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Flash Flood Warning 50, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 7, 2008Wright County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2008, 8:23 PM CDT for Wright County, Iowa. It was in force for 12 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
Jun 7, 2008, 8:23 PM CDT (01:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2008, 8:30 AM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Wright County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 8, 4:26 AM CDTFLASH FLOODClarion, IASTREET FLOODING IN CLARION WITH SOME STREETS BEING CLOSED OFF.
Jun 8, 4:26 AM CDTFLASH FLOODEagle Grove, IASTREET FLOODING IN EAGLE GROVE WITH SOME STREETS BEING CLOSED.

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 483 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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 240 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2008-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2008-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
288 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WGUS53 KDMX 080123
FFWDMX
IAC197-080730-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FF.W.0050.080608T0123Z-080608T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
823 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WRIGHT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT SUNDAY

* AT 821 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 EAGLE
  GROVE...CLARION AND BELMOND

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 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 FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$

ALBRECHT
12 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080232
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
932 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

IAC197-080730-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080608T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WRIGHT IA-
932 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR
WRIGHT COUNTY...

AT 928 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED 
AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAGLE
GROVE...CLARION AND BELMOND

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 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
IOWA.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080356
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1055 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

IAC197-080730-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080608T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WRIGHT IA-
1055 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR
WRIGHT COUNTY...

AT 1052 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING 
OVER THE WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAGLE
GROVE...CLARION AND BELMOND

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN EAGLE GROVE EARLIER THIS EVENING. 

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
IOWA.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080510
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1208 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC197-080730-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080608T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WRIGHT IA-
1208 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR
WRIGHT COUNTY...

AT 1205 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAGLE
GROVE...CLARION AND BELMOND

STREET FLOODING WAS OCCURRING EARLIER LAST EVENING IN EAGLE GROVE. 
ANY MORE RAIN WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING ONCE AGAIN. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 
THE WARNED AREA LATER TONIGHT.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
IOWA.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0508Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$

ALBRECHT
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080608
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
106 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC197-080730-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080608T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WRIGHT IA-
106 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR
WRIGHT COUNTY...

AT 105 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 EAGLE
GROVE...CLARION AND BELMOND

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS BEEN ACROSS SOUTHERN WRIGHT COUNTY...WITH 
RADAR INDICATING WIDESPREAD TWO TO THREE INCH AMOUNTS ALONG AND 
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 3. C70 NEAR WOOLSTOCK IS PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING 
WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED EARLIER LAST 
EVENING IN EAGLE GROVE...AND COULD SEE RAPID FLOODING ONCE AGAIN 
WITH THE CONTINUED RAINFALL.  

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
IOWA.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$

RUSSELL
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080707
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
207 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC197-080730-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080608T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WRIGHT IA-
207 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR
WRIGHT COUNTY...

AT 205 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 EAGLE
GROVE...CLARION AND BELMOND

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
IOWA.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$

RUSSELL
000 
WGUS53 KDMX 080723
FFWDMX
IAC197-081330-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080608T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
223 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WRIGHT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 830 AM CDT

* AT 222 AM 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 EAGLE
  GROVE...CLARION AND BELMOND

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.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$

RUSSELL
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080837
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
337 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC197-081330-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080608T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WRIGHT IA-
337 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR
WRIGHT COUNTY...

AT 336 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAGLE
GROVE...CLARION AND BELMOND

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR IOWA.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0837Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$

RUSSELL
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080847 RRA
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
347 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC197-081330-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080608T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WRIGHT IA-
347 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR
WRIGHT COUNTY...

AT 344 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO 
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE 
WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAGLE
GROVE...CLARION AND BELMOND

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR IOWA.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0847Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$

RUSSELL
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080928
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
427 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC197-081330-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080608T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WRIGHT IA-
427 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR
WRIGHT COUNTY...

AT 423 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 EAGLE
GROVE...CLARION AND BELMOND

STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN BOTH EAGLE GROVE AND 
CLARION...WITH SOME CLOSED ROADWAYS. 

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 FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR IOWA.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0927Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$

RUSSELL
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 081124
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
622 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC197-081330-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080608T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WRIGHT IA-
622 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR
WRIGHT COUNTY...

AT 619 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 EAGLE
GROVE...CLARION AND BELMOND

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUES TO REPORT STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN 
REPORTED IN BOTH EAGLE GROVE AND CLARION...WITH SOME CLOSED 
ROADWAYS. 

WITH WIDESPREAD 3 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL OVERNIGHT AND LOCALIZED HIGHER 
AMOUNTS...NUMEROUS ROADS WILL LIKELY BE UNDER WATER THIS MORNING
THAT ARE YET UNKNOWN AND UNBLOCKED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED 
ROADS.  

