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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this high wind warning at Mar 4, 2025, 2:36 AM CST for 51 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 4, 2025, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. 55 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2025, 2:36 AM CST (08:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2025, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2025, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 51 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur 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, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 10:07 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Wnw Gruver, IA | ASOS station KEST Estherville Airport. |
| Mar 5, 12:22 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Wnw Gruver, IA | Estherville ASOS reported a peak gust of 62 mph, with sustained winds of 49 mph. |
| Mar 5, 12:53 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ene Lamoni, IA | Lamoni ASOS reported a peak gust of 58 mph, with sustained winds of 33 mph. |
| Mar 5, 1:53 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 S Ames, IA | Ames ASOS reported a gust to 58 mph, with sustained winds of 38 mph. |
| Mar 5, 2:55 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Sw Glidden, IA | AWOS station KCIN Carroll Airport. |
| Mar 5, 2:55 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Wsw Glidden, IA | Carroll AWOS measured a gust of 58 mph, with sustained winds of 46 mph. |
| Mar 5, 3:31 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ssw Prairie City, IA | Mesonet station NSWI4 Neil Smith NWR. |
| Mar 5, 4:55 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Wnw Clarion, IA | Clarion AWOS recorded a gust to 62 mph, with sustained winds of 41 mph. |
| Mar 5, 5:01 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Wnw Clarion, IA | Measured at Clarion Airport AWOS. |
| Mar 5, 5:57 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 S Ames, IA | AWOS station KAMW 2 SSE Ames. |
| Mar 5, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.2 | 2 W Murray, IA | |
| Mar 5, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.3 | Carroll, IA | The Carroll Cooperative Observer reported an estimated 2.3 inches of snowfall. |
| Mar 5, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Hampton, IA | The Hampton Cooperative Observer reported 2.8 inches of snowfall. |
| Mar 5, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Hampton, IA | |
| Mar 5, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 5 W West Bend, IA | |
| Mar 5, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Mason City, IA | |
| Mar 5, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Forest City, IA | |
| Mar 5, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Guthrie Center, IA | |
| Mar 5, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Atlantic, IA | |
| Mar 5, 7:24 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Ene Lamoni, IA | Measured at Lamoni Airport. |
| Mar 5, 7:28 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 Ene Lamoni, IA | ASOS station KLWD Lamoni Airport. |
| Mar 5, 7:42 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Se Newton, IA | Measured at the Newton Airport. |
| Mar 5, 7:42 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | ASOS station KDSM Des Moines International Airport. |
| Mar 5, 7:52 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Indianola, IA | Tree fell across front lawn. Report via WHO-TV. |
| Mar 5, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 1 Wnw Lamoni, IA | |
| Mar 5, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Corning, IA | |
| Mar 5, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.4 | 1 Se Windsor Heights, IA | |
| Mar 5, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Ene Webster City, IA | |
| Mar 5, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Sse Pocahontas, IA | |
| Mar 5, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Creston, IA | |
| Mar 5, 8:01 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 W Chariton, IA | Measured at Chariton Airport AWOS. |
| Mar 5, 9:00 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boone, IA | Tree blown over in Boone with adjacent tree leaning severely. Tree fell on power line cutting power to house. Report via WHO-TV. |
| Mar 5, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Indianola, IA | |
| Mar 5, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Sac City, IA | |
| Mar 5, 9:35 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 W Chariton, IA | AWOS station KCNC Chariton Airport. |
| Mar 5, 9:55 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Ssw Knoxville, IA | AWOS station KOXV Knoxville Airport. |
| Mar 5, 9:56 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Buffalo Center, IA | |
| Mar 5, 10:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 Sse Audubon, IA | Several hours of below 1/4 mile visibility along with frequent gusts of 40 mph or greater. |
