Alert archive / Iowa / Flood Watches in 2007
Flood Watch 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flood watch at Apr 24, 2007, 11:53 AM CDT for 46 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 24, 2007, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 47 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2007, 11:53 AM CDT (16:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 24, 2007, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2007, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Flood severity
- None
All 46 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, 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, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe 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, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:53 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 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 665 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 538 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS63 KDMX 241653 FFADMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1153 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS WILL PUSH EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL BE OVER MISSOURI BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG NORTHWARD PUSH OF MOIST AIR WILL TAKE PLACE AHEAD OF THE LOW. IAZ016-017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>073-081-082-092- 093-250100- /O.NEW.KDMX.FA.A.0003.070425T0000Z-070425T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER- BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS- UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 1153 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA... SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON... HARDIN...JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY...TAMA AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...CERRO GORDO... FRANKLIN...HANCOCK...HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA... BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN NORTHWEST IOWA...POCAHONTAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...MADISON...RINGGOLD...UNION AND WARREN. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON...CALHOUN...CARROLL...CRAWFORD... GREENE...GUTHRIE AND SAC. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAINFALL TODAY IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE FLOODING...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS...WITH SPOTTY AMOUNTS OF AS MUCH AS THREE TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE. * SIGNIFICANT RISES IN SMALLER STREAMS IS LIKELY BY LATER TONIGHT. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL LIKELY BEGIN RISING ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
12 follow-up statements
000 WGUS63 KDMX 242037 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 337 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL PUSH EAST TONIGHT AND BE OVER MISSOURI BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG NORTHWARD PUSH OF MOIST AIR WILL TAKE PLACE AHEAD OF THE LOW. IAZ016-017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>073-081-082-092- 093-250445- /O.CON.KDMX.FA.A.0003.070425T0000Z-070425T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER- BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS- UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 337 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN... JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY...TAMA AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...CERRO GORDO... FRANKLIN...HANCOCK...HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA... BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN NORTHWEST IOWA...POCAHONTAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...MADISON...RINGGOLD...UNION AND WARREN. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON...CALHOUN...CARROLL...CRAWFORD... GREENE...GUTHRIE AND SAC. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOIL HAS BECOME QUITE SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL DURING THE DAY TODAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. ONE TO TWO INCH RAINFALL WILL BE WIDESPREAD...WITH SPOTTY AMOUNTS OF AS MUCH AS THREE TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE. * SIGNIFICANT RISES IN SMALLER STREAMS IS LIKELY BY LATER TONIGHT. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL LIKELY BEGIN RISING ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
000 WGUS63 KDMX 250148 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 848 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST AND BE OVER MISSOURI BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IAZ016-017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>073-081-082-092- 093-251100- /O.CON.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070425T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER- BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS- UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 848 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN... JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY...TAMA AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...CERRO GORDO... FRANKLIN...HANCOCK...HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA... BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN NORTHWEST IOWA...POCAHONTAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...MADISON...RINGGOLD...UNION AND WARREN. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON...CALHOUN...CARROLL...CRAWFORD... GREENE...GUTHRIE AND SAC. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREA SOIL HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. ONE TO TWO INCH RAINFALLS WILL BE COMMON...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF AS MUCH AS THREE TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE. * SIGNIFICANT RISES IN SMALLER STREAMS ARE LIKELY BY LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SOME FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL LIKELY BEGIN RISING ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN TWO TO FOUR DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ REV
000 WGUS63 KDMX 250906 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 406 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007 .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND NORTHEAST TODAY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND FOCUS MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA THIS MORNING. IAZ016-017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>073-081-082-092- 093-251715- /O.CON.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070425T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER- BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS- UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 406 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN... JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY...TAMA AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...CERRO GORDO... FRANKLIN...HANCOCK...HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA... BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN NORTHWEST IOWA...POCAHONTAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...MADISON...RINGGOLD...UNION AND WARREN. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON...CALHOUN...CARROLL...CRAWFORD... GREENE...GUTHRIE AND SAC. * UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON * PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. AREA SOIL HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN LIKELY BY THE END OF THE DAY. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY COULD FORCE AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSE SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. SOME FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS THIS MORNING. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL LIKELY BEGIN RISING ON TODAY INTO THURSDAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN TWO TO FOUR DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ MOYER
