Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Des Moines, IA

000 
WGUS73 KDMX 031202
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
701 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

IAC001-077-031645-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080603T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAIR IA-GUTHRIE IA-
701 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL GUTHRIE AND NORTHWESTERN ADAIR COUNTIES...

AT 659 AM CDT...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS WAS LIKELY 
CAUSING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MENLO...CASEY
AND ADAIR

FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING ALONG TURKEY CREEK ALONG HIGHWAY 
G30...AND FROM ALONG LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE WEST BRANCH MIDDLE 
NODAWAY RIVER

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.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TUESDAY
FOR IOWA.

LAT...LON 4152 9470 4158 9438 4136 9438 4133 9470
      4134 9471
TIME...MOT...LOC 1201Z 180DEG 0KT 4144 9465

$$

000 
WGUS73 KDMX 031347
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
847 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

IAC001-077-031645-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080603T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAIR IA-GUTHRIE IA-
847 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR 
SOUTH CENTRAL GUTHRIE AND NORTHWESTERN ADAIR COUNTIES...

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MENLO...CASEY
AND ADAIR

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.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TUESDAY
FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4152 9470 4158 9438 4136 9438 4133 9470
      4134 9471
TIME...MOT...LOC 1347Z 180DEG 0KT 4144 9465

$$

000 
WGUS73 KDMX 031446
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
945 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

IAC001-077-031455-
/O.CAN.KDMX.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080603T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAIR IA-GUTHRIE IA-
945 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
GUTHRIE AND NORTHWESTERN ADAIR COUNTIES...

THE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH OCCURRED EARLIER HAS ENDED. NO REPORTS OF 
FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL 
HAS ENDED. 

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TUESDAY
FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4152 9470 4158 9438 4136 9438 4133 9470
      4134 9471
TIME...MOT...LOC 1445Z 180DEG 0KT 4144 9465

$$

VACHALEK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
321 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

CORRECTED COUNTIES IN FLASH FLOOD WATCH

.SHORT TERM /TODAY-TONIGHT/...
ONGOING MCS ACTIVITY MOVING EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL LIKELY
MERGE OVER WESTERN IOWA AND MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS...FOLLOWING MUCAPE GRADIENT AND FED BY SOUTHWESTERLY LOW
LEVEL JET. THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR SVR STORMS THANKS TO THE LARGE
AMOUNT OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR OWING TO STORM ORGANIZATION. SFC WARM
FRONT TO REMAIN QUASI STATIONARY ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA...AND COULD
BE A FOCUS FOR CONTINUED CONVECTION AFTER THE MORNINGS MCS
ACTIVITY MOVES OUT. HOWEVER...WEAKER INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITING
FACTOR. HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AND TRAINING STORMS
CONTINUE CONCERN FOR FLASH FLOODING THIS MORNING. BUT I WILL TRIM
OFF A FEW OF THE NORTHEAST COUNTIES SINCE CONVECTION NOT EXPECTED
TO TRAIN UP THERE. THERE SHOULD BE A RELATIVE LULL IN ACTIVITY
AFTER THIS EVENING AS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY FOCUSES SOUTH AND WEST
OF IOWA.

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY-MONDAY/...
WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD WEDNESDAY AS HEIGHT
FALLS INCREASE OVER THE PLAINS. THE SOUTHERN HALF OF IOWA SHOULD
BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. GIVEN SHEAR
PROFILE...SUPERCELLS WILL BE LIKELY. CONVECTION WEST OF IOWA WILL
LIKELY MERGE INTO A LARGE MCS AND MOVE EAST ACROSS IOWA DURING THE
NIGHT. THEN ON THURSDAY...THE WELL ADVERTISED PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH...SURFACE LOW AND COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA DURING
THE AFTN AND EVENING...WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE
WEATHER. ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
SUPPORT ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF
TORNADOES...THOUGH WITH THE UPPER LEVEL FORCING AND JET DYNAMICS
IN PLAY ON THURSDAY...WOULD HAVE TO GIVE A NOD TO THURSDAY AS
BEING A DAY WITH THE GREATER THREAT.

BEYOND THURSDAY NIGHT...WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS OF CALM
AND SEASONAL WEATHER BEFORE ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ORGANIZES
OVER THE FRONT RANGE AND MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH IOWA SUNDAY NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION 03/06Z...
ISOLD TSRA ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS
IA.  STORMS SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE AFT 09Z AS UPR LVL SHORTWAVE
PUSHES IN FORM THE WEST AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND WIND FIELDS
INCREASE.  MVFR COND ARE FCST AFT 08Z. SFC FLOW WL BE E TO SE AROUND
10 KTS.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY FOR ADAIR-ADAMS-APPANOOSE-
AUDUBON-BOONE-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CASS-CLARKE-CRAWFORD-DALLAS-DAVIS-
DECATUR-GREENE-GUTHRIE-JASPER-LUCAS-MADISON-MAHASKA-MARION-
MONROE-POLK-POWESHIEK-RINGGOLD-SAC-STORY-TAYLOR-UNION-WAPELLO-
WARREN-WAYNE-WEBSTER.

&&

PUBLIC...MOYER
AVIATION...FAB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

IAZ033>035-044>048-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-041045-
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-
GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-
MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-
RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
533 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA THIS
MORNING. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE LATER TODAY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WITH THE THREAT FOR
ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING ISOLATED TORNADOES. FLASH
FLOODING WILL ALSO REMAIN POSSIBLE AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL NOON TODAY.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR NUMEROUS POINTS IN THE OUTLOOK AREA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RIVER FLOODING PLEASE REFER TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. ALL
MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. A SIGNIFICANT
SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH
FLOODING AND MORE RIVER FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY...AND AGAIN AT TIMES
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-036>039-049-050-041045-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-
GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-
533 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA THIS
MORNING. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR NUMEROUS POINTS IN THE OUTLOOK AREA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RIVER FLOODING PLEASE REFER TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ISOLATED NON-SEVERE STORMS MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. ALL
MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. A SIGNIFICANT
SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. IN
ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH
FLOODING AND MORE RIVER FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY...AND AGAIN AT TIMES
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

MOYER