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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Des Moines, IA

February 10, 202130 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 10, 2021, 2:44 PM CST for 30 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 10, 2021, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2021, 2:44 PM CST (20:44 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2021, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 11, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
All 30 counties

Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo 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, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 260 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-10Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1013 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

127 
WWUS43 KDMX 102044
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
244 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

...Hazardous Wind Chills Tonight into Thursday Morning...

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-110445-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.210211T0300Z-210211T1600Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Calhoun-Webster-
Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-
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, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, 
Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, 
Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, 
and Cedar Falls
244 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  30 below zero.

* WHERE...Much of northern Iowa.

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed 
  skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and 
gloves. 

&&

$$

IAZ045>050-058>062-110445-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.210211T0600Z-210211T1600Z/
Carroll-Greene-Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-
Jasper-Poweshiek-
Including the cities of Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, 
Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, 
Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, Adel, 
Des Moines, Newton, and Grinnell
244 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
CST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  25 below zero.

* WHERE...Large portions of central Iowa.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed
  skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and 
gloves. 

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines

CURTIS
3 follow-up statements
031 
WWUS43 KDMX 110250
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
850 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

...Hazardous Wind Chills Tonight into Thursday Morning...

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-111100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.210211T0300Z-210211T1600Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Calhoun-Webster-
Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-
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, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, 
Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, 
Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, 
and Cedar Falls
850 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  30 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of north central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on 
  exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$

IAZ045>050-058>062-111100-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.210211T0600Z-210211T1600Z/
Carroll-Greene-Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-
Jasper-Poweshiek-
Including the cities of Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, 
Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, 
Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, Adel, 
Des Moines, Newton, and Grinnell
850 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  25 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of central Iowa.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on 
  exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines
266 
WWUS43 KDMX 110955
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
355 AM CST Thu Feb 11 2021

...Hazardous Wind Chills This Morning...

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-045>050-058>062-111600-
/O.CON.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210211T1600Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Calhoun-Webster-
Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Carroll-Greene-Boone-Story-
Marshall-Tama-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-
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, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, 
Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, 
Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, 
Cedar Falls, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, Tama,
Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard,
Casey, Perry, Waukee, Adel, Des Moines, Newton, and Grinnell
355 AM CST Thu Feb 11 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  25 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of northern and central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed
  skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines

Hagenhoff
604 
WWUS43 KDMX 111552
WSWDMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
952 AM CST Thu Feb 11 2021

...Wind Chill Advisory Expiring...

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-034>039-045>050-058>062-111700-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210211T1600Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Calhoun-Webster-
Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Carroll-Greene-Boone-Story-
Marshall-Tama-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-
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, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, 
Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, 
Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, 
Cedar Falls, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, Tama,
Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard,
Casey, Perry, Waukee, Adel, Des Moines, Newton, and Grinnell
952 AM CST Thu Feb 11 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

While breezes from the northeast will continue this morning,
temperatures are rising and wind chill values are improving.
Very cold weather will continue through early next week with
additional wind chill headlines likely.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/desmoines

Ansorge

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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.