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Flash Flood Watch 13, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 26, 200844 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood watch at Jun 26, 2008, 4:01 AM CDT for 44 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jun 26, 2008, 8:03 AM CDT. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2008, 4:01 AM CDT (09:01 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 26, 2008, 8:03 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 27, 2008, 9:36 PM CDT
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Flood severity
None
All 44 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Wright County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:02 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 228 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, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2008-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4603 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, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2008-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
4603 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1165 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WGUS63 KDMX 260901
FFADMX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
401 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WEST OF IOWA WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT
AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CROSSES THE STATE. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL
LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SOME AREAS POSSIBLY
RECEIVING ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS.

IAZ025>028-036>039-047>050-059>062-073>075-084>086-095>097-261715-
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BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-
MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...
CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
401 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL 
  IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST 
  IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...
  BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN...JASPER...
  MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY AND TAMA. IN NORTH CENTRAL 
  IOWA...BUTLER...FRANKLIN AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...BLACK 
  HAWK AND BREMER. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...LUCAS...
  MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST 
  IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO.

* FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY AND
  TONIGHT. WITH THE AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED OVER THE
  REGION LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ANY ADDITIONAL
  RAINFALL MAY CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AS WELL AS
  FIELDS WITH SOME FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE IN BOTH URBAN AND RURAL
  AREAS. SOME AREAS MAY ONCE AGAIN RECEIVE ONE TO THREE INCHES OF
  RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$

REV
11 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS63 KDMX 261312
FFADMX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
812 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THIS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WEST OF IOWA WILL BRING A FEW ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION TODAY AND AGAIN TONIGHT AS AN
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CROSSES THE STATE. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL
LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SOME AREAS POSSIBLY
RECEIVING TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

IAZ023-024-033>035-044>046-057-058-071-072-083-262115-
/O.EXB.KDMX.FF.A.0013.080626T1312Z-080627T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-ADAIR-MADISON-CLARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...OSCEOLA
812 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH 
  CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHWEST 
  IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
  IN CENTRAL IOWA...WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...HUMBOLDT. 
  IN NORTHWEST IOWA...POCAHONTAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...CLARKE 
  AND MADISON. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
  AUDUBON...CALHOUN...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...GREENE...GUTHRIE AND 
  SAC.

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT
  OCCURRED WEDNESDAY NIGHT HAS ENHANCED THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
  FLOODING. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS
  WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS RUNOFF MOVES INTO
  THESE AREAS.


A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$

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MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...BOONE...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...
CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
812 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...
  HAMILTON...HARDIN...JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...
  STORY AND TAMA. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...FRANKLIN AND 
  WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN SOUTH 
  CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...LUCAS...MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE...
  WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO.

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR NUMEROUS ROUNDS OF STORMS WILL ENHANCE THE FLASH FLOODING
  THREAT. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS
  WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS RUNOFF MOVES INTO
  THESE AREAS.


A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$

DONAVON
000 
WGUS63 KDMX 261641
FFADMX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1141 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH STORMS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE WEST OF IOWA WILL BRING A FEW ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION TODAY AND AGAIN TONIGHT AS AN
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CROSSES THE STATE. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL
LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SOME AREAS POSSIBLY
RECEIVING TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS.

IAZ023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-071>075-083>086-095>097-270045-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-
WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...
HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...
TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...
GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...
CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
1141 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...
  SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...
  HARDIN...JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY...TAMA 
  AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...FRANKLIN...
  HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...BLACK HAWK AND 
  BREMER. IN NORTHWEST IOWA...POCAHONTAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL 
  IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...
  MARION...MONROE...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS 
  AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
  AUDUBON...CALHOUN...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...GREENE...GUTHRIE AND 
  SAC.

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH 
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT 
  OCCURRED WEDNESDAY NIGHT HAS ENHANCED THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH 
  FLOODING. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG STREAMS AND 
  RIVERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS RUNOFF 
  MOVES INTO THESE AREAS. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$

FAB
000 
WGUS63 KDMX 262036
FFADMX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
336 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH STORMS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE WEST OF IOWA WILL BRING A FEW ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION TODAY AND AGAIN TONIGHT AS AN
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CROSSES THE STATE. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL
LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SOME AREAS POSSIBLY
RECEIVING TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS.

