Alert archive / Iowa / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2008, 10:52 PM CDT for Adair County, Cass County, Iowa. It was in force for 11 hr. 4 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
- Jun 4, 2008, 10:52 PM CDT (03:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2008, 9:58 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Adair County, IA, Cass County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 11:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cumberland, IA | FLASH FLOODING IN THE CUMBERLAND AREA. |
| Jun 5, 12:08 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Bridgewater, IA | CARS TRAPPED IN FLOOD WATER ON HIGHWAY 92. |
| Jun 5, 1:15 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Massena, IA | CASS COUNTY SHERRIFF OFFICE REPORTS HIGHWAY 92 NOW CLOSED ON WEST EDGE OF MASSENA DUE TO WATER OVER THE BRIDGE. |
| Jun 5, 1:32 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 S Cumberland, IA | WATER DAMAGE TO A BRIDGE. COUNTY HIGHWAY 28 CLOSED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 92. DAMAGED BRIDGE IS 3 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY92. |
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 4 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 38 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
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 2024 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 331 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.7
- Supercell composite
- 18.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KDMX 050352 FFWDMX IAC001-029-050945- /O.NEW.KDMX.FF.W.0032.080605T0352Z-080605T0945Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1052 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA... CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA... * UNTIL 445 AM CDT * AT 1049 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREENFIELD AND ATLANTIC EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. 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. 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. LAT...LON 4149 9515 4150 9425 4116 9425 4116 9515 TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499 $$ RUSSELL
10 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KDMX 050400 FFSDMX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1059 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 IAC001-029-050945- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080605T0945Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ADAIR IA-CASS IA- 1059 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR CASS AND ADAIR COUNTIES... AT 1054 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OVER HIGHWAY 92 IN GRISWOLD...FROM THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN AND OVER THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREENFIELD AND ATLANTIC EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OVER ROADWAYS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA. LAT...LON 4149 9515 4150 9425 4116 9425 4116 9515 TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499 $$ RUSSELL
000 WGUS73 KDMX 050438 FFSDMX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1133 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 IAC001-029-050945- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080605T0945Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ADAIR IA-CASS IA- 1133 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR CASS AND ADAIR COUNTIES... AT 1131 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD FLASH IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF CASS COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN GRISWOLD...ATLANTIC...AND IN THE MASSENA AND CUMBERLAND AREAS. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS OCCURRING OVER ADAIR COUNTY AND 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY TO FALL OVER THAT AREA THROUGH 3 AM. THESE THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREENFIELD AND ATLANTIC EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN IOWA. LAT...LON 4149 9515 4150 9425 4116 9425 4116 9515 TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499 $$ RUSSELL
000 WGUS73 KDMX 050611 FFSDMX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 107 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 IAC001-029-050945- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080605T0945Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ADAIR IA-CASS IA- 107 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR CASS AND ADAIR COUNTIES... AT 103 AM CDT...CASS COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED A POSSIBLE BRIDGE FAILURE...AND WATER OVER THE ROAD OVER HIGHWAY 92 NEAR CUMBERLAND. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD SITUATION WITH POSSIBLE ROAD WASHOUTS AND EXTREMELY LIFE THREATENING. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREENFIELD AND ATLANTIC EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR IOWA. LAT...LON 4149 9515 4150 9425 4116 9425 4116 9515 TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499 $$ RUSSELL
000
WGUS73 KDMX 050846
FFSDMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
340 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
IAC001-029-050945-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080605T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAIR IA-CASS IA-
340 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR CASS
AND ADAIR COUNTIES...
AT 338 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MANY ROADS
AROUND THE COUNTY WITH DEBRIS DUE TO EARLIER FLASH FLOODING.
WATER OVER THE ROADS HAVE CAUSE CLOSURES AT 285TH AND GIBBON AS WELL
AS CLAY AND 300TH STREET IN ADAIR COUNTY. IN CASS COUNTY...WATERS
WERE RECEDING....HOWEVER...MORE FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 4 AM...AGAIN
AGGRAVATING THE FLOODING SITUATION. MORE FLOODING IS EXPECTED. THIS
WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING WHERE FLOOD WATERS HAVE
RECEDED.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREENFIELD
AND ATLANTIC
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.
