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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 26, 2004, 9:17 PM CDT for Ringgold County, Taylor County, Iowa. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2004, 9:17 PM CDT (02:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2004, 3:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Ringgold County, IA, Taylor County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1656 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1393 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KDMX 270217 FFWDMX IAC159-173-270815- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 917 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA * UNTIL 315 AM CDT * AT 906 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS IN THE WARNING AREA. * THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING...RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE FORKS OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWO RIVER...AS WELL AS HONEY CREEK...THE PLATTE BRANCH... AND THE PLATTE RIVER. OTHER RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE THE GRAND RIVER BASIN...AND LOTTS CREEK. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ALONG A BAND EXTENDING FROM NEAR NEW MARKET IN TAYLOR COUNTY...TO AROUND DIAGONAL IN RINGGOLD COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE... BEACONSFIELD...BEDFORD...BEDFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...BENTON... BLOCKTON...CLEARFIELD...CONWAY...DELPHOS...DIAGONAL...ELLSTON... GRAVITY...KELLERTON...LENOX...MALOY...MOUNT AYR...MOUNT AYR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...NEW MARKET...REDDING...SHARPSBURG AND TINGLEY FLASH FLOODS OCCUR QUICKLY...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. AVOID WATER COVERED ROADS...THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF FAST FLOWING WATER CAN SWEEP AN AUTOMOBILE OFF THE ROAD. LAT...LON 4088 9404 4059 9404 4059 9493 4090 9492 $$ KINNEY
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KDMX 270313 FFSDMX IAC159-173-270815- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1013 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2004 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES UNTIL 315 AM CDT... AT 1010 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS OVER RINGGOLD COUNTY...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS SET TO MOVE INTO TAYLOR COUNTY. OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE BEACONSFIELD...BEDFORD...BEDFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...BENTON...BLOCKTON...CLEARFIELD...CONWAY... DELPHOS...DIAGONAL...ELLSTON...GRAVITY...KELLERTON...LENOX...MOUNT AYR...MOUNT AYR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...NEW MARKET...REDDING...SHARPSBURG AND TINGLEY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING OVER THE WARNING AREA... RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE FORKS OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWO RIVER...AS WELL AS HONEY CREEK...THE PLATTE BRANCH... AND THE PLATTE RIVER. OTHER RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE THE GRAND RIVER BASIN...AND LOTTS CREEK. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AROUND 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ALONG A BAND EXTENDING FROM SOUTH OF CLEARFIELD TO NEAR DIAGONAL. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. FLASH FLOODS OCCUR QUICKLY...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. AVOID WATER COVERED ROADS...THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF FAST FLOWING WATER CAN SWEEP AN AUTOMOBILE OFF THE ROAD. LAT...LON 4089 9492 4060 9492 4059 9404 4089 9403 $$ KINNEY
000 WGUS73 KDMX 270420 FFSDMX IAC159-173-270815- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1117 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2004 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES UNTIL 315 AM CDT... AT 1111 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST TAYLOR COUNTY AND SOUTHERN RINGGOLD COUNTY. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BLOCKTON...MALOY...REDDING...AND BENTON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING OVER FAR SOUTHEAST TAYLOR COUNTY...AND FAR SOUTHERN RINGGOLD COUNTY. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS ENDED OVER MUCH OF TAYLOR COUNTY...BUT THE THREAT STILLS EXISTS IN THE SOUTHEAST...NEAR BLOCKTON AND ALONG THE PLATTE BRANCH AND PLATTE RIVER. IN RINGGOLD COUNTY...THE GRAND RIVER BASIN AND LOTTS CREEK COULD ALSO BE EXPERIENCING FLASH FLOODING. ANOTHER FLOOD PRONE AREA IS THE ROCK CREEK...WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 2 WEST OF MOUNT AYR. THIS AREA RECEIVED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT TIME EARLIER THIS EVENING. FLASH FLOODS OCCUR QUICKLY...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. AVOID WATER COVERED ROADS...THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF FAST FLOWING WATER CAN SWEEP AN AUTOMOBILE OFF THE ROAD. LAT...LON 4090 9493 4060 9490 4059 9404 4088 9404 $$ KINNEY
000 WGUS73 KDMX 270516 FFSDMX IAC159-173-270815- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1213 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2004 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR RINGGOLD COUNTY UNTIL 315 AM CDT... ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR TAYLOR COUNTY UNTIL 315 AM CDT HAS BEEN CANCELLED... STORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF TAYLOR COUNTY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS NO FLOODING PROBLEMS...THUS THE WARNING FOR TAYLOR COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AT 1213 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS ACROSS SOUTHERN RINGGOLD COUNTY...WITH ISOLATED STORMS IN THE NORTH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN RINGGOLD COUNTY...RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR THROUGH AT LEAST 1 AM. THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES IN SOUTHERN RINGGOLD COUNTY. FLASH FLOODS OCCUR QUICKLY...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. AVOID WATER COVERED ROADS...THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF FAST FLOWING WATER CAN SWEEP AN AUTOMOBILE OFF THE ROAD. LAT...LON 4089 9493 4061 9489 4059 9405 4089 9405 $$ KINNEY
000 WGUS73 KDMX 270620 FFSDMX IAC159-173-270645- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 119 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2004 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES UNTIL 315 AM CDT HAS BEEN CANCELLED... STORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAW ENFORCEMENT IN TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES REPORTED URBAN STREET FLOODING...BUT NO FLASH FLOODING. LAT...LON 4089 9492 4059 9491 4059 9403 4090 9404 $$ KINNEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Carroll | 43 min |
| Aug 26, 7:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Boone | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor | 49 min |
| Aug 26, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Webster | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Story | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Polk | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Boone | 30 min |
| Aug 26, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Story | 34 min |
| Aug 26, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall | 46 min |
| Aug 26, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Decatur, Ringgold | 57 min |
| Aug 26, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Butler | 54 min |
| Aug 26, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marshall | 43 min |
| Aug 26, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Tama | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall | 28 min |
| Aug 26, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Grundy | 40 min |
| Aug 26, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wayne | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Union | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Decatur | 38 min |
| Aug 26, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall | 46 min |
| Aug 26, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Monroe | 38 min |
| Aug 26, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Decatur | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Poweshiek, Wayne | 47 min |
| Aug 26, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Monroe | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wapello | 43 min |
| Aug 26, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Davis | 50 min |
| Aug 27, 1:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose | 55 min |
| Aug 27, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper | 47 min |
| Aug 27, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison | 55 min |
| Aug 27, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Poweshiek | 51 min |
| Aug 27, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke | 56 min |
| Aug 27, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Tama | 61 min |
| Aug 27, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper | 44 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.