| Mar 5, 10:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 Wnw Algona, IA | Visibilities one quarter mile or below since at least 315am with gusts frequently in excess of 50mph. |
| Mar 5, 10:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 Wnw Clarion, IA | Visibilities at 1/4 mile or below since at least 3 am with frequent gusts over 45 mph. |
| Mar 5, 10:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 3 Wsw Glidden, IA | Several hours of visibilities of 1/4 mile or below in snow or blowing snow along with frequent gusts to 50 mph. |
| Mar 5, 10:30 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Yale, IA | Visibility 1/4 mile or below in snow and blowing snow for at least 6 hours prior to the report time. |
| Mar 5, 12:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Ames, IA | Outside signage on Caseys canopy torn off and dropped into parking lot. Report via social media. |
| Mar 5, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.4 | 2 Ene Ottumwa, IA | Storm Total. |
| Mar 5, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.7 | Waterloo Regional Airpo, IA | Storm Total. |
| Mar 5, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | 3 S Polk City, IA | Storm Total. |
| Mar 5, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA | Storm Total. |
| Mar 5, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Waukee, IA | via social media. |
| Mar 5, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Rockwell City, IA | via social media. |
| Mar 5, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 6.3 | Adair, IA | Via social media. |
| Mar 5, 1:26 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 Wsw Minburn, IA | |
| Mar 5, 1:44 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 S Ames, IA | |
| Mar 5, 1:54 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Waterloo Regional Airpo, IA | |
| Mar 5, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Monroe, IA | via social media. |
| Mar 5, 2:02 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Des Moines Int Airport, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 1131 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
187 WWUS73 KDMX 040836 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 236 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025 IAZ004>007-015-016-023>025-033>035-044>046-057-058-070-041845- /O.UPG.KDMX.HW.A.0001.250305T0000Z-250305T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.HW.W.0002.250305T0300Z-250305T2100Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Pocahontas- Humboldt-Wright-Sac-Calhoun-Webster-Crawford-Carroll-Greene- Audubon-Guthrie-Cass- Including the cities of Northwood, Rolfe, Estherville, Sac City, Wall Lake, Emmetsburg, Eagle Grove, Manly, Laurens, Schaller, Manson, Pocahontas, Exira, Denison, Britt, Early, Garner, Forest City, Rockwell City, Humboldt, Odebolt, Audubon, Gilmore City, Fort Dodge, Panora, Atlantic, Algona, Guthrie Center, Casey, Jefferson, Belmond, Clarion, Lake City, Carroll, Lake View, Bayard, Lake Mills, Pomeroy, Kanawha, and Fonda 236 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Iowa. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 3 PM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...In addition, there is also a Blizzard Warning in effect. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ IAZ017-026>028-036>039-047>050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097- 041845- /O.UPG.KDMX.HW.A.0001.250305T0000Z-250305T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.HW.W.0002.250305T0600Z-250305T2100Z/ Cerro Gordo-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-Adair- Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-Clarke-Lucas-Monroe- Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-Appanoose-Davis- Including the cities of Grinnell, Ackley, Waukee, Carlisle, Corning, Dysart, Creston, Clear Lake, Iowa Falls, Clarksville, Traer, Fontanelle, Tama, Chariton, Mason City, Centerville, Shell Rock, Norwalk, Boone, Reinbeck, Marshalltown, Waverly, Lenox, Toledo, Mount Ayr, Humeston, Greene, Ames, Aplington, Waterloo, Wellsburg, Newton, Hampton, Dumont, Indianola, Winterset, Osceola, Bloomfield, Eldora, Grundy Center, Albia, Lamoni, Bedford, Allerton, Perry, Dike, Adair, Seymour, Leon, Cedar Falls, Des Moines, Oskaloosa, Adel, Earlham, Webster City, Parkersburg, Ottumwa, Corydon, Greenfield, Conrad, Stuart, Allison, Pella, Knoxville, New Market, and Gladbrook 236 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to around 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Iowa. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 3 PM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...In addition, there is also a Blizzard Warning in effect. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ Ansorge
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 11:51 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 37 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 4, 12:40 PM CST | High Wind Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:50 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 33 more | 27 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.