Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Des Moines, IA

000 
WGUS73 KDMX 082255
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
554 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC121-159-175-090315-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-080609T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RINGGOLD IA-UNION IA-MADISON IA-
554 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
MADISON...UNION AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES...

AT 547 PM CDT...MUCH OF THE RAINFALL HAD MOVED EAST OF THE WARNED 
AREA.  HOWEVER...HIGH FLOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG STREAM AND CREEKS 
WITHIN THE WARNED AREA. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WINTERSET...
EARLHAM AND CRESTON

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

LAT...LON 4057 9448 4116 9448 4116 9425 4150 9425
      4151 9380 4116 9380 4116 9402 4057 9402
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 180DEG 0KT 4088 9427

$$

COGIL

000 
WGUS73 KDMX 090031
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
731 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAC121-159-175-090041-
/O.CAN.KDMX.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-080609T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RINGGOLD IA-UNION IA-MADISON IA-
731 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MADISON...UNION AND
RINGGOLD COUNTIES...

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS INDICATED THAT FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED 
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4057 9448 4116 9448 4116 9425 4150 9425
      4151 9380 4116 9380 4116 9402 4057 9402
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 180DEG 0KT 4088 9427

$$

COGIL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
317 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

.DISCUSSION...
ONGOING WEATHER THE MAIN ISSUES THIS FCST PERIOD. HAVE EXTENDED THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IA AND HAVE ADDED
SOUTHEAST SECTIONS THROUGH 12Z. SVR THREAT WILL BE MAINLY SMALL HAIL
AND WITH HIGH SRH OVER THE SOUTH...SOME TORNADO THREAT THIS EVENING.
RAINFALL WITH THE LATEST STORMS ADDING ONE TO TWO INCHES IN SOME
CASES WHICH WILL PUSH RIVERS HIGHER AND CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE COUNTY
WIDE FLOODING AS WELL. FRONT AND LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT WITH RAINFALL LESSENING OVER THE AREA FROM NW TO SE. BY
MORNING A THIRD WAVE APPROACHES WITH HEAVY RAINFALL PSBL OVER THE
FAR SOUTHEAST. TEMPS WILL REACH THE MID 70S MONDAY BEFORE ANOTHER
STORM ARRIVES TOWARD MIDWEEK. THE BEST NEWS IS THAT WE MAY SEE 24 TO
36 HOURS OF QUIETER WX BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM BRINGS MORE RAIN AND
SVR THREAT TO THE REGION WED AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. HYDRO
CONCERNS ONGOING AND WILL WITH US UNTIL THIS PATTERN BREAKS.
&&

.AVIATION...08/18Z
WILL NOT BE ADDING TO THE CURRENT DISCUSSION DUE TO TIME CONCERNS...
OTHER THAN SLOW IMPROVEMENT ACROSS THE NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON/TNT
AS THE MAIN AREA OF THUNDER/IFR CONDITIONS BEGIN TO SHIFT SOUTH WITH
TIME. BY 12Z MON...KOTM WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME MVFR/IFR
CONDITIONS WITH REMAINDER OF SITES TRANSITIONING TO VFR.

PREVIOUS...EXPECT PROLONGED THUNDERSTORM EVENT OF VARIED INTENSITIES
THROUGH MUCH OF SUN AFFECTING FOD/MCW/ALO INITIALLY AND THEN
GRADUALLY WORKING TOWARDS DSM/OTM.  COULD VERY WELL SEE IFR OR LOWER
CONDITIONS...BUT HAVE BROAD BRUSHED MVFR FOR STARTERS WITH TIMING OF
LOWER CONDITIONS VERY DIFFICULT TO TIME.  CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE
BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FROM NW TO SE.

&&

.DMX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALONG AND SE OF A POCAHONTAS...BRITT...TO
MASON CITY LINE TO 00Z AND SE OF A CHARITON...NEWTON...MARSHALLTOWN
TO GRUNDY CENTER...PARKERSBURG LINE TO 12Z.
&&

REV

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
101 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>074-
081>084-092>094-091100-
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-
101 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 MAY BE SEVERE
WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND A THREAT FOR ISOLATED
TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINS MAY OCCUR AGAIN TOO WITH FLASH FLOODING
POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS WHICH DO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH...RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS...AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON MONDAY OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINS.
RELATIVELY LOW CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE FOR TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER BY AROUND THURSDAY THERE MAY BE ANOTHER
PERIOD WITH STRONGER STORMS AND POTENTIALLY SEVERE WEATHER AND
HEAVY RAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH MONDAY...AND AGAIN AROUND
THURSDAY.

IAZ075-085-086-095>097-091100-
MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
101 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS AND A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINS MAY
OCCUR AGAIN TOO WITH FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS WHICH
DO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
MORE SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINS.  RELATIVELY LOW CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER BY
AROUND THURSDAY THERE MAY BE ANOTHER PERIOD WITH STRONGER STORMS
AND POTENTIALLY SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINS.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS...AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH MONDAY...AND AGAIN AROUND
THURSDAY.

SMALL/REV

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
229 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

0228 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 E GRISWOLD            41.23N 95.08W
06/08/2008                   CASS               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROAD AT THE M57 AND HIGHWAY 92 INTERSECTION

&&

RDONAVON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
236 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

1144 AM     FLOOD            4 ESE PLEASANT HILL     41.57N 93.45W
06/08/2008                   POLK               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CAR SWEPT OFF ROADWAY 2700 BLOCK OF SE78TH. ST.

&&

DEROY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
321 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

0235 PM     FLOOD            1 WNW CASEY             41.51N 94.54W
06/08/2008                   GUTHRIE            IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER OVER HIGHWAY 25.

&&

DEROY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
329 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

0326 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 W WESLEY              43.09N 94.05W
06/08/2008                   KOSSUTH            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLASH FLOODING ON HIGHWAY 18 WEST OF WESLEY.
            ALSO...HIGHWAY 169 IS FLOODED SOUTH OF ALGONA.

&&

JJOHNSON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
339 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

0328 PM     FLOOD            NEW HARTFORD            42.57N 92.62W
06/08/2008                   BUTLER             IA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NEW HARTFORD LEVEE FAILURE. U.S. HIGHWAY 14 NORTH OF
            PARKERSBURG AND HIGHWAY 57 WEST IS CLOSED AT APPLINGTON.
            HIGHWAY 57 EAST IS CLOSED AT NEW HARTFORD.

&&

DEROY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
407 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

0405 PM     FLOOD            GREENE                  42.90N 92.80W
06/08/2008                   BUTLER             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERE FLOODING SHELL ROCK FLOODING INTO DOWNTOWN GREENE.

&&

DEROY