000 WGUS63 KDMX 251551 FFADMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1051 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007 .LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND WILL BE OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY MORNING. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND FOCUS MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IAZ074-075-083>086-094>097-260000- /O.EXB.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 1051 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...DECATUR...LUCAS... MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A BREAK OF SEVERAL HOURS LATE TODAY INTO THE EVENING BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA. AREA SOIL HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY...AND ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN LIKELY BY NOON THURSDAY. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD FORCE AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSE SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. SOME FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL LIKELY BEGIN RISING ON TODAY INTO THURSDAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN TWO TO FOUR DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ IAZ016-017-023>028-033>039-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092- 093-260000- /O.EXT.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER- BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 1051 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...CERRO GORDO... FRANKLIN...HANCOCK...HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA... BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN NORTHWEST IOWA...POCAHONTAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...MADISON...RINGGOLD AND UNION. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON...CALHOUN...CARROLL...CRAWFORD... GREENE...GUTHRIE AND SAC. * UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * PERIODS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. AREA SOIL HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN LIKELY BY THE END OF THE DAY. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY COULD FORCE AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSE SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. SOME FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL LIKELY BEGIN RISING ON TODAY INTO THURSDAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN TWO TO FOUR DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ IAZ048>050-060>062-073-260000- /O.EXT.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA 1051 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...JASPER...MARSHALL... POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY AND TAMA. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA... WARREN. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A BREAK OF SEVERAL HOURS LATE TODAY INTO THE EVENING BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA. AREA SOIL HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH THURSDAY COULD FORCE AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSE SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. SOME FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL LIKELY BEGIN RISING ON TODAY INTO THURSDAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN TWO TO FOUR DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
000 WGUS63 KDMX 252037 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 337 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...AND WILL BE OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY MORNING. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND FOCUS MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IAZ016-017-023>028-033>039-044>047-057>059-070>072-081-082-092- 093-260000- /O.CON.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER- BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 337 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...CERRO GORDO... FRANKLIN...HANCOCK...HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA... BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN NORTHWEST IOWA...POCAHONTAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...MADISON...RINGGOLD AND UNION. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON...CALHOUN...CARROLL...CRAWFORD... GREENE...GUTHRIE AND SAC. * UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * PERIODS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. AREA SOIL HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN LIKELY BY THE END OF THE DAY. SPOTTY ONE INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY COULD FORCE AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSE SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. SOME FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL LIKELY BEGIN RISING ON TODAY INTO THURSDAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ IAZ048>050-060>062-073>075-083>086-094>097-260445- /O.CON.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 337 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA... JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY AND TAMA. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...DECATUR...LUCAS... MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK OF A FEW HOURS TOWARD EVENING BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA. AREA SOIL HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN LIKELY. SPOTTY TWO INCH AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH THURSDAY COULD FORCE AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSE SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. SOME FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL LIKELY BEGIN RISING ON TODAY INTO THURSDAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN TWO TO FOUR DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
000 WGUS63 KDMX 260005 FFADMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 705 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...AND WILL BE OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY MORNING. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND FOCUS MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IAZ016-017-023>028-033>039-044>047-057>059-260115- /O.EXP.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER- BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL 705 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE RAINFALL THAT WAS OVER THE AREA HAS LIFTED TO THE NORTH. THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY RAIN WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY PULL TO THE EAST. THIS WILL CONFINE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TO THE FAR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY BUT HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ IAZ070>072-081-082-092-093-260815- /O.EXT.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 705 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...MADISON... RINGGOLD AND UNION. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY. THE GROUND HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE LAST 36 HOURS. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IS LIKELY WITH SPOTTY TWO INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT COULD FORCE AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSE SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. SOME FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL LIKELY BE RISING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ IAZ048>050-060>062-073>075-083>086-094>097-260815- /O.CON.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...LEON... CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 705 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA... JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY AND TAMA. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...DECATUR...LUCAS... MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY. THE GROUND HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE LAST 36 HOURS. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES IS LIKELY WITH SPOTTY TWO INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH THURSDAY COULD FORCE AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSE SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. SOME FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS THIS LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL BEGIN RISING ON TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN TWO TO FOUR DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ FAB
