Alert archive / Iowa / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 17, 1990, 4:09 AM CDT for Washington County, Iowa. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1990, 4:09 AM CDT (09:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1990, 7:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Washington County, IA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KSTC), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 420 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
- NaN m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
IAZ002-003-006-007-010-011-013-014-015-170745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 215 AM CDT SUN JUN 17 1990 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 481. THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE IN THESE AREAS... BUT THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. ...NORTH CENTRAL... BUTLER CERRO GORDO FLOYD FRANKLIN HANCOCK HUMBOLDT MITCHELL WINNEBAGO WORTH WRIGHT ...NORTHEAST... ALLAMAKEE BLACK HAWK BREMER BUCHANAN CHICKASAW FAYETTE HOWARD WINNESHIEK ...CENTRAL... BOONE DALLAS GRUNDY HAMILTON HARDIN JASPER MARSHALL POLK STORY WEBSTER ...SOUTH CENTRAL... MADISON MARION WARREN SOME CITIES CLEARED INCLUDE... AMES BOONE CHARLES CITY DECORAH DES MOINES FORT DODGE I NDEPENDENCE INDIANOLA IOWA FALLS KNOXVILLE MARSHALLTOWN MASON CITY NEWTON OELWEIN PERRY WATERLOO WAVERLY WEBSTER CITY SCHUMACHER
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
IA002-003-007-170600 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND WEATHER UPDATE FOR NORTHEAST IOWA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATERLOO IA 215 AM CDT SUN JUN 17 1990 AT 210 AM CDT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER NORTHEAST IOWA WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS OCCURRING IN DUBUQUE COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED HEAVY RAINS...WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. OTHER STORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER BREMER AND FLOYD COUNTIES WITH HEAVY RAINS AND LIGHTNING BEING THE MAIN THREAT. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MIDDLE 60S AND THE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE PUSHED OUT OF NORTHEAST IOWA BY 300 AM CDT WHILE OTHER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD IN THE MIDDLE 60S WHILE THE WINDS CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. COLLAR
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
IAZALL-170830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 240 AM CDT SUN JUN 17 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF IOWA TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA UNTIL 4 AM... AT 228 AM...ISOLATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM EAST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA. THE STORMS WERE BETWEEN CEDAR RAPIDS AND LAMONI NEAR NEW SHARON...OSKALOOSA...MELCHER/DALLAS...CHARITON AND CORYDON. EXCESSIVE RAINS...UP TO AN INCH IN AN HOURS TIME...AND STRONG WINDS TO 50 MILES AN HOUR ARE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. ALSO...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STORMS COVERED THE SOUTHEAST TWO- THIRDS OF IOWA. THE SHOWERS A*ND STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. / WHILE MOST OF IOWA IS ALREADY WATER SATURATED...A SERIOS FLOOD PROBLEM CONTINUES. KS
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:08 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
IAZALL-170900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 305 AM CDT SUN JUN 17 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF IOWA TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA UNTIL 4 AM... AT 300 AM...ISOLATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST IOWA. THE STORMS WERE 10 TO 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF OTTUMWA NEAR SIGOURNEY...WHAT CHEER AND KEOTA. EXCESSIVE RAINS...UP TO AN INCH IN AN HOURS TIME...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AND SMALL HAIL WERE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STORMS COVERED THE SOUTH- EAST HALF OF THE STATE. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING EASDT AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. / WHILE MOST OF IOWA IS ALREADY WATER SATURATED...A SERIOUS FLOOD PROBLEM CONTINUES. KS
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:44 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
IAZALL-170930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 340 AM CDT SUN JUN 17 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF IOWA TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA UNTIL 4 AM... AT 326 AM...ISOLATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA. THE STORMS WERE 10 TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTH OF OTTUMWA NEAR KEOTA...RICHLAND AND BLOOMFIELD. EXCESSIVE RAINS...UP TO AN INCH IN AN HOURS TIME...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AND SMALL HAIL WERE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STORMS COVERED THE SOUTH- EAST HALF OF THE STATE. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. / WHILE MOST OF IOWA IS ALREADY WATER SATURATED...A SERIOUS FLOOD PROBLEM CONTINUES. KS
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 4:04 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
IAZALL-171000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 405 AM CDT SUN JUN 17 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF IOWA TONIGHT... AT 400 AM...ISOLATED VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST AREAS OF THE STATE. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND COULD PRODUCE BRIEF STRONG GUSTY WIND. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED IN A ABO;UT A 15 MILE WIDE BAND...EXTENDING FROM ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OTTUMWA...TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAT OF CEDAR RAPIDS. IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STORMS CONTINUED OVER ABOUT THE EAST HALF OF THE STATE. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. . WHILE MOST OF IOWA IS ALREADY WATER SATURATED...A SERIOUS FLOOD PROBLEM CONTINUES. WPM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Lucas | 18 min |
| Jun 16, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Monroe | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Appanoose | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 9:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Buena Vista | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clay, Palo Alto, Pocahontas | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Appanoose | 30 min |
| Jun 16, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Kossuth | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 9:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Van Buren | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 9:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Monroe | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 10:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet | 28 min |
| Jun 16, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Webster, Wright | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 10:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Jones | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 10:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Jefferson, Van Buren | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jefferson, Van Buren | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 3:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Crawford | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.