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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR IOWA.
LAT...LON 4125 9514 4149 9515 4150 9426 4150 9425
4116 9425 4116 9515 4125 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0840Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499
$$
RUSSELL000
WGUS53 KDMX 050916
FFWDMX
IAC001-029-051545-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080605T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
412 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
* AT 409 AM CDT...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
RAIN WERE MOVING INTO THE AREA. ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREENFIELD
AND ATLANTIC
IT IS LIKELY THAT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE FALLEN OVER PARTS
OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE EARLIER WARNING.
MORE FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4125 9514 4149 9515 4150 9426 4150 9425
4116 9425 4116 9515 4125 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0912Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499
$$
RUSSELL000
WGUS73 KDMX 051115
FFSDMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
613 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
IAC001-029-051545-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080605T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAIR IA-CASS IA-
613 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR CASS
AND ADAIR COUNTIES...
AT 609 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...HOWEVER
RUNOFF FROM THUNDERSTORMS WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREENFIELD
AND ATLANTIC
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.
LAT...LON 4125 9514 4149 9515 4150 9426 4150 9425
4116 9425 4116 9515 4125 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1113Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499
$$
RUSSELL000
WGUS73 KDMX 051131
FFSDMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
628 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
IAC001-029-051545-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080605T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAIR IA-CASS IA-
628 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR CASS
AND ADAIR COUNTIES...
AT 626 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED HIGHWAY 92
FROM MASSENA TO CUMBERLAND WAS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN FROM EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE STREAMS AND
CREEKS TO BE FLOODED ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREENFIELD
AND ATLANTIC
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4125 9514 4149 9515 4150 9426 4150 9425
4116 9425 4116 9515 4125 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1128Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499
$$
RUSSELL000
WGUS73 KDMX 051314
FFSDMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
756 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
IAC001-029-051545-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080605T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAIR IA-CASS IA-
756 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR CASS
AND ADAIR COUNTIES...
AT 626 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED HIGHWAY 92
FROM MASSENA TO CUMBERLAND WAS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
OFFICIALS ALSO REPORTED WATER DAMAGE TO A BRIDGE ON COUNTY HIGHWAY
N28 CLOSED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 92. THE DAMAGED BRIDGE IS 3 MILES SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 92.
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY.
AT 752 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREENFIELD
AND ATLANTIC
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.
LAT...LON 4125 9514 4149 9515 4150 9426 4150 9425
4116 9425 4116 9515 4125 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1256Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499
$$
RUSSELL000
WGUS73 KDMX 051405
FFSDMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
900 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
IAC001-029-051545-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080605T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAIR IA-CASS IA-
900 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR CASS
AND ADAIR COUNTIES...
AT 852 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED HIGHWAY 92
FROM MASSENA TO CUMBERLAND WAS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
OFFICIALS ALSO REPORTED WATER DAMAGE TO A BRIDGE ON COUNTY HIGHWAY
N28 CLOSED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 92. THE DAMAGED BRIDGE IS 3 MILES SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 92.
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE MORNING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREENFIELD
AND ATLANTIC.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN DES
MOINES.
LAT...LON 4125 9514 4149 9515 4150 9426 4150 9425
4116 9425 4116 9515 4125 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1400Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499
$$
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WGUS73 KDMX 051458
FFSDMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
947 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
IAC001-029-051457-
/O.CAN.KDMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080605T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAIR IA-CASS IA-
947 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CASS AND ADAIR
COUNTIES...
AT 945 AM CDT...WATER HAS RECEDED FROM ROADWAYS...BUT CASS COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED FOR 2 TO 3
DAYS ALONG HIGHWAY 92 ON THE WEST SIDE OF MASSENA DUE TO THE FLASH
FLOODING. ALSO...670TH BETWEEN QUINCY AND QUEBEC AVENUES...ROADS IS
CLOSED DUE TO WASH OUT WITH AN EXPECTED REPAIR TIME OF 2 TO 3 WEEKS.