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 900 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR IOWA.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 1122Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$

RUSSELL
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 081250
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
748 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC197-081330-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080608T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WRIGHT IA-
748 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR
WRIGHT COUNTY...

AT 746 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAGLE
GROVE...CLARION AND BELMOND

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUES TO REPORT STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN 
REPORTED IN BOTH EAGLE GROVE AND CLARION...WITH SOME CLOSED 
ROADWAYS. 

NUMEROUS ROADS WERE LIKELY UNDER WATER ACROSS THE AREA. FLOODING IS 
LIKELY EXTENSIVE. 

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 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 900 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR IOWA.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$

RUSSELL
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 081325
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
823 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC197-081333-
/O.EXP.KDMX.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080608T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WRIGHT IA-
823 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 830 AM CDT FOR WRIGHT
COUNTY...

ALTHOUGH THE FLASH FLOODING IS ENDING...RUNOFF FROM VERY HEAVY 
RAINS  WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING TODAY. 
A FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IS IN EFFECT.  

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR IOWA.

LAT...LON 4255 9351 4256 9397 4291 9398 4291 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 1323Z 180DEG 0KT 4264 9380

$$

RUSSELL

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 Jun 7, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
630 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

.UPDATED 08/00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...
HAVE UPDATED ZONES TO REFLECT THE INCREASED SFC WINDS ACROSS THE
AREA. INFLOW NOW UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES THOUGH WINDS SHOULD DROP A
BIT AFTER SUNSET...SOME GUSTS AND INFLOW SHOULD CONTINUE.

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
CONTINUED THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION FOR TONIGHT
WITH WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS OF THE
STATE...STRONG MOISTURE TRANSPORT NORTH AND APPROACHING WAVE
ENERGY.  PARAMETERS SUGGEST THAT EARLY EVENING THREAT FOR TORNADOES
WILL TRANSITION TO HEAVY RAIN AND WIND THREAT AS THE NIGHT
PROGRESSES.

AS OF MID AFTERNOON...MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA WELL IN THE WARM
SECTOR WITH INCREASING CONVERGENCE ALONG THE COLD FRONT ACROSS
EASTERN NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. FOR NOW THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT WILL BE
FOCUSED OVER NORTHERN/EASTERN SECTIONS WHERE CAP IS NOT PRESENT.
MODELS DIFFER IN CAP EROSION OVERNIGHT WITH GFS CONTINUING TO
INDICATE THE CAP WILL HOLD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE
NIGHT WITH EURO/NAM SUGGESTING A MUCH MORE MARGINAL CAP OVER THE
AREA. WILL LEAN CONSERVATIVE FOR NOW TOWARD GREATER THUNDER
POTENTIAL AS CONVERGENCE WEST OF THE AREA IS RATHER STRONG AND BOTH
GFS/NAM CORFIDI VECTORS SUGGEST BACK BUILDING/TRAINING STORMS A
PRETTY GOOD POSSIBILITY TOWARD 06Z/12Z ACROSS THE REGION. WITH THAT
IN MIND...
HAVE EXPANDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH A FEW COUNTIES FARTHER
SOUTHEAST. STILL NOT A CERTAINTY FOR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WITH THE MAIN WAVE ARRIVING ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...WILL BE
LOOKING AT ANOTHER POSSIBLE HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT OVER SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA AS ANOTHER WAVE RIDES ALONG THE BOUNDARY. AFTER
TNTS STORMS EVOLVE...WILL BE REEVALUATING WHERE THE BEST PLACEMENT
OF ANY NEW FF.A WILL BE. TEMPS TO CONTINUE WARM WITH MODEST LEVELS
OF HUMIDITY OVER THE AREA. LARGE SCALE PATTERN REMAINS THE SAME FOR
THIS PACKAGE...SO AFTER A BREAK ON TUESDAY...ANOTHER WARM AIR
ADVECTION THUNDER EVENT IS POSSIBLE WED WITH MORE WET WEATHER
THROUGH THURS/FRI. TIMING OF LATTER WEEK EVENT IS STILL IN QUESTION
BUT CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE SLOWER EURO...WHICH IS NOW KEEPING STORMS
AROUND FOR FRIDAY. GIVEN CURRENT ACTIVE WX...HAVE NOT FOCUSED
HEAVILY ON EXTENDED CHANGES AND MAY HAVE TO MODIFY TIMING OF LATE
WEEK PRECIP TOMORROW. NO MAJOR CHANGES TO TEMPS FOR THE BALANCE OF
THE WEEK.

