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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 168, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2023, 6:28 PM CDT for 6 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 47 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
- Jul 28, 2023, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2023, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Black Hawk County, IA, Butler County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Tama County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 924 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -248 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.0
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 Jul 28, 6:27 PM CDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 6:27 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Des Moines IA 326 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023 IAZ033-034-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-292030- Sac-Calhoun-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama- Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-Cass-Adair-Madison- Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello- Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-Appanoose-Davis- 326 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for the area through tonight. Please refer to the National Weather Service website at weather.gov/desmoines for further details. Storms are possible by this afternoon and into tonight, especially north of interstate 80. A few storms may be strong to severe, capable of large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Periodic chances for storms return late weekend and early next week. The threat of severe weather is uncertain at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this evening. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-035>039-292030- Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo- Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Webster- Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk- 326 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight A Heat Advisory is in effect for the area through tonight. Please refer to the National Weather Service website at weather.gov/desmoines for further details. Storms are possible by this afternoon and into tonight. A few storms may be strong to severe, capable of large hail and damaging winds. A tornado may be possible as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Periodic chances for storms return late weekend and early next week. The threat of severe weather is uncertain at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this evening. Hagenhoff
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 28, 5:49 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
549 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0546 PM Tornado 4 ENE Popejoy 42.62N 93.36W
07/28/2023 Franklin IA Public
Report of weak tornado on the ground with
lofted debris visible.
&&Local storm report, Jul 28, 6:10 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
610 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0559 PM Tornado 4 N Iowa Falls 42.58N 93.26W
07/28/2023 Franklin IA Public
Tornado continues.
&&Local storm report, Jul 28, 6:12 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
612 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0608 PM Hail 6 SW Geneva 42.60N 93.20W
07/28/2023 E1.50 inch Franklin IA Public
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50
in.).
&&Local storm report, Jul 28, 6:25 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Wright | 18 min |
| Jul 28, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hardin | 47 min |
| Jul 28, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hardin | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer | 67 min |
| Jul 28, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin | 66 min |
| Jul 28, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.