LAT...LON 4125 9514 4149 9515 4150 9426 4150 9425
4116 9425 4116 9515 4125 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1447Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499
$$
TEACHOUTWhat 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 Jun 4, 3:14 PM CDT, 7 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 3:14 PM CDT, 7 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 314 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION AND WATCHES IN EFFECT... .SHORT TERM/TONIGHT... FOCUS TONIGHT REMAINS ON SEVERE AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. WARM FRONT HAS LIFTED SLOWLY NORTH TO NEAR THE IA/MO BORDER. GREATEST INSTABILITY CURRENTLY IS TO THE SOUTHWEST IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. LACK OF 0-3 KM CAPE IN SOUTHERN IOWA NEAR THE WARM FRONT SUGGESTS THAT SFC BASED CONVECTION IS STILL SEVERAL HOURS OFF IN IA. ONCE CONVECTION DOES BEGIN ALL MODES OF SVR WX ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. LATER TONIGHT THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL FOCUS INTO THE STATE AND WILL CONTINUE TO FUEL THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE WARM FRONT AS IT LIFTS NORTH OVER IA. AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL REMAIN POSSIBLE BUT THE FORWARD PROPAGATION OF THE STORMS SHOULD LIMIT POTENTIAL. WILL EXPAND FLASH FLOOD WATCH NORTH TO HIGHWAY 20 WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD WILL CAUSE HYDROLOGIC ISSUES GIVEN RECENT HEAVY RAINS. .LONG TERM /THURSDAY-WEDNESDAY/... ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. NUMEROUS VIGOROUS WAVES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW DURING THE PERIOD WHILE THE MIDWEST REMAINS CONNECTED TO THE MIDWEST. ONGOING ELEVATED CONVECTION LIKELY ONGOING AT THE START OF THE PERIOD IN ADVANCED OF A WARM FRONT LIFTING THROUGH THE STATE. MARGINAL SEVERE WX AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING HOWEVER THE BIG SHOW STILL ON TARGET FOR THURSDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE EVENT LIKELY TO BEGIN AFTER 00Z THURSDAY EVENING THEN TURNING INTO A COMBINATION SEVERE AND HEAVY RAIN EVENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. TONIGHTS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BE A PRIMER FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. HYDROLOGY CONCERNS WILL GREATLY INCREASE IF CENTRAL IOWA GETS ONE INCH PLUS TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A NORTH TO SOUTH 2 TO 4 INCH BAND THURSDAY NIGHT. ALL MODES FOR SEVERE WEATHER ARE LIKELY WITH THE TORNADIC POTENTIAL ENHANCED WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. PWATS APPROACHING 2 INCHES WITH A 60 KT LOW LEVEL JET FEEDING INTO THE REGION WILL PROMOTE THE POTENTIAL FOR EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS. STORM MOVEMENT ALONG THE BOUNDARY SUGGESTS TRAINING POTENTIAL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER FRIDAY MORNING THEN ANOTHER CHANCE OVER THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. A BRIEF BREAK FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY THEN THE NEXT SYSTEM BRINGS THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL BACK BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. POSSIBLE THAT THE WARM FRONT WILL HANG UP OVER IOWA LEADING TO A PROLONGED THUNDERSTORM CHANCE THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE FINALLY PUSHING TO THE NORTH BY MIDWEEK. && .AVIATION 05/06Z... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AFFECTING KDSM AND KMCW...AND VERY NEAR KALO AT THIS TIME. KOTM REMAINS SOUTHEAST OF THE ACTION BUT WILL PROBABLY GET HIT AT SOME TIME DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS NOT EXPECTED TO END UNTIL CLOSE TO 12Z...AFTER WHICH MVFR CIGS AND PERHAPS SOME BR/HZ WILL LINGER INTO THE MID/LATE MORNING HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER THE PICTURE THURS EVENING/NIGHT. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TORNADO WATCH TIL 10Z THURSDAY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 3. FLASH FLOOD WATCH TIL 12Z THURSDAY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20. SHORT TERM...REV LONG TERM...DONAVON AVIATION...LEE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 10:36 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1036 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 IAZ044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-051115- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 1036 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE RIVER FLOODING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE RIVER FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-051115- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 1036 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE RIVER FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE RIVER FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. LEE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 4, 10:27 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1027 PM CDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0943 PM TORNADO 4 SSW CRESTON AIRPORT 40.97N 94.38W
06/04/2008 UNION IA BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION
OF 230TH AND HI AND DRY ROAD.