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POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-
WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...
HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...
TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...
GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...
CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
336 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...
  SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...
  HARDIN...JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY...TAMA 
  AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...FRANKLIN...
  HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...BLACK HAWK AND 
  BREMER. IN NORTHWEST IOWA...POCAHONTAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL 
  IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...
  MARION...MONROE...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS 
  AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
  AUDUBON...CALHOUN...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...GREENE...GUTHRIE AND 
  SAC.

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH 
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT 
  OCCURRED WEDNESDAY NIGHT HAS ENHANCED THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH 
  FLOODING. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG STREAMS AND 
  RIVERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS RUNOFF 
  MOVES INTO THESE AREAS. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$

FAB
000 
WGUS63 KDMX 270219
FFADMX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
919 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT...

.MUCH LIKE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE MIDWEST AND IOWA WILL AGAIN SEE
PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MANY WITH DOWNPOURS OF
HEAVY RAIN. WITH THE GROUNDS NOW WET FROM WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...HEAVY RAINS COULD
VERY WELL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AGAIN OVERNIGHT.

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WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...
HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...
TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...
GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...
CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
919 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...
  SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...
  HARDIN...JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY...TAMA 
  AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...FRANKLIN...
  HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...BLACK HAWK AND 
  BREMER. IN NORTHWEST IOWA...POCAHONTAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL 
  IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...
  MARION...MONROE...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS 
  AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
  AUDUBON...CALHOUN...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...GREENE...GUTHRIE AND 
  SAC.

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY

* A BUILDING THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX OVER NEBRASKA IS EXPECTED TO
  CROSS THE MISSOURI RIVER INTO WESTERN IOWA SHORTLY AFTER 100 AM.
  THE COMPLEX IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH
  MUCH OF THE STATE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TORRENTIAL
  RAINFALL MAY OCCUR WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WITH GROUNDS NOW QUITE WET AGAIN...RAINS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD
  PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING WITH RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND
  CREEKS. ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT STANDING
  WATER OR WATER FLOWING OUT OF FIELDS OR STREAMS OVER THE STREETS
  AND HIGHWAYS. PEOPLE PRONE TO WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS SHOULD
  ALSO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IF THE POWER FAILS
  AND SUMP PUMPS ARE NOT ABLE TO RUN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$

SMALL
000 
WGUS63 KDMX 270257
FFADMX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
957 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT...

.MUCH LIKE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE MIDWEST AND IOWA WILL AGAIN SEE
PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MANY WITH DOWNPOURS OF
HEAVY RAIN. WITH THE GROUNDS NOW WET FROM WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...HEAVY RAINS COULD
VERY WELL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AGAIN OVERNIGHT.

IAZ070-081-082-092>094-271100-
/O.EXA.KDMX.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-080627T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CASS-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...CORNING...CRESTON...
BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON
957 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA 
  AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH 
  CENTRAL IOWA...DECATUR...RINGGOLD AND UNION. IN SOUTHWEST 
  IOWA...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR.

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY

* A BUILDING THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX OVER NEBRASKA IS EXPECTED TO 
  CROSS THE MISSOURI RIVER INTO WESTERN IOWA SHORTLY AFTER 100 
  AM. THE COMPLEX IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD 
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE STATE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 
  TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY OCCUR WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* WITH GROUNDS NOW QUITE WET AGAIN...RAINS OF THIS MAGNITUDE 
  COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING WITH RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS 
  AND CREEKS. ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT 
  STANDING WATER OR WATER FLOWING OUT OF FIELDS OR STREAMS OVER 
  THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. PEOPLE PRONE TO WATER IN THEIR 
  BASEMENTS SHOULD ALSO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY 
  IF THE POWER FAILS AND SUMP PUMPS ARE NOT ABLE TO RUN. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$

IAZ023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-071>075-083>086-095>097-271100-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-080627T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-
WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...
HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...
FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...
TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...
GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CORYDON...
CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
957 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...
  SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...
  HARDIN...JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY...TAMA 
  AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...FRANKLIN...
  HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...BLACK HAWK AND 
  BREMER. IN NORTHWEST IOWA...POCAHONTAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL 
  IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...
  MARION...MONROE...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS 
  AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
  AUDUBON...CALHOUN...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...GREENE...GUTHRIE AND 
  SAC.

