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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Des Moines, IA

May 8, 20244 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2024, 7:10 PM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 50 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
May 8, 2024, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2024, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Story County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Hamilton, Hardin, Story54 min
May 8, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXGrundy, Hardin, Marshall, Story46 min
May 8, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Grundy, Marshall, Tama52 min
May 8, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAudubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Guthrie40 min
May 8, 9:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Floyd, Worth13 hr
May 8, 9:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDMXBlack Hawk14 hr
May 8, 9:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler13 hr
May 8, 9:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDMXBlack Hawk13 hr
May 8, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Tama51 min
May 8, 10:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXBoone23 min
May 8, 11:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXStory22 min
May 9, 11:00 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDMXBoone, Hamilton, Webster10 hr
May 9, 11:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk21 hr

Nearby

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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.