000 WGUS63 KDMX 260207 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 906 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...AND WILL BE OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY MORNING. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND FOCUS MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IAZ048>050-060>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-261015- /O.CON.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO... DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 906 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY AND TAMA. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE... DECATUR...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE... RINGGOLD...UNION...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY. THE GROUND HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE LAST 36 HOURS. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES IS LIKELY WITH SPOTTY TWO INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH THURSDAY COULD FORCE AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSE SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. SOME FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS THIS LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL BEGIN RISING ON TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN TWO TO FOUR DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ FAB
000 WGUS63 KDMX 260858 FFADMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 358 AM CDT THU APR 26 2007 .LOW PRESSURE OVER MISSOURI WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST TODAY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND FOCUS MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA TODAY. IAZ070>072-081-082-092-093-261000- /O.CAN.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET... CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR 358 AM CDT THU APR 26 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...WITH ANY LIGHT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT WATER LEVELS. $$ IAZ062-074-075-084>086-095>097-261700- /O.EXT.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 358 AM CDT THU APR 26 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA... POWESHIEK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...LUCAS... MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. THE GROUND HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES IS LIKELY WITH LOCAL TWO INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY COULD FORCE AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSE SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL CONTINUE RISING TODAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN ONE TO THREE DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ IAZ048>050-060-061-073-083-094-261700- /O.CON.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-WARREN-CLARKE-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO... DES MOINES...NEWTON...INDIANOLA...OSCEOLA...LEON 358 AM CDT THU APR 26 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...JASPER...MARSHALL... POLK...STORY AND TAMA. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...CLARKE... DECATUR AND WARREN. * UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY * SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE GROUND HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS AND MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE NEARING OR HAVE SURPASSED FLOOD STAGE. THOUGH RAINFALL OF GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH TODAY IS NOT EXPECTED TO CREATE ADDITIONAL FLOODING ISSUES...THE FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT ARE NEARING FLOOD LEVELS. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. SOME WATER BASINS CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE RISING WATER LEVELS DUE TO UPSTREAM WATER FLOW. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL CONTINUE RISING TODAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN ONE TO THREE DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ MOYER
000 WGUS63 KDMX 261539 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1039 AM CDT THU APR 26 2007 .LOW PRESSURE OVER MISSOURI WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SLOWLY NORTHEAST TODAY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND PRODUCE MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA TODAY. IAZ048>050-060-061-073-083-094-261700- /O.CON.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-WARREN-CLARKE-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO... DES MOINES...NEWTON...INDIANOLA...OSCEOLA...LEON 1039 AM CDT THU APR 26 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...JASPER...MARSHALL... POLK...STORY AND TAMA. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...CLARKE... DECATUR AND WARREN. * UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY * SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY. THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS AND MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE NEARING OR HAVE SURPASSED FLOOD STAGE. THOUGH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH TODAY IS NOT EXPECTED TO CREATE ADDITIONAL FLOODING ISSUES...THE FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT ARE NEARING FLOOD LEVELS. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. SOME WATER BASINS CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE RISING WATER LEVELS DUE TO UPSTREAM WATER FLOW. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL CONTINUE RISING TODAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN ONE TO THREE DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ IAZ062-074-075-084>086-095>097-262300- /O.CON.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1039 AM CDT THU APR 26 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA... POWESHIEK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...LUCAS... MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. * UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON * RAIN AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS. ADDITIONAL MODERATE IS EXPECTED TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY COULD FORCE AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSE SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL CONTINUE RISING TODAY WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN ONE TO THREE DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ KINNEY
