Historical Tornado Cases for Des Moines
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| Event Details | SFC | LI SBCAPE |
850mb | 700mb | 500mb (400) | jet level | Skew T | Affected States | Pictures | Surface obs |
| 05-15-43 | 1830Z | KS MO OK IA | ||||||||
| 05-18-44 | 2130Z | IA NE | ||||||||
| 05-19-44 | 2130Z | IA | ||||||||
| 05-10-53 | 2230Z | -7 | 15Z 03Z | IA MN WI | ||||||
| 06-07-53 | 2030Z | -10 | 21Z 03Z | CO NE KS IA MN | ||||||
| 06-27-53 | 2030Z | -11 to-13 | 03Z 28 | IA | ||||||
| 05-05-65 | 21Z | 00Z 6 | MN IA WI ND | |||||||
| 08-26-65 | 23Z | -12 to -14 | 12Z 00Z | IA | ||||||
| 10-14-66 | 20Z | -12 IA |
12Z 00Z | MN IA IL MO | ||||||
| 01-24-67 | 20Z | -5 1400 |
12Z 00Z | IA MO WI IL | ||||||
| 04-30-67 | 18Z 21Z | -10 | 00Z 01 | approx. | IA MN SD | |||||
| 05-15-68 | 20Z | -11 IL IA | 12Z 00Z | MO AR IL IA | ||||||
| 06-13-76 | 19Z | -13 to -15 | 12Z | approx. | IL IA | |||||
| 09-16-78 | 21Z | |||||||||
| 03-29-79 | 22Z | |||||||||
| 06-28-79 | 21Z | -8 to -9 | 12Z 00Z | IA MN | ||||||
| 06-02-80 | 21Z | |||||||||
| 04-26-84 | 23Z | -6 to -9 | 12 0Z 12Z | MN IA OK KS | ||||||
| 06-07-84 | 21Z | |||||||||
| 09-28-86 | 21Z | |||||||||
| 05-24-89 | 21Z | |||||||||
| 05-30-89 | 23Z | |||||||||
| 03-13-90 | 21Z | 00Z 14 | 00Z 14 | 00Z 14 | OK KS NE IA | |||||
| 03-22-91 | 21Z | |||||||||
| 05-27-95 | 23Z | |||||||||
| 04-08-99 | 17Z 19Z |