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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Des Moines, IA

August 7, 2022Audubon County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2022, 5:48 PM CDT for Audubon County, Iowa. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 7, 2022, 5:48 PM CDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2022, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Audubon County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 7, 2:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 2:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 3:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
305 PM CDT Sun Aug 7 2022

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-073>075-082015-
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-
Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-
Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-
Poweshiek-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-
305 PM CDT Sun Aug 7 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight

Thunderstorm chances will continue today into tonight. The
overall threat for severe weather is low, but a few strong wind
gusts and locally heavy rainfall are possible. Flash flooding may
be a concern if heavy rainfall occurs in areas that are already
saturated from previous rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

IAZ070>072-081>086-092>097-082015-
Cass-Adair-Madison-Adams-Union-Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-
Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-Appanoose-Davis-
305 PM CDT Sun Aug 7 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Iowa.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight

A Heat Advisory is in effect for the area this afternoon. Please
refer to the National Weather Service website at
weather.gov/desmoines for further details.

A few scattered thunderstorms are possible tonight. Severe weather
is not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

A few thunderstorms may linger into Monday. No severe weather is
expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

Hagenhoff

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 6, 7:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DMX	Cerro Gordo	25 min
Aug 7, 12:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DMX	Cerro Gordo	65 min
Aug 7, 3:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth	6 hr
Aug 7, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DMX	Audubon, Guthrie	47 min
Aug 7, 6:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DMX	Polk	52 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.