000 WGUS63 KDMX 261712 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1212 PM CDT THU APR 26 2007 .LOW PRESSURE IN ILLINOIS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT THE REGION TO THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND PRODUCE SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA TODAY. IAZ048>050-060-061-073-083-094-261815- /O.EXP.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-WARREN-CLARKE-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO... DES MOINES...NEWTON...INDIANOLA...OSCEOLA...LEON 1212 PM CDT THU APR 26 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA HAS EXPIRED. ONLY LIGHT RAIN WILL LINGER THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WATER LEVELS REMAIN HIGHS ARE NUMEROUS ROADS ARE BEING AFFECTED BY RAIN SWOLLEN CREEKS...STREAMS...AND DITCHES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERED AREAS. $$ IAZ062-074-075-084>086-095>097-262300- /O.CON.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1212 PM CDT THU APR 26 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA... POWESHIEK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...LUCAS... MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. * UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON * RAIN AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED FROM RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS LIMITED MAINLY TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL HAS FORCED AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSED SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL CONTINUE RISING THIS AFTERNOON WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN ONE TO THREE DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ KINNEY
000 WGUS63 KDMX 261937 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 237 PM CDT THU APR 26 2007 .LOW PRESSURE IN ILLINOIS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT THE REGION TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...BUT WATER LEVELS REMAIN ELEVATED AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. IAZ062-074-075-084>086-095>097-262300- /O.CON.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 237 PM CDT THU APR 26 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA... POWESHIEK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...LUCAS... MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. * UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * ONLY PATCHY LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF IS CONTINUING FROM RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS. * SIGNIFICANT RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ON MANY STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL HAS FORCED AREA STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ALSO CAUSED SOME OF THE STANDING WATER TO RISE ONTO AREA ROADS OR INTO STRUCTURES. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL CONTINUE RISING THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MAJOR RIVERS IN ONE TO THREE DAYS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$
000 WGUS63 KDMX 262303 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 603 PM CDT THU APR 26 2007 .RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF CENTRAL IOWA ENDING THE THREAT OF FLOODING. IAZ062-074-075-084>086-095>097-270015- /O.EXP.KDMX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-070426T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRINNELL...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 602 PM CDT THU APR 26 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS FORECAST FOR THE WATCH AREA AND THOSE RIVERS NOT IN FLOOD ARE NOT FORECAST TO GO INTO FLOOD. HENCE...THE FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ FAB
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Apr 24, 3:20 AM CDT, 8 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 3:20 AM CDT, 8 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 320 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 .SHORT TERM /TODAY-WEDNESDAY/... CURRENTLY HAVE LARGE MCS ONGOING ACROSS NEB WHERE BEST MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND DYNAMICS ARE SITUATED. STEERING FLOW BRINGING LEADING EDGE INTO WRN IA EARLY THIS MORNING. WRF MODEL INITIALIZED ELEVATED INSTABILITY FAIRLY WELL LAST EVENING...SHOWING A SLIVER OF NEGATIVE LIFTED INDEX BASED AT 750 MB ADVANCING INTO SW IA. THE INITIAL PUSH OF THE MCS INTO WRN IA WILL BE HELD AT BAY BY DRIER AIR IN NORTHEASTERLY FLOW OUT OF CENTRAL CANADA. HOWEVER...MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE UNDER COUPLED JET STRUCTURE OVR WRN AND NRN IA TODAY...SHOULD ALLOW THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSOTMRS TO WIN OUT BY MIDDAY. BOTH GFS AND WRF PRETTY CONSISTENT IN SHOWING STRONG THETA-E ADVECTION AND MID LEVEL FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING OVR WRN AND CENTRAL IA THIS AFTN AND TONIGHT. THIS APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH THAN PREVIOUS FORECASTS. BUT IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE THE ENTIRE CWA WILL REMAIN IN THE COLD SECTOR OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...SO SEVERE WX POTENTIAL IS PRETTY SMALL. SLIGHT RISK OUT FOR TODAY ALONG THE FAR SOUTH...MAINLY FOR ELEVATED HAILERS. SOUTHERN IA MAY ACTUALLY SEE LIMITED RAINFALL TODAY AND THEREFORE WARMER TEMPERATURES THAN FARTHER NORTH. RAINFALL THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS AFTN AND TONIGHT. APPEARS THAT WITH THE NORTHWARD SHIFT IN HIGHER QPF...THE CORRIDOR BETWEEN INTERSTATE 80 AND HWY 3 CAN EXPECT ONE AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS CLOSE TO 3 INCHES...THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS SHOULD NOT POSE A THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...BUT COULD RESULT IN MUCH STANDING WATER AND SOME NUISANCE MINOR FLOODING. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY. THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...BUT GREATEST CHANCES ARE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH...CLOSER TO INSTABILITY. HAVE LOWERED TEMPS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH COOLER AIR BEING WRAPPED INTO SYSTEM AND THE PROSPECT OF IT RAINING MUCH OF THE TIME. IN FACT...MAY NOT HAVE GONE COOL ENOUGH ON WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM /WED NIGHT-MONDAY/... THE SLOWER WRF SOLUTION PREFERRED FOR THE DURATION OF STORMS EXISTENCE IN OUR AREA. SFC LOW TO TRACK FROM NORTHEAST OK WED EVENING TO NEAR CHICAGO BY FRIDAY MORNING. AS MUCH MORE STABLE AIR MOVES INTO AREA WED NIGHT...SHOULD BE ABLE TO TONE DOWN AND EVENTUALLY ELIMINATE THUNDER POSSIBILITY. ALSO WITH STRONGEST MOISTURE TRANSPORT SHIFTING EAST OF THE AREA...CENTRAL IOWA WILL BE LEFT UNDER DEFORMATION ZONE AXIS RAINFALL WHICH AT THIS TIME DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AS HEAVY AS WHAT WE WILL SEE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE DURATION OF SHOWER CHANCES HAS BEEN LENGTHENED TO GO THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. TEMPS ON THURSDAY WILL BE EVEN CHILLIER THAN WEDNESDAY WITH COLD POOL EXPECTED TO BE RIGHT OVER CENTRAL IA. LITTLE IF ANY CHANGES MADE BEYOND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BECOMING DOMINANT FEATURE FOR THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && MOYER
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 5:25 AM CDT, 6 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 525 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-073>075-251030- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- 525 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA NORTH OF AN ATLANTIC TO OTTUMWA LINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE REGION. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...TOTALING ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS BY LATE TONIGHT MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. IAZ070>072-081>086-092>097-251030- CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 525 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ATLANTIC TO OTTUMWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE REGION. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...TOTALING ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS BY LATE TONIGHT MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MOYER
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