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High Wind Watch 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this high wind watch at Mar 14, 2026, 3:09 AM CDT for 51 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 15, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2026, 3:09 AM CDT (08:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2026, 11:37 AM CDT
- In force
- 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 08:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 11:34 AM CDT | Blizzard Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:37 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 40 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.