.HYDROLOGY...
DEPENDING ON THE OUTFLOW THIS EVENING POSSIBLE THAT STORMS MAY
EXTEND A BIT FARTHER SOUTH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...MANY PARAMETERS
CONTINUE TO COME TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND
FLOODING TONIGHT.  300-310K MOISTURE TRANSPORT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE AS
LLJ STRENGTHENS...ALONG WITH ELEVATED INSTABILITY AND HIGH END K
INDEX.  PWS AROUND 2 INCHES...MEAN WIND PARALLEL TO FRONT AND WEAK
CORFIDI VECTOR MOVEMENT ALL SUGGEST HEAVY TRAINING RAINS.  SHOULD
AGAIN BE VERY EFFICIENT WITH HIGH WCDS.  300-310K MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE AMONG MODELS HOWEVER SO HAVE BROAD
BRUSHED FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO BE SAFE WITH NO FAVORED LOCATIONS.
JUST ABOUT ALL AREAS ARE JUICED AND WILL NOT TAKE MUCH TO PRODUCE
ADDITIONAL FLOODING.  QPF AMOUNTS MAY NOT BE QUITE AS HIGH AS
PREVIOUS EVENTS...BUT IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH UNFORTUNATELY. WILL
MAINTAIN THE CURRENT WATCH...BUT EXPAND A FEW COUNTIES SOUTHEAST.

&&

.AVIATION...08/00Z
THUNDERSTORMS WITH LCL MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND TSRA.
SFC WNDS WL RMN STG FROM THE SSW GUSTING TO 35 TO 39 KTS AT TIMES
THIS EVENING.  EXPECT TSRA TO BECOME WDSPRD LATE TONIGHT WITH SEVERE
WEATHER POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT TIMEFRAME.
STORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE TAF
PERIOD...SLOWLY DIMINISHING FROM NW TO SE DURING THE PERIOD./REV

&&

.DMX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT EXPANDED SOUTHEAST TO GENERALLY
ALONG AND NW OF LAMONI-KNOXVILLE-GRINNELL LINE.

&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...COGIL/REV
LONG TERM...REV
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 5:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
511 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>074-
081>084-092>094-082215-
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-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-
LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
511 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM EVENT IS UNFOLDING WITH SEVERE
WEATHER AND HEAVY FLOODING RAINS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER COULD OCCUR INCLUDING LARGE HAIL
...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES AND FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
MAY REACH ONE TO TWO INCHES...AND POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF THREE
INCHES LATER IN THE EVENING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED SUNDAY WITH THE CONTINUED
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER...HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES OF VARIED DEGREES REMAIN IN THE FORECAST
THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH PEAK PROBABILITIES AROUND THURSDAY...WHICH
WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND POSSIBLY HEAVY
RAINS AS WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT FOR MANY AREAS AND POSSIBLY
INTO NEXT WEEK. THE MOST ACTIVE PERIODS APPEAR TO BE TONIGHT...
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN AROUND THURSDAY.

IAZ075-085-086-095>097-082215-
MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
511 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE FORECAST TONIGHT. IF
STORMS DO MATERIALIZE...THEY WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

BETTER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXIST SUNDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR SEVERE WEATHER...HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING. THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES OF VARIED DEGREES REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH NEXT WEEK
WITH PEAK PROBABILITIES AROUND THURSDAY...WHICH WILL BE THE MOST
LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND POSSIBLY HEAVY RAINS AS WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE POTENTIAL FOR SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL EXIST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE MOST ACTIVE PERIODS APPEAR TO
BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN AROUND THURSDAY.

REV

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 7, 7:36 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
736 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

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

0713 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE BARNUM             42.53N 94.34W
06/07/2008                   WEBSTER            IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TWO GRAIN BINS DESTROYED

&&

BMOYER
Local storm report, Jun 7, 7:54 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
754 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

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

0752 PM     HAIL             FORT DODGE              42.51N 94.18W
06/07/2008  E0.88 INCH       WEBSTER            IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

BMOYER
Local storm report, Jun 7, 7:56 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
756 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

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

0750 PM     HEAVY RAIN       NE SCHLESWIG            42.16N 95.43W
06/07/2008  M2.00 INCH       CRAWFORD           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            JUST OVER 2 INCHES IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

&&

PODRAZIK
Local storm report, Jun 7, 7:59 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
759 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

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

0757 PM     FLASH FLOOD      FORT DODGE              42.51N 94.18W
06/07/2008                   WEBSTER            IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            STREET FLOODING IN TOWN WITH WATER OVER THE CURBS ON THE
            EAST SIDE.

&&

ALBRECHT
Local storm report, Jun 7, 8:14 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
814 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

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

0808 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SCHLESWIG               42.16N 95.43W
06/07/2008                   CRAWFORD           IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            VARIOUS GRAVEL ROADS IN NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY COVERED
            WITH WATER.

