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Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 7, 20084 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2008, 9:55 PM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 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, 9:55 PM CDT (02:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Black Hawk County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Grundy County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:56 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 7, 10:15 PM CDTFLASH FLOODWaverly, IADRY RUN CREEK IN TOWN BEGINNING TO FLOOD
Jun 7, 11:06 PM CDTFLASH FLOODCedar Falls, IANUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AROUND CEDAR FALLS AND WATERLOO. FIRST REPORTS BEGAN TO BE RECIEVED AT 1106 PM.
Jun 7, 11:11 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 S Dumont, IAWATER OVER COUNTY HIGHWAY T16 SOUTH OF DUMONT. THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO FLASH FLOODING OTTER CREEK.
Jun 8, 12:05 AM CDTFLASH FLOODWaterloo, IA6TH STREET AND LAFAYETTE IN WATERLOO UNDER WATER ONE HALF BLOCK IN EITHER DIRECTION
Jun 8, 2:26 AM CDTFLASH FLOODWaverly, IATORRENTIAL RAIN OVER 15 MINUTES CAUSING STREET FLOODING.

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 5 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 20 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, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 198 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2008-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2793 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2008-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 164 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2793 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1056 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
221 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.3
Supercell composite
16.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WGUS53 KDMX 080256
FFWDMX
IAC013-017-023-075-080900-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FF.W.0052.080608T0255Z-080608T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  GRUNDY COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
  BUTLER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  BLACK HAWK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WATERLOO...
  BREMER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...

* UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY

* AT 951 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A LINE OF STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE WARNED AREA WITH HEAVY         
  RAINFALL LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAVERLY...
  TRIPOLI...SUMNER...SHELL ROCK...PARKERSBURG...GREENE...DENVER...  
CLARKSVILLE...APLINGTON...CEDAR FALLS...AND ALLISON

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA THROUGH 1100 PM CDT.

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.

LAT...LON 4229 9220 4229 9278 4222 9278 4221 9301
      4242 9300 4278 9303 4290 9303 4291 9209
      4230 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9250

$$

ALBRECHT
7 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080323
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1020 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

IAC013-017-023-075-080900-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080608T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-BLACK HAWK IA-GRUNDY IA-
1020 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
GRUNDY...BLACK HAWK...BUTLER AND BREMER COUNTIES...

AT 1014 PM 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 WAVERLY...
TRIPOLI...SUMNER...SHELL 
ROCK...PARKERSBURG...GREENE...DENVER...CLARKSVILLE...APLINGTON 
ALLISON AND WATERLOO AND CEDAR FALLS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

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.

AT 1017PM THE BREMER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THAT THE DRY 
RUN CREEK IN WAVERLY IS NOW BANKFULL AND BEGINNING TO FLOOD. 
ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS BEGINNING TO OCCUR IN THE SEVEN BRIDGES PARK 
AREA IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF BREMER COUNTY.

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 4229 9220 4229 9278 4222 9278 4221 9301
      4242 9300 4278 9303 4290 9303 4291 9209
      4230 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9250

$$

ALBRECHT
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080415
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1112 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

IAC013-017-023-075-080900-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080608T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-BLACK HAWK IA-GRUNDY IA-
1112 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
GRUNDY...BLACK HAWK...BUTLER AND BREMER COUNTIES...

AT 1109 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA.

AT 1109 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER COUNTY HIGHWAY T16 
JUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DUMONT. THIS IS NEAR THE OTTER CREEK. THE 
OTTER CREEK IS LIKELY FLASH FLOODING IN MANY OTHER RURAL 
LOCATIONS WITH MANY SECONDARY ROADS AFFECTED. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...WAVERLY...TRIPOLI...SUMNER...SHELL 
ROCK...PARKERSBURG...GREENE...DENVER...CLARKSVILLE...APLINGTON AND 
ALLISON

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES THROUGH MIDNIGHT 
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

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 4229 9220 4229 9278 4222 9278 4221 9301
      4242 9300 4278 9303 4290 9303 4291 9209
      4230 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9250

$$
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080513
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1211 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC013-017-023-075-080900-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080608T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-BLACK HAWK IA-GRUNDY IA-
1211 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
GRUNDY...BLACK HAWK...BUTLER AND BREMER COUNTIES...

AT 1209 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA.

LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 6TH STREET AND LAFAYETTE IN WATERLOO 
UNDER WATER  EARLY THIS MORNING. 

AT 1109 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER COUNTY HIGHWAY T16 
JUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DUMONT. THIS IS NEAR THE OTTER CREEK. THE 
OTTER CREEK IS LIKELY FLASH FLOODING IN MANY OTHER RURAL LOCATIONS 
WITH MANY SECONDARY ROADS AFFECTED. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...WAVERLY...TRIPOLI...SUMNER...SHELL 
ROCK...PARKERSBURG...GREENE...DENVER...CLARKSVILLE...APLINGTON AND 
ALLISON

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

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

LAT...LON 4229 9220 4229 9278 4222 9278 4221 9301
      4242 9300 4278 9303 4290 9303 4291 9209
      4230 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9250

$$

ALBRECHT
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080617
FFSDMX

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

IAC013-017-023-075-080900-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080608T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-BLACK HAWK IA-GRUNDY IA-
116 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
GRUNDY...BLACK HAWK...BUTLER AND BREMER COUNTIES...

AT 113 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA...WITH MORE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO 
THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...WAVERLY...TRIPOLI...SUMNER...SHELL 
ROCK...PARKERSBURG...GREENE...DENVER...CLARKSVILLE...APLINGTON AND 
ALLISON

LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 6TH STREET AND LAFAYETTE IN WATERLOO UNDER 
WATER EARLY THIS MORNING. 

