Alert archive / Iowa / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 1990, 7:04 PM CDT for Marion County, Warren County, Iowa. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 1990, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 1990, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Marion County, IA, Warren 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
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 3628 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KDSM 200004
FFWDSM
IAC121-125-179-200500-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
704 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
...MADISON...MARION...WARREN
AT 7 PM...WEATHER RADAR IN DES MOINES INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING JUST SOUTH OF DES MOINES. THESE STORMS WERE FORMING AN
EAST-WEST LINE...FROM WESTERN MADISON COUNTY...ACROSS WARREN
COUNTY...INTO MARION COUNTY.
EACH OF THE STORMS IN THIS LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN
HOUR...SO SEVERAL STORMS WILL PASS OVER THE SAME AREA. THE REPEAT
EFFECT OF THE HEAVY RAINS FROM EACH STORM WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL
FOR FLASH FLOODING IN THESE WATER-LOGGED COUNTIES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT( TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TRUETT/FORSTER/MAY1 follow-up statement
000
TTAA00 KDSM 200105
FFWDSM
IAC123-105-181-200500-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
805 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
...MAHASKA
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
...KEOKUK...WASHINGTON
AT 8 PM...WEATHER RADAR IN DES MOINES INDICATED CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT
OF THE EAST-WEST LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN IOWA.
THE LINE OF STORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF DES MOINES TO NEAR
WASHINGTON...SOME 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF OTTUMWA. SINCE EACH OF THE
STORMS IN THIS LINE ARE MOVING EAST...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF
SEVERAL HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS PASSING OVER THE SAME AREA.
THIS REPEAT RAIN ACTIVITY COULD EASILY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING IN THESE
WATER-LOGGED COUNTIES.
SOME OF THE CITIES IN THIS WARNING INCLUDE NEW SHARON...OSKALOOSA...
WHAT CHEER...SIGOURNEY...KEOTA...AND WASHINGTON.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPwOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
TRUETTWhat 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 19, 5:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
IAZALL-192300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IOWA 510 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 ...A TORNATO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST HALF OF IOWA UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS TUESDAY EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD/FLOOD WATCH FOR EAST AND SOUTH IOWA TONIGHT... AT 500 PM CDT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE FAR NORTHWEST...AND CENTRAL IOWA...WHILE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED IN THE NORTHEAST. OVER NORTHWEST IOWA...THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 55 MILES NORTHEAST OF SIOUX CITY...BETWEEN CHEROKEE AND SPENCER...WHILE OVER CENTRAL IOWA...SCATTERED STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 55 MILES WEST OF DES MOINES TO 25 MILES WEST OF DES MOINES...AND NORTHEAST OF DES MOINES...BETWEEN MARSHALLTOWN AND NEVADA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. . OVER NORTHEAST IOWA...SCATTERED STORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 10 TO 15 NORTHWEST OF DUBUQUE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. WPM/CAB
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 5:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
IAZALL-192330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IOWA 538 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 ...A TORNATO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST HALF OF IOWA UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS TUESDAY EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD/FLOOD WATCH FOR EAST AND SOUTH IOWA TONIGHT... AT 532 PM CDT...ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUED IN A 30 MILE WIDE AREA..CENTERED FROM 40 MILES WEST...THROUGH 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DES MOINES...WHILE OVER NORTHEAST IOWA...A LONE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 25 MILES EAST OF WATERLOO. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. WPM/CAB
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 6:19 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
IAZALL-200000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IOWA 615 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST HALF OF IOWA UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS TUESDAY EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD/FLOOD WATCH FOR EAST AND SOUTH IOWA TONIGHT... AT 610 PM CDT...ISOLATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST OF DES MOINES. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ADEL...OR ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF DES MOINES. THIS STORM SHOULD ENTER THE DES MOINES METRO AREA BETWEEN 630 AM 7PM. THERE WERE ALSO RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORMS SOUTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH OF DES MOINES...IN ABOUT A 10 MILE WIDE AREA...FROM JUST NORTHEAST OF GREENFIELD...TO JUST WEST OF INDIANOLA. . THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL... FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND COULD PRODUCE BRIEF STRONG GUSTY WIND. ALL THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. WPM/CAB
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 6:23 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
SDZ018-200000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 625 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OF IOWA UNTIL 10 PM... ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO FORM DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WEATHER PARAMETERS CONTINUE TO POINT TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA. PEOPLE IN THE WESTERN HALF OF IOWA SHOULD CONTINUE TO CAREFULLY MONITOR THE WEATHER DURING THE EVENING. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THE EXTREME NORTHWEST COUNTIES HAVE ESCAPED THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...AND LYON AND SIOUX COUNTIES ARE NO LONGER IN THE WATCH. TRUETT
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 6:42 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
IAZALL-200030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IOWA 640 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST HALF OF IOWA UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS TUESDAY EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD/FLOOD WATCH FOR EAST AND SOUTH IOWA TONIGHT... AT 631 PM CDT...AN INTENSE STORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF WINTERSET...OR ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINTERSET. THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND COULD ALSO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WIND. SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH...PEOPLE IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. OVER THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP...IN A 35 MILE WIDE AREA... CENTERED FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF OTTUMWA...TO 40 MILES WEST OF DES MOINES. THE STORMS WERE ALL MOVING EAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. WPM/CAB
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 6:48 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
IAZALL-200030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...COR FIRST PARA... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IOWA 640 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST HALF OF IOWA UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS TUESDAY EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD/FLOOD WATCH FOR EAST AND SOUTH IOWA TONIGHT... AT 631 PM CDT...AN INTENSE STORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF WINTERSET...OR ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DES MOINES. THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND COULD ALSO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WIND. SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH...PEOPLE IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. OVER THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP...IN A 35 MILE WIDE AREA... CENTERED FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF OTTUMWA...TO 40 MILES WEST OF DES MOINES. THE STORMS WERE ALL MOVING EAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. WPM/CAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Madison | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Keokuk, Mahaska | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Washington | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jones | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 8:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Jefferson, Van Buren | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Marion | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Winneshiek | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Union | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Decatur, Ringgold | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Keokuk, Mahaska | 62 min |
| Jun 19, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Allamakee | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 9:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Union | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Decatur, Ringgold | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Warren | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 10:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Decatur | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wayne | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 11:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Keokuk, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Marion | 4 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.