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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Des Moines, IA

August 22, 2007Dallas County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Aug 22, 2007, 7:09 PM CDT for Dallas County, Iowa. It took effect at Aug 24, 2007, 1:38 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 22, 2007, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 24, 2007, 1:38 PM CDT
Expired: Aug 23, 2007, 4:25 PM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Flood severity: Moderate

County Dallas County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point North Raccoon River near Perry (PROI4).

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS43 KDMX 230009
FLWDMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
709 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

...A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE BOONE RIVER...NORTH 
RACCOON RIVER...

IAC049-240009-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0013.070823T1500Z-000000T0000Z/
/PROI4.2.ER.070823T1500Z.070826T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
709 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES, IA HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR  
  THE NORTH RACCOON RIVER NEAR PERRY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.8 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.


$$

IAC079-187-240009-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0014.070823T1612Z-070828T2000Z/
/WBCI4.1.ER.070823T1612Z.070826T0000Z.070827T2000Z.NO/
709 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES, IA HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BOONE RIVER NEAR WEBSTER CITY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9. WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14.9 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
WGUS83 KDMX 230403
FLSDMX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1103 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH RACCOON RIVER...

IAC049-240403-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0013.070823T1434Z-000000T0000Z/
/PROI4.2.ER.070823T1434Z.070826T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1103 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH RACCOON RIVER NEAR PERRY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.8 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.


$$

71

000 
WGUS83 KDMX 231022
FLSDMX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
522 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BOONE RIVER...DES MOINES 
RIVER...EAST FORK DES MOINES RIVER...NORTH RACCOON RIVER...WEST FORK 
DES MOINES RIVER...

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS...ANYWHERE FROM SIX INCHES TO JUST OVER A FOOT IN
A FEW INSTANCES...HAVE PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE
GREATER DES MOINES RIVER BASIN ABOVE SAYLORVILLE RESERVOIR. THIS
INCLUDES A FEW SITES ALONG THE NORTH RACCOON AND BOONE RIVERS AS WELL.

IAC187-241022-
/O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FODI4.3.ER.070822T0526Z.070823T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
522 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DES MOINES RIVER AT FORT DODGE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  4:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.6 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.

$$

IAC015-079-187-241022-
/O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/STRI4.3.ER.070820T1515Z.070824T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
522 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DES MOINES RIVER AT STRATFORD.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  4:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.1 FEET. 
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.3 FEET BY 
  EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.  THE EXCEEDS LEVELS
  REACHED DURING THE FLOOD OF 1993 WHICH WAS AROUND 25.7 FEET.

$$

IAC091-241022-
/O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HBTI4.2.ER.070822T0317Z.070824T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
522 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT HUMBOLDT.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  4:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.4 FEET BY 
  EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.

$$

IAC079-187-241022-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0014.070824T0730Z-070827T0300Z/
/WBCI4.1.ER.070824T0730Z.070824T1800Z.070826T0300Z.NO/
522 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BOONE RIVER NEAR WEBSTER CITY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  4:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.5 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

$$

IAC091-109-241022-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0015.070824T0600Z-000000T0000Z/
/AGNI4.1.ER.070824T0600Z.070826T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
522 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ALGONA.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  4:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.3 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

IAC049-241022-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0013.070823T2157Z-070829T0300Z/
/PROI4.1.ER.070823T2157Z.070826T0600Z.070828T0300Z.NO/
522 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH RACCOON RIVER NEAR PERRY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  4:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.7 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.


$$

000 
WGUS83 KDMX 231553
FLSDMX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1053 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE DES MOINES RIVER...EAST FORK DES
MOINES RIVER...NORTH RACCOON RIVER...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER...

.ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST IOWA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AND COMBINED WITH THE ALREADY
VERY SATURATED SOIL AND RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS RAINS WITHIN THE PAST
24 HOURS WILL PROLONG THE RIVER FLOODING INTO THE WEEKEND. THE
FORECASTS BELOW INCLUDE FORECAST RAINFALL AS WELL AS RUNOFF THAT
HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. 

IAC187-241553-
/O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FODI4.2.ER.070822T0526Z.070823T0330Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1053 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DES MOINES RIVER AT FORT DODGE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 12.4 FEET 
  BY FRIDAY MORNING AND REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE MIDDLE
  OF NEXT WEEK. WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA
  DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS...THE RIVER MAY RISE AGAIN TO NEAR
  13.0 FEET BY FRIDAY NIGHT.


$$

IAC015-079-187-241553-
/O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/STRI4.3.ER.070820T1515Z.070824T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1053 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DES MOINES RIVER AT STRATFORD.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.6 FEET. 
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.  
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.0 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY AND LIKELY REMAIN STEADY ABOVE MAJOR FLOOD 
  STAGE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO DROP 
  BELOW THE 14.0 FEET FLOOD STAGE BY LATE NEXT WEEK.

$$

IAC091-241553-
/O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HBTI4.2.ER.070822T0317Z.070825T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1053 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT HUMBOLDT.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.  
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.7 FEET BY 
  FRIDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO 
  REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.


$$

IAC091-109-241553-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0015.070826T0300Z-000000T0000Z/
/AGNI4.1.ER.070826T0300Z.070827T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1053 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ALGONA.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14.9 FEET BY MONDAY EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

$$

IAC049-241553-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0013.070824T1838Z-070828T1809Z/
/PROI4.1.ER.070824T1838Z.070826T0600Z.070827T1809Z.NO/
1053 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH RACCOON RIVER NEAR PERRY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.2 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

$$

000 
WGUS83 KDMX 232125
FLSDMX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
425 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

...THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NORTH RACCOON RIVER HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED...

IAC049-232155-
/O.CAN.KDMX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070828T1809Z/
/PROI4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
425 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH RACCOON RIVER NEAR
PERRY.
* AT 4 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER SHOULD REMAIN NEARLY STEADY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT RISES
ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 22, 7:09 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Hamilton, Webster	16 hr
Aug 22, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair	35 min
Aug 22, 10:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Humboldt, Kossuth	30 hr
Aug 22, 10:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler	18 hr
Aug 23, 4:24 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Wapello	5 hr
Aug 23, 4:24 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Mahaska	24 hr
Aug 23, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Marion	40 min
Aug 23, 5:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Marion	41 min
Aug 23, 5:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Mahaska	33 min
Aug 23, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Decatur, Wayne	34 min
Aug 23, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Marion	50 min
Aug 23, 6:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Mahaska	30 min
Aug 23, 6:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Mahaska, Marion	6 hr
Aug 23, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Mahaska, Wapello	40 min
Aug 23, 6:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Mahaska	38 min
Aug 23, 6:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Wapello	24 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2007 Every river flood warning in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.