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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at Oct 12, 2022, 12:27 PM CDT for 27 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 12, 2022, 12:27 PM CDT (17:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 27 counties
Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac 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), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 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 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 1277 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
319 WWUS73 KDMX 121727 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1227 PM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-130000- /O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.221012T1727Z-221013T0000Z/ 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- 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, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, and Gladbrook 1227 PM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts in excess of 45 mph at times. * WHERE...Northern half of 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strong winds combined with low relative humidity will result in a very high fire danger. Burning is strongly discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/desmoines
2 follow-up statements
625 WWUS73 KDMX 122010 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 310 PM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-130000- /O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-221013T0000Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo- Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun- Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene- Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama- Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha, Mason City, Clear Lake, Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, Gilmore City, Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, and Gladbrook 310 PM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts in excess of 45 mph at times. * WHERE...Northern half of Iowa. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strong winds combined with low relative humidity will result in a very high fire danger. Burning is strongly discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/desmoines
781 WWUS73 KDMX 122359 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 659 PM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-130100- /O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-221013T0000Z/ 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- 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, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, and Gladbrook 659 PM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Winds will continue to diminish into the evening, therefore the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire at 7 PM CDT. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Carroll | 30 min |
| Oct 11, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Audubon | 31 min |
| Oct 12, 12:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie, Taylor and 1 more | 63 min |
| Oct 12, 2:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Boone, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton and 7 more | 54 min |
| Oct 12, 2:49 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun and 32 more | 28 hr |
Nearby
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.