Alert archive / Iowa / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS Des Moines, IA
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 10:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Waverly, IA | DRY RUN CREEK IN TOWN BEGINNING TO FLOOD |
| Jun 7, 11:06 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cedar Falls, IA | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AROUND CEDAR FALLS AND WATERLOO. FIRST REPORTS BEGAN TO BE RECIEVED AT 1106 PM. |
| Jun 7, 11:11 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Dumont, IA | WATER OVER COUNTY HIGHWAY T16 SOUTH OF DUMONT. THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO FLASH FLOODING OTTER CREEK. |
| Jun 8, 12:05 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Waterloo, IA | 6TH STREET AND LAFAYETTE IN WATERLOO UNDER WATER ONE HALF BLOCK IN EITHER DIRECTION |
| Jun 8, 2:26 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Waverly, IA | TORRENTIAL 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.
- 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
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
$$
ALBRECHT7 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KDMX 080323
FFSDMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1020 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
IAC013-017-023-075-080900-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080608T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-BLACK HAWK IA-GRUNDY IA-
1020 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
GRUNDY...BLACK HAWK...BUTLER AND BREMER COUNTIES...
AT 1014 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAVERLY...
TRIPOLI...SUMNER...SHELL
ROCK...PARKERSBURG...GREENE...DENVER...CLARKSVILLE...APLINGTON
ALLISON AND WATERLOO AND CEDAR FALLS.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
AT 1017PM THE BREMER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THAT THE DRY
RUN CREEK IN WAVERLY IS NOW BANKFULL AND BEGINNING TO FLOOD.
ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS BEGINNING TO OCCUR IN THE SEVEN BRIDGES PARK
AREA IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF BREMER COUNTY.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
IOWA.
LAT...LON 4229 9220 4229 9278 4222 9278 4221 9301
4242 9300 4278 9303 4290 9303 4291 9209
4230 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9250
$$
ALBRECHT000
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
$$000
WGUS73 KDMX 080513
FFSDMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1211 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
IAC013-017-023-075-080900-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080608T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-BLACK HAWK IA-GRUNDY IA-
1211 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
GRUNDY...BLACK HAWK...BUTLER AND BREMER COUNTIES...
AT 1209 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA.
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 6TH STREET AND LAFAYETTE IN WATERLOO
UNDER WATER EARLY THIS MORNING.
AT 1109 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER COUNTY HIGHWAY T16
JUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DUMONT. THIS IS NEAR THE OTTER CREEK. THE
OTTER CREEK IS LIKELY FLASH FLOODING IN MANY OTHER RURAL LOCATIONS
WITH MANY SECONDARY ROADS AFFECTED.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...WAVERLY...TRIPOLI...SUMNER...SHELL
ROCK...PARKERSBURG...GREENE...DENVER...CLARKSVILLE...APLINGTON AND
ALLISON
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
IOWA.
LAT...LON 4229 9220 4229 9278 4222 9278 4221 9301
4242 9300 4278 9303 4290 9303 4291 9209
4230 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9250
$$
ALBRECHT000
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
$$
RUSSELL000
WGUS73 KDMX 080722
FFSDMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
222 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
IAC013-017-023-075-080900-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080608T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-BLACK HAWK IA-GRUNDY IA-
222 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
GRUNDY...BLACK HAWK...BUTLER AND BREMER COUNTIES...
AT 218 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...WAVERLY...TRIPOLI...SUMNER...SHELL
ROCK...PARKERSBURG...GREENE...DENVER...CLARKSVILLE...APLINGTON AND
ALLISON
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 6TH STREET AND LAFAYETTE IN WATERLOO UNDER
WATER EARLY THIS MORNING.
LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUES TO REPORT WATER OVER COUNTY HIGHWAY T16
JUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DUMONT. THIS IS NEAR THE OTTER CREEK. THE
OTTER CREEK IS LIKELY FLASH FLOODING IN MANY OTHER RURAL LOCATIONS
WITH MANY SECONDARY ROADS AFFECTED.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
IOWA.
LAT...LON 4229 9220 4229 9278 4222 9278 4221 9301
4242 9300 4278 9303 4290 9303 4291 9209
4230 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0722Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9250
$$
RUSSELL000
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
$$
RUSSELL000
WGUS73 KDMX 080858
FFSDMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
357 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
IAC013-017-023-075-080907-
/O.EXP.KDMX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080608T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-BLACK HAWK IA-GRUNDY IA-
357 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 400 AM CDT FOR GRUNDY...
BLACK HAWK...BUTLER AND BREMER COUNTIES...
THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AT THIS
TIME...AS THE RAINFALL HAS LARGELY ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA FOR
NOW. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS STILL EXPECTED LATER THIS
MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH EXPECTED THROUGH LATE
THIS MORNING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR IOWA.
LAT...LON 4229 9220 4229 9278 4222 9278 4221 9301
4242 9300 4278 9303 4290 9303 4291 9209
4230 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0857Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9250
$$
RUSSELLWhat 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.
&&
ALBRECHTLocal 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
&&
BROCKLocal 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.
&&
STEACHOULocal 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.
&&
ALBRECHTLocal 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
&&
BROCKLocal 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
&&
BROCKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Webster, Wright | 46 min |
| Jun 7, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster, Wright | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Crawford | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Crawford, Sac | 58 min |
| Jun 7, 7:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 9 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 9 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 20 min |
| Jun 7, 8:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Wright | 12 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Wapello | 62 days |
| Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Emmet | 14 days |
| Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster | 6 days |
| Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 8 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer | 9 days |
| Jun 7, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 10:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Worth | 12 hr |
| Jun 7, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Palo Alto | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 11:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Carroll | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 11:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Winnebago, Worth | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 12:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 31 min |
| Jun 8, 12:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Pocahontas, Sac | 13 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 1:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Crawford | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 3:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll, Crawford | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 3:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 3:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Humboldt | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Carroll | 12 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Winnebago | 12 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Polk, Story | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 6:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 21 min |
| Jun 8, 6:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Tama | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 7:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Polk, Story | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Crawford | 12 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 12 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Madison, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 8:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Wright | 12 hr |
| Jun 8, 8:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Greene | 37 hr |
| Jun 8, 8:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 7 days |
| Jun 8, 9:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 37 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 45 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 10:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 21 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 12 days |
| Jun 8, 12:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 43 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 34 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Cass | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 1:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 42 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Cass | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Greene, Hamilton, Webster | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Cass, Guthrie | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 2:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Greene, Guthrie, Webster | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 3:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Hamilton, Wright | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams, Ringgold, Taylor | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 3:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Butler | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Tama | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Ringgold, Union | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Marshall, Tama | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Marion, Warren | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Union | 20 min |
| Jun 8, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Tama | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 4:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Warren | 24 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.