&&

STEACHOU
Local storm report, Jun 7, 8:16 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
816 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

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

0753 PM     FLASH FLOOD      FORT DODGE              42.51N 94.18W
06/07/2008                   WEBSTER            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREETS NEARLY IMPASSABLE IN TOWN...WITH MANHOLE COVERS
            LIFTING OFF DUE TO WATER.

&&

ALBRECHT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 7:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXHumboldt, Webster, Wright46 min
Jun 7, 7:15 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXHamilton, Webster, Wright45 min
Jun 7, 7:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCrawford6 hr
Jun 7, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCrawford, Sac58 min
Jun 7, 7:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXWebster6 hr
Jun 7, 8:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXStory9 hr
Jun 7, 8:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXStory9 hr
Jun 7, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXFranklin, Wright20 min
Jun 7, 9:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXFranklin, Hamilton, Hardin6 hr
Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXWapello62 days
Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXEmmet14 days
Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXHamilton, Webster6 days
Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk8 hr
Jun 7, 9:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer9 days
Jun 7, 9:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy6 hr
Jun 7, 10:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Tama29 min
Jun 7, 10:23 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXWorth12 hr
Jun 7, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXPalo Alto33 min
Jun 7, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk39 min
Jun 7, 11:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCarroll6 hr
Jun 7, 11:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXWinnebago, Worth6 hr
Jun 8, 12:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXFranklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright43 min
Jun 8, 12:44 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXFranklin, Wright31 min
Jun 8, 12:48 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXCalhoun, Pocahontas, Sac13 hr
Jun 8, 1:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXButler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin52 min
Jun 8, 1:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCrawford6 hr
Jun 8, 1:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXWebster6 hr
Jun 8, 1:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler42 min
Jun 8, 3:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCarroll, Crawford42 min
Jun 8, 3:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXFranklin, Hamilton, Hardin6 hr
Jun 8, 3:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Cass53 min
Jun 8, 3:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXHumboldt6 hr
Jun 8, 4:36 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock6 hr
Jun 8, 5:27 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXCarroll12 hr
Jun 8, 5:40 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXWinnebago12 hr
Jun 8, 6:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Polk, Story24 min
Jun 8, 6:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXMadison, Warren21 min
Jun 8, 6:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXBoone, Dallas, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story3 hr
Jun 8, 7:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy3 hr
Jun 8, 7:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Marshall, Tama46 min
Jun 8, 7:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Polk, Story6 hr
Jun 8, 7:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXJasper, Marshall6 hr
Jun 8, 7:35 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXCrawford12 hr
Jun 8, 7:41 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXWebster12 hr
Jun 8, 7:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXMadison, Warren3 hr
Jun 8, 8:17 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXWright12 hr
Jun 8, 8:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXGreene37 hr
Jun 8, 8:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk7 days
Jun 8, 9:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCerro Gordo6 hr
Jun 8, 9:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXDallas, Polk37 hr
Jun 8, 9:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk7 hr
Jun 8, 9:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk45 hr
Jun 8, 9:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXMadison, Warren6 hr
Jun 8, 10:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk6 hr
Jun 8, 11:22 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXAdair, Audubon, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 21 more9 hr
Jun 8, 11:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk12 days
Jun 8, 12:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXStory43 hr
Jun 8, 12:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXStory34 hr
Jun 8, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Cass53 min
Jun 8, 1:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMadison, Warren42 hr
Jun 8, 1:45 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story6 hr
Jun 8, 1:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCass5 hr
Jun 8, 2:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXHancock, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth6 hr
Jun 8, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXGreene, Hamilton, Webster38 min
Jun 8, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Cass, Guthrie46 min
Jun 8, 2:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAdair, Greene, Guthrie, Webster5 hr
Jun 8, 2:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCerro Gordo6 hr
Jun 8, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdams, Taylor49 min
Jun 8, 3:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Hamilton, Wright5 hr
Jun 8, 3:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAdams, Taylor4 hr
Jun 8, 3:27 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXAdams, Ringgold, Taylor33 min
Jun 8, 3:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXButler6 hr
Jun 8, 3:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXJasper, Marshall, Tama4 hr
Jun 8, 4:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXMadison, Ringgold, Union3 hr
Jun 8, 4:15 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXMarshall, Tama45 min
Jun 8, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXLucas, Marion, Warren38 min
Jun 8, 4:25 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Madison, Union20 min
Jun 8, 4:36 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXTama24 min
Jun 8, 4:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXClarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren3 hr
Jun 8, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Warren24 min

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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.