AT 116 AM...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUES TO REPORT WATER OVER COUNTY 
HIGHWAY T16 JUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DUMONT. THIS IS NEAR THE OTTER 
CREEK. THE OTTER CREEK IS LIKELY FLASH FLOODING IN MANY OTHER RURAL 
LOCATIONS WITH MANY SECONDARY ROADS AFFECTED. 

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.

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 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
IOWA.

LAT...LON 4229 9220 4229 9278 4222 9278 4221 9301
      4242 9300 4278 9303 4290 9303 4291 9209
      4230 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0616Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9250

$$

RUSSELL
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080722
FFSDMX

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

IAC013-017-023-075-080900-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080608T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-BLACK HAWK IA-GRUNDY IA-
222 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
GRUNDY...BLACK HAWK...BUTLER AND BREMER COUNTIES...

AT 218 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA THE WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...WAVERLY...TRIPOLI...SUMNER...SHELL 
ROCK...PARKERSBURG...GREENE...DENVER...CLARKSVILLE...APLINGTON AND 
ALLISON

LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 6TH STREET AND LAFAYETTE IN WATERLOO UNDER 
WATER EARLY THIS MORNING. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUES TO REPORT WATER OVER COUNTY HIGHWAY T16 
JUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DUMONT. THIS IS NEAR THE OTTER CREEK. THE 
OTTER CREEK IS LIKELY FLASH FLOODING IN MANY OTHER RURAL LOCATIONS 
WITH MANY SECONDARY ROADS AFFECTED. 

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.

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 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
IOWA.

LAT...LON 4229 9220 4229 9278 4222 9278 4221 9301
      4242 9300 4278 9303 4290 9303 4291 9209
      4230 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0722Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9250

$$

RUSSELL
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080825
FFSDMX

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

IAC013-017-023-075-080900-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080608T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-BLACK HAWK IA-GRUNDY IA-
325 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
GRUNDY...BLACK HAWK...BUTLER AND BREMER COUNTIES...

AT 323 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...WAVERLY...TRIPOLI...SUMNER...SHELL 
ROCK...PARKERSBURG...GREENE...DENVER...CLARKSVILLE...APLINGTON AND 
ALLISON

LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 6TH STREET AND LAFAYETTE IN WATERLOO UNDER 
WATER EARLY THIS MORNING. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUES TO REPORT WATER OVER COUNTY HIGHWAY T16 
JUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DUMONT. THIS IS NEAR THE OTTER CREEK. THE 
OTTER CREEK IS LIKELY FLASH FLOODING IN MANY OTHER RURAL LOCATIONS 
WITH MANY SECONDARY ROADS AFFECTED. 

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.

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.

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.

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

LAT...LON 4229 9220 4229 9278 4222 9278 4221 9301
      4242 9300 4278 9303 4290 9303 4291 9209
      4230 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0825Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9250

$$

RUSSELL
000 
WGUS73 KDMX 080858
FFSDMX

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

IAC013-017-023-075-080907-
/O.EXP.KDMX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080608T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-BLACK HAWK IA-GRUNDY IA-
357 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 400 AM CDT FOR GRUNDY...
BLACK HAWK...BUTLER AND BREMER COUNTIES...

THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AT THIS 
TIME...AS THE RAINFALL HAS LARGELY ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA FOR 
NOW. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS STILL EXPECTED LATER THIS 
MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH EXPECTED THROUGH LATE 
THIS MORNING.

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

LAT...LON 4229 9220 4229 9278 4222 9278 4221 9301
      4242 9300 4278 9303 4290 9303 4291 9209
      4230 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0857Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9250

$$

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, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 6:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 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, 4 hours 44 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, 8:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 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
Local storm report, Jun 7, 8:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
826 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

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

0819 PM     FLASH FLOOD      FORT DODGE              42.51N 94.18W
06/07/2008                   WEBSTER            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MAJOR STREET FLOODING 4 FEET DEEP FOR SEVERAL BLOCKS NEAR
            5TH AVENUE SEVERAL CARS STALLED IN FLOODWATERS

&&

BROCK
Local storm report, Jun 7, 8:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
842 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

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

0800 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 WSW CHARTER OAK       42.06N 95.63W
06/07/2008                   CRAWFORD           IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PUBLIC REPORTED THROUGH MEDIA WATER RUNNING OVER HWY 141.

&&

STEACHOU
Local storm report, Jun 7, 8:55 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
855 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

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

0829 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W LOHRVILLE           42.27N 94.57W
06/07/2008                   CALHOUN            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAY N65.

0823 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WSW LAKE VIEW           42.30N 95.05W
06/07/2008                   SAC                IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STREET FLOODING AT 2ND AND HIGH STREETS IN LAKE VIEW.

&&

ALBRECHT
Local storm report, Jun 7, 9:09 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
909 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

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

0822 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 N FORT DODGE          42.54N 94.18W
06/07/2008  E3.00 INCH       WEBSTER            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DITCHES VERY FULL WINDS 40-50 MPH

0905 PM     FLASH FLOOD      FORT DODGE              42.51N 94.18W
06/07/2008                   WEBSTER            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STREET FLOODING WITH MAN HOLE COVERS OFF TRAVEL NOT
            RECOMMENDED ACROSS FLOODED AREAS

&&

BROCK
Local storm report, Jun 7, 9:12 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
912 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

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

0910 PM     FLASH FLOOD      KIRON                   42.19N 95.33W
06/07/2008                   CRAWFORD           IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            OTTER CREEK OUT OF BANKS FROM HEAVY RAIN

&&

BROCK

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, 8:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXWright12 hr
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, 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.