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Flash Flood Warning 120, NWS Des Moines, IA

July 8, 20084 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2008, 1:21 AM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 8, 2008, 1:21 AM CDT (06:21 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2008, 7:15 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Appanoose County, IA, Davis County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Wayne County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:24 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 8, 3:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Bloomfield, IA	1 TO 3 FEET OF WATER COVERING STREETS. TIME ESTIMATED.
Jul 8, 3:20 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 E Bloomfield, IA	WATER FROM THE FOX RIVER COVERING PARTS OF COUNTY ROAD J 40.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 99 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 210 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3226 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1042 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 274 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.7
Supercell composite: 16.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WGUS53 KDMX 080624
FFWDMX
IAC007-051-179-185-081215-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FF.W.0120.080708T0621Z-080708T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
121 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  APPANOOSE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  EASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...
  SOUTHERN WAPELLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...

* UNTIL 715 AM CDT.

* AT 115 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ONGOING   
  FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. TWO LOW    
  LYING AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 2 EAST OF CENTERVILLE...1 TO 2 MILES     
  WEST OF THE INTERSECTION WITH COUNTY ROAD T 61...HAD WATER OVER    
  THE ROAD.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ELDON...  
CENTERVILLE AND BLOOMFIELD.

THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS FLASH FLOODING WARNING IN EFFECT 
FOR A SMALL PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL 
APPANOOSE COUNTY.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ALREADY OVER PORTIONS 
OF THE WARNING AREA...AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE 
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LAT...LON 4090 9328 4090 9265 4101 9265 4101 9218
      4061 9219 4059 9329

$$

KINNEY

4 follow-up statements

000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080814
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
310 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008

IAC007-051-179-185-081215-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0120.000000T0000Z-080708T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
APPANOOSE IA-WAYNE IA-DAVIS IA-WAPELLO IA-
310 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN WAPELLO...DAVIS...EASTERN WAYNE AND APPANOOSE COUNTIES...

AT 308 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
ELDON...CENTERVILLE...AND BLOOMFIELD.

2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA SO 
FAR. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 
SOUTHEAST HALF OF DAVIS COUNTY...WHILE ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. HOWEVER...FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY 
REMAIN A THREAT BEFORE DAY BREAK WITH CONTINUED RUNOFF FROM THE 
EARLIER HEAVY RAIN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LAT...LON 4090 9328 4090 9265 4101 9265 4101 9218
      4061 9219 4059 9329

$$

KINNEY

000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080945
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
442 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008

IAC007-051-179-185-081215-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0120.000000T0000Z-080708T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
APPANOOSE IA-WAYNE IA-DAVIS IA-WAPELLO IA-
442 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN WAPELLO...DAVIS...EASTERN WAYNE AND APPANOOSE COUNTIES...

AT 438 AM CDT...DAVIS COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 
ONGOING FLASH FLOODING. WATER FROM THE FOX RIVER WAS ENCROACHING 
ONTO PARTS OF COUNTY ROAD J 40...EAST OF BLOOMFIELD. APPANOOSE 
COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS WATER HAS RECEDED AND IS NO LONGER 
COVERING PARTS OF HIGHWAY 2 EAST OF CENTERVILLE.

ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH DAY 
BREAK...AND SHOULD NOT FURTHER AGGRAVATE THE ONGOING FLOODING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LAT...LON 4090 9328 4090 9265 4101 9265 4101 9218
      4061 9219 4059 9329

$$

KINNEY

000 
WGUS73 KDMX 081058
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
554 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008

IAC185-081104-
/O.CAN.KDMX.FF.W.0120.000000T0000Z-080708T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WAYNE IA-
554 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EASTERN WAYNE
COUNTY...

THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED.

LAT...LON 4090 9300 4090 9264 4099 9264 4101 9265
      4101 9218 4061 9219 4059 9294 4060 9301

$$

IAC007-051-179-081215-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0120.000000T0000Z-080708T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
APPANOOSE IA-DAVIS IA-WAPELLO IA-
554 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN WAPELLO...DAVIS AND APPANOOSE COUNTIES...

HIGH WATER LEVELS ARE LINGERING THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF THE 
WARNING AREA. WATER FROM THE FOX RIVER EAST OF BLOOMFIELD IS STILL 
IMPACTING COUNTY ROAD J 40...AND WATER FROM THE CHARITON RIVER IS 
IMPACTING 543RD STREET WEST OF MOULTON.

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE 
TO IMPROVE THIS MORNING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

LAT...LON 4090 9300 4090 9264 4099 9264 4101 9265
      4101 9218 4061 9219 4059 9294 4060 9301

$$

KINNEY

000 
WGUS73 KDMX 081209
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
706 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008

IAC007-051-179-081216-
/O.EXP.KDMX.FF.W.0120.000000T0000Z-080708T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
APPANOOSE IA-DAVIS IA-WAPELLO IA-
706 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 715 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
WAPELLO...DAVIS AND APPANOOSE COUNTIES...

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT NO LINGERING FLASH FLOODING 
PROBLEMS FROM THE HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURED OVERNIGHT. THERE MAY BE 
SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN THIS MORNING...BUT THE THREAT FOR HEAVY 
RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED.

LAT...LON 4090 9300 4090 9264 4099 9264 4101 9265
      4101 9218 4061 9219 4059 9294 4060 9301

$$

KINNEY

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.

NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 8, 12:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 12:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1205 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...
CDFNT MAKING SLOW PROGRESS INTO THE STATE WITH LINE OF TSRA FORMING
AHD OF IT.  S/WV PUSHING NE OUT OF THE RCKYS IS ENHANCING THE
CONVECTIVE DVLPMT.  HAVE HAD SOME SVR WX ALONG THE INTERACTION OF
THE WARM AIR PUSH WITH THE CURRENTLY NR A KDBQ-KFRM LN.  WILL SEE
TSRA INC SLOWLY OVR THE NXT FEW HRS WITH MAIN THREAT THAT OF WIND.
HAIL WL BE LMTD BY HI FRZL LVLS AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE PAST FEW
DAYS.  CORES WELL ABV DONOVAN CRIT PRODUCING LTL MORE THAN PEA TP
MARBLE SIZE DUE LACK OF TILTING OF CELLS AND VRY DEEP MOIST LYR.
CDFNT WILL PASS S OF IA ON TUE WITH CHC FOR TSRA REMAINING OVR THE
SERN HALF OF STATE IN THE MRNG...AND SERN THIRD IN THE AFTN.  HAVE
SOME CONCERNS ABT WK WV FST IN PROGS MOVG ALNG FNT AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF SOME DVLPMT OVR SRN IA LATE TUE AFTN AND EVE IN THE
UNCAPPED AIR.  OPTED TO HOLD OFF ON DOING ANYTHING WITH THAT FOR NOW
DUE GREAT UNCERTAINTIES.  OTR CONCERN IS FOR FLOODING AS ECHOES ARE
TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREAS.  WILL GO WITH A FFA OVR THE NRN THIRD
OF IA...FM HWY 20 N.  QUIET WX FOR A COUPLE DAYS AFT THAT AND WILL
AWAIT THE NXT SYS THIS WKND.  WILL BE A TRICKLY FCST WITH TEMPS FOR
SUN AND MON DEPENDING ON JUST HOW FAR SOUTH THE PCPN GETS.  EXPET AT
LEAST THE NRN HLF OF IA TO REMAIN NO WARMER THAN THE LO 80S AND CUD
BE EVEN COOLER IF RAFL IS WDSPRD AS IT IS SUGGESTED IT MAY BE.

&&

.AVIATION...08/06Z
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACTIVE OVER SOUTHERN IOWA THIS
OVERNIGHT WITH NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING THROUGH 09Z THEN
BECOMING SCATTERED. SOME FOG LIKELY THIS MORNING ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
THAT HAD DECENT RAIN AMOUNTS. NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE OUT OF
THE DAKOTAS LATE THIS MORNING OVER NORTHERN IOWA THEN MOVE SOUTH
DURING THE DAY. ADDITIONAL SCT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON MAINLY NEAR DSM TO OTM. HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN DURING
THE EVENING WITH SKIES CLEARING.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...DONAVON
PUBLIC...MS JUL 08

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 10:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1047 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-090400-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
1047 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
IOWA MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FEW NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY BUT SEVERE STORMS ARE
NOT EXPECTED. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES OVER THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT.

IAZ044>050-057>062-070>073-081-082-092-090400-
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-
DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-
UNION-TAYLOR-
1047 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH
THE MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY REMAINING SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30. AN
ISOLATED SEVERE STORM WITH PENNY SIZED HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS IS
POSSIBLE. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. AN ISOLATED SEVERE
STORM IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND..

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THE REST OF TONIGHT.

IAZ074-075-083>086-093>097-090400-
MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
1047 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. A
FEW SEVERE STORMS WITH PENNY SIZED HAIL AND 65 MPH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND BEING THE MAIN THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT THROUGH 3 AM AND AGAIN
TUESDAY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

DONAVON

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 7, 7:21 PM CDT, 6 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
721 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WATERLOO                42.49N 92.35W
07/07/2008                   BLACK HAWK         IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
            ALONG HIGHWAY 63 IN SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF WATERLOO.

&&

MRUSSELL

Local storm report, Jul 7, 7:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
725 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW ACKLEY             42.58N 93.09W
07/07/2008                   FRANKLIN           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREE BRANCHES DOWN...SOME UP TO 12 INCHES IN
            DIAMETER.

&&

MS JUL 08

Local storm report, Jul 7, 8:06 PM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
806 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TOLEDO                  41.99N 92.58W
07/07/2008                   TAMA               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN TOLEDO

&&

COGIL

Local storm report, Jul 7, 10:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1051 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ATLANTIC                41.40N 95.01W
07/07/2008                   CASS               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWN. ONE METAL
            BUILDING DESTROYED. JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 AND ASH.

&&

MRUSSELL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 7, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Tama	47 min
Jul 7, 9:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Mahaska	64 min
Jul 7, 9:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Wapello	2 hr
Jul 7, 10:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Appanoose, Calhoun, Davis, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Wayne and 1 more	10 days
Jul 7, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren	45 min
Jul 7, 11:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Wayne	98 min
Jul 8, 12:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Clarke, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Warren	6 hr
Jul 8, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Warren	16 hr
Jul 8, 2:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Madison, Warren	16 hr
Jul 8, 3:08 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Madison, Warren	35 hr
Jul 8, 6:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose	37 hr
Jul 8, 6:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Mahaska, Marion	52 hr
Jul 8, 6:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DMX	Monroe	3 hr
Jul 8, 7:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Mahaska, Marion	47 hr
Jul 8, 1:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DMX	Marion	24 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.