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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2025, 6:55 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
- Jun 23, 2025, 6:55 PM CDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2025, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Adams County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 796 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -213 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1115 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 23, 6:29 PM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 6:29 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Des Moines IA 110 PM CDT Mon Jun 23 2025 IAZ050-060>062-072>075-082>086-093>097-241815- Tama-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Union- Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-Appanoose- Davis- 110 PM CDT Mon Jun 23 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight Thunderstorms are expected to develop by mid to late afternoon and then persist into tonight. A few severe storms are possible with the primary threat being damaging winds. Large hail and a tornado are also possible. Heavy rain may also occur with rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches possible. Significant ponding or localized flash flooding may occur. A Heat Advisory is in effect for the area Monday. Please refer to the National Weather Service website at weather.gov/desmoines for further details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Periods with thunderstorms are possible through Thursday. Severe weather and heavy rainfall are possible may occur at times with gusty winds and hail being the main concerns. Flash flooding and local river rises may occur due to heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today and tonight. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>049-057>059-070-071-081- 092-241815- 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-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Cass-Adair-Adams- Taylor- 110 PM CDT Mon Jun 23 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight Thunderstorms are expected at times today and tonight. A few severe storms are possible with the primary threat being damaging winds. Large hail and a tornado are also possible. Heavy rain may also occur with rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches possible. Significant ponding or localized flash flooding may occur. The main threat for the severe weather and heavy rain is along an southeast of Waverly to Fort Dodge and Denison line. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Thunderstorm chances return to the forecast at intervals through the beginning of this week. Severe weather and heavy rainfall are possible, especially on Monday, with gusty winds and hail being the main concerns. Flash flooding and local river rises may occur due to heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today and tonight.
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Cass | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Polk, Story | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy, Tama | 34 min |
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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.