1001 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 E AFTON 41.03N 94.16W
06/04/2008 UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1010 PM HAIL LORIMOR 41.13N 94.06W
06/04/2008 E1.00 INCH UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1021 PM TORNADO 3 NNE THAYER 41.07N 94.02W
06/04/2008 CLARKE IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
PODRAZIKLocal storm report, Jun 4, 10:36 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1036 PM CDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1019 PM HAIL 1 SSW LORIMOR 41.11N 94.06W
06/04/2008 E2.75 INCH UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 69 AND 130TH STREET.
1026 PM HAIL 3 SW TRURO 41.18N 93.89W
06/04/2008 M1.00 INCH MADISON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1030 PM HAIL TRURO 41.21N 93.85W
06/04/2008 E1.00 INCH MADISON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
PODRAZIKLocal storm report, Jun 4, 10:42 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1042 PM CDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1033 PM TORNADO 1 SSW MURRAY 41.03N 93.96W
06/04/2008 CLARKE IA STORM CHASER
&&
BSMALLLocal storm report, Jun 4, 10:50 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1050 PM CDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1043 PM FLASH FLOOD CRESTON 41.06N 94.36W
06/04/2008 UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHERRY STREET NORTH OF CRESTON CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
&&
MRUSSELLLocal storm report, Jun 4, 10:51 PM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1051 PM CDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1044 PM HAIL 2 ESE EAST PERU 41.21N 93.90W
06/04/2008 M1.75 INCH MADISON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
PODRAZIKLocal storm report, Jun 4, 10:52 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1052 PM CDT WED JUN 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1025 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ENE FORT DODGE 42.51N 94.16W
06/04/2008 WEBSTER IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS MAJOR STREET FLOODING IN FORT DODGE. UP
TO 3 FEET OF WATER ON SOME ROADS...SOME STREETS
IMPASSIBLE.
&&
LEEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Union | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Cass | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 8:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Union | 9 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Sac | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams | 14 min |
| Jun 4, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Union | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Union | 16 min |
| Jun 4, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Cass | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster, Wright | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Warren | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 10:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Crawford | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hardin | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 11:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin, Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass, Taylor, Union | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 11:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Franklin, Humboldt, Wright | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Sac | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Clarke, Madison, Union | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Butler | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 12:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 12:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Dallas, Madison, Polk, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Polk, Warren | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 1:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Story | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Madison, Ringgold, Union | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 1:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Poweshiek, Tama | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 1:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall | 11 min |
| Jun 5, 1:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 2:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Humboldt | 39 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 2:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 2:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 11 days |
| Jun 5, 2:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas | 21 min |
| Jun 5, 3:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 24 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Madison | 12 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Wapello | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Emmet | 23 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Palo Alto | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster | 25 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 66 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Worth | 29 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 36 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 15 days |
| Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Marshall | 13 days |
| Jun 5, 5:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Webster, Wright | 25 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Taylor | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Union | 49 hr |
| Jun 5, 7:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Lucas | 5 days |
| Jun 5, 8:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Decatur | 4 days |
| Jun 5, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Butler | 10 days |
| Jun 5, 4:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 13 days |
| Jun 5, 4:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Warren | 17 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Marion | 11 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 40 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Madison | 11 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Wapello | 15 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.