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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Des Moines, IA

October 13, 202111 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Oct 13, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT for 11 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Oct 13, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 13, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT (08:00 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 13, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 13, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA

Counties Cerro Gordo County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:04 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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 202 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-10-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-10-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

536 
WWUS73 KDMX 130800
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
300 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-131600-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0006.211013T1300Z-211013T1800Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-
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, 
and Hampton
300 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with a few gusts over 45
  mph.

* WHERE...North central Iowa.

* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 1 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
2 follow-up statements
920 
WWUS73 KDMX 131507
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1007 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-131800-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-211013T1800Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-
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, 
and Hampton
1007 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts over 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of North Central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 1 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
220 
WWUS73 KDMX 131755
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1255 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-131900-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-211013T1800Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-
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, 
and Hampton
1255 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

Breezy conditions will persist this afternoon and a few gusts to
near 45 mph remain possible, however the peak gusts occurred
earlier today and will continue to gradually diminish this
afternoon.

$$

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.