, Audubon, Exira, 
Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, Adel, 
Des Moines, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, Fontanelle, 
Winterset, Earlham, Corning, Creston, Bedford, Lenox, 
and New Market
351 PM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds will gradually decrease over the next couple of hours,
therefore the advisory is allowed to expire. 

$$

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.