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY

* A BUILDING THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX OVER NEBRASKA IS EXPECTED TO 
  CROSS THE MISSOURI RIVER INTO WESTERN IOWA SHORTLY AFTER 100 
  AM. THE COMPLEX IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD 
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE STATE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 
  TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY OCCUR WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* WITH GROUNDS NOW QUITE WET AGAIN...RAINS OF THIS MAGNITUDE 
  COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING WITH RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS 
  AND CREEKS. ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT 
  STANDING WATER OR WATER FLOWING OUT OF FIELDS OR STREAMS OVER 
  THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. PEOPLE PRONE TO WATER IN THEIR 
  BASEMENTS SHOULD ALSO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY 
  IF THE POWER FAILS AND SUMP PUMPS ARE NOT ABLE TO RUN. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$

SMALL
000 
WGUS63 KDMX 270853
FFADMX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
353 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
IOWA TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT...PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. WITH THE
GROUND NOW WET FROM WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...ADDITIONAL RAINS COULD VERY WELL PRODUCE
FLASH FLOODING AGAIN...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

IAZ023>025-033>035-044-045-271000-
/O.CAN.KDMX.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-080627T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...CLARION...
SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...DENISON...CARROLL
353 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH
CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE
FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG.

$$

IAZ026>028-036>039-046>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-280000-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-080628T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
353 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA 
  AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN...
  JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY AND TAMA. IN 
  NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER AND FRANKLIN. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...
  CLARKE...DECATUR...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...MARION...
  MONROE...RINGGOLD...UNION...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST 
  IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...
  CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON...GREENE AND 
  GUTHRIE.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
  WATCH AREA...WITH STORMS BECOMING MORE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. MOST STORMS WILL
  PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND SOME STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING COULD BE SEVERE.

* WITH GROUNDS NOW QUITE WET AGAIN...RAINS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD
  PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING WITH RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND
  CREEKS. ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT STANDING
  WATER OR WATER FLOWING OUT OF FIELDS OR STREAMS OVER THE STREETS
  AND HIGHWAYS. PEOPLE PRONE TO WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS SHOULD
  ALSO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IF
  THE POWER FAILS AND SUMP PUMPS ARE NOT ABLE TO RUN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$
000 
WGUS63 KDMX 271637
FFADMX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1137 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
IOWA TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...
PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. WITH THE GROUND NOW
WET FROM WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...ADDITIONAL RAINS COULD VERY WELL PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING AGAIN...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

IAZ026>028-036>039-046>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-280000-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-080628T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
1137 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA 
  AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN...
  JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY AND TAMA. IN 
  NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER AND FRANKLIN. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...
  CLARKE...DECATUR...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...MARION...
  MONROE...RINGGOLD...UNION...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST 
  IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...
  CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON...GREENE AND 
  GUTHRIE.

* UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING

* SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS THE 
  WATCH AREA...WITH STORMS BECOMING MORE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. MOST STORMS 
  WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND SOME STORMS IN THE 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BE SEVERE. 

* WITH GROUNDS NOW QUITE WET AGAIN...RAINS OF THIS MAGNITUDE 
  COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING WITH RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS 
  AND CREEKS. ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT 
  STANDING WATER OR WATER FLOWING OUT OF FIELDS OR STREAMS OVER 
  THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. PEOPLE PRONE TO WATER IN THEIR 
  BASEMENTS SHOULD ALSO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS TODAY AND INTO 
  TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IF THE POWER FAILS AND SUMP PUMPS ARE NOT 
  ABLE TO RUN. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$

FAB
000 
WGUS63 KDMX 272047
FFADMX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
347 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH A FEW STORMS THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA
TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOME STORMS MAY
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SATURATED SOIL AND THE POTENTIAL
FOR AN ADDITIONAL HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL
WARRANTS THE CONTINUATION OF THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

IAZ026>028-036>039-046>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-280000-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-080628T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
347 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA 
  AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN...
  JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY AND TAMA. IN 
  NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER AND FRANKLIN. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...
  CLARKE...DECATUR...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...MARION...
  MONROE...RINGGOLD...UNION...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST 
  IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...
  CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON...GREENE AND 
  GUTHRIE.

* UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING

* SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS THE 
  WATCH AREA...WITH STORMS BECOMING MORE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. MOST STORMS 
  WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND SOME STORMS IN THE 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BE SEVERE. 

* WITH GROUNDS NOW QUITE WET AGAIN...RAINS OF THIS MAGNITUDE 
  COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING WITH RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS 
  AND CREEKS. ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT 
  STANDING WATER OR WATER FLOWING OUT OF FIELDS OR STREAMS OVER 
  THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. PEOPLE PRONE TO WATER IN THEIR 
  BASEMENTS SHOULD ALSO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS TODAY AND INTO 
  TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IF THE POWER FAILS AND SUMP PUMPS ARE NOT 
  ABLE TO RUN. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$

FAB
000 
WGUS63 KDMX 272104
FFADMX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
404 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH A FEW STORMS THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SATURATED SOIL AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH
OF RAINFALL WARRANTS THE CONTINUATION OF THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

IAZ026>028-036>039-046>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-280000-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-080628T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...
WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
404 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA 
  AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN...
  JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY AND TAMA. IN 
  NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER AND FRANKLIN. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...
  CLARKE...DECATUR...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA...MARION...
  MONROE...RINGGOLD...UNION...WARREN AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST 
  IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...
  CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON...GREENE AND 
  GUTHRIE.

* UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING

* SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
  THE WATCH AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOME STORMS
  WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. 

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IS
  EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS AND THE STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE EAST AT
  ABOUT 30 MPH. HOWEVER...WITH ALREADY SATURATED SOIL OVER MUCH OF
  CENTRAL IOWA...MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA ESPECIALLY...
  CANNOT TAKE MORE THAN A HALF INCH OF RAINFALL. FLASH FLOODING OF
  SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER ON SOME
  ROADS MAY OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$

FAB
000 
WGUS63 KDMX 280000
FFADMX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
700 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH A FEW STORMS THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SATURATED SOIL
AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN
INCH OF RAINFALL WARRANTS THE CONTINUATION OF THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH.

IAZ026-027-036-037-046>048-057>059-070>072-081-092-280100-
/O.CAN.KDMX.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-080628T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-
GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WEBSTER CITY...
ELDORA...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...CORNING...BEDFORD
700 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH
CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST
CENTRAL IOWA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

IAZ028-038-039-049-050-060>062-073>075-082>086-093>097-280500-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-080628T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-
WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-RINGGOLD-
DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...
CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...
CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
700 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA 
  AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  CENTRAL IOWA...GRUNDY...JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK 
  AND TAMA. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN SOUTH 
  CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...DECATUR...LUCAS...
  MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE...RINGGOLD...UNION...WARREN AND 
  WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO.

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT

* SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA AHEAD OF AN
  APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAINFALL.

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IS 
  EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS AND THE STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE EAST 
  AT ABOUT 30 MPH. HOWEVER...WITH ALREADY SATURATED SOIL OVER 
  MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA...MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA 
  ESPECIALLY... CANNOT TAKE MORE THAN A HALF INCH OF RAINFALL. 
  FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS PONDING 
  OF WATER ON SOME ROADS MAY OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

$$
000 
WGUS63 KDMX 280236
FFADMX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
936 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

IAZ028-038-039-049-050-060>062-073>075-082>086-093>097-280345-
/O.CAN.KDMX.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-080628T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-
WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-RINGGOLD-
DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAVERLY...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...
INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...
CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...
CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
936 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST
IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY FLASH FLOODING RAINFALL HAS ENDED.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Jun 26, 12:49 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 12:49 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1249 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

.UPDATE...
INCLUSION OF 06Z TAFS AND CANCELLATION OF SVR TSTM WATCH 606.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
THE FORECAST TONIGHT IS QUITE COMPLEX AS THERE ARE SEVERAL FEATURES
OVER/NEAR THE CWA.  CURRENTLY WE ARE QUITE UNSTABLE WITH 4000 J/KG
OF CAPE OVER THE SW THIRD OF IA BUT SHEAR IS QUITE WEAK...GENERALLY
20-25KTS OR LESS.  OVER THE NORTHWEST...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXISTS
FROM A LOW IN NE MN.  THE FRONT EXTENDS INTO FAR NW IA THEN ALONG
THE NEB/SDKTA BORDER.  THERE IS WEAK CONVERGENCE ALONG THE SURFACE
FRONT BUT SO FAR IT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE/SUSTAIN
THUNDERSTORMS.  ALOFT...THE FLOW IS WEAK AND THERE IS NOT A LOT OF
SUPPORT.  HOWEVER...RUC ANALYSIS DOES INDICATE A COUPLE OF WEAK VORT
CENTERS...ONE OVER NW IA...PROBABLY AIDING IN THE SHOWERS UP
THERE...AND ONE IN NORTHEAST KS MOVING INTO SW IA.  CAPE VALUES IN
THIS AREA ARE EVEN HIGHER THAN IN SW IA AND THERE ARE NO
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING YET.  HAVING SAID ALL THIS...ANY ONE OF
THESE FEATURES CAN TRIGGER STORMS TONIGHT AT ANY TIME.  THE LACK OF
DEVELOPMENT THUS FAR IS THE PERPLEXING PART.

MID/UPPER LEVEL WIND FIELDS ARE BETTER OVER MN CLOSER TO THE LOW.  I
WOULD EXPECT DEVELOPMENT TO INITIATE THERE THEN TRAVEL DOWN THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS EVENING.  I BELIEVE THE NAM HAS A GOOD HANDLE
ON THE SCENARIO DEVELOPING THE PRECIP FURTHER SOUTH...WHERE THE THE
FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY SAG INTO THE HIGH CAPE AREA.  LATER TONIGHT A
LLJ DEVELOPS AND THIS WILL PROBABLY AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
MCS MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS THE STATE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY.  WITH
THE HIGH LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY OVER JUST WHERE INITIATION WILL BEGIN
I HAVE PLACED CHANCE POPS OVER THE CWA FOR TONIGHT.  THE HIGHEST
POPS STILL REMAIN NORTH BUT WITH FAIRLY DEEP MOISTURE OVER THE
SOUTH...ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP DOWN THERE WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL.

MOST ACTIVE PERIOD REMAINS WITHIN THE FIRST 60 HOURS OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLY ONGOING AT THE START OF THE
PERIOD AT 12Z THURSDAY. THE BIGGER SHOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE A
DEVELOPING MCS OVER WYOMING LATE THIS EVENING THEN ROLL THROUGH
SOUTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT BEFORE REACHING NORTHERN IOWA DURING THE DAY
ON THURSDAY. SOME SFC HEATING IS LIKELY AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM AND THIS
SHOULD ALLOW FOR AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS TO DEVELOP FOR
THE STORMS TO FEED ON. SEVERE STORMS ALONG WITH AREAS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL STORMS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT
BEFORE THE PRIMARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ARRIVES ON FRIDAY. GOOD
INSTABILITY LIKELY AGAIN ON FRIDAY WITH MIX LAYER CAPES OF 2000 TO
2500 J/KG HOWEVER THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL FORCING WILL PASS TO THE
NORTH. STILL ENOUGH SHEAR WILL REMAIN FOR SOME SEVERE MULTICELL
STORMS AND ISOLATED SUPER CELLS.

THE WEEKEND WILL BE DOMINATED BY A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING
SLOWING THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION BRINGING CYCLONIC
FLOW TO IOWA. HAVE COOLED HIGH TEMPERATURES AND ADDED LOW POPS TO
THE NORTHEAST FOR EACH AFTERNOON AS IMPULSES ROTATE AROUND THE UPPER
LOW. COOL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE COLUMN WILL LEAD TO SOME
INSTABILITY DURING THE AFTERNOONS. GRADUALLY WARMER NEXT WEEK WITH
THE NEXT BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ARRIVING TUESDAY NIGHT AND
INTO WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...26/06Z
THUNDERSTORMS JUST ABOVE TO EXIT SRN IA INCLUDING AROUND KOTM.  WITH
LIGHT WINDS AND LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM HUMID WED AND
RECENT RAINS...EXPECT PATCHY FOG TO DEVELOP.  HOWEVER EXTENSIVE
MIDDLE CLOUD COVER FROM DEPARTING STORMS AND THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX
OVER DAKOTAS SHOULD DEEP RADIATIVE COOLING FROM BEING TOO EXTREME SO
ONLY MVFR FOG MENTION FOR NOW.  CONFIDENCE IN DAKOTAS COMPLEX MAKING
IT HERE RATHER LOW FOR THE TIME BEING...SO HAVE IGNORED AT 06Z.
HOWEVER FULLY EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS SOMETIME TODAY
OR THU EVENING.  REALLY DO NOT HAVE A FEEL FOR LOCATION OR TIMING
YET SO JUST MENTIONED CB RATHER THAN 6+ HOURS OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
TERMINALS.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

RAD/FAB/BSS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 4:02 PM CDT, 11 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
402 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-262115-
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-
402 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL IOWA
MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH A FEW STORMS. ISOLATED
SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN
THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE BEST THREAT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE SEVERE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL WITH TORNADOES A SECONDARY THREAT. THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED INTO THURSDAY MORNING...AS WELL AS ON
FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...AS WELL AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY.

IAZ057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-262115-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-
WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-
TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
402 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL IOWA
MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING. A FEW
STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND BEING THE
MAIN THREAT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

A FEW RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ALONG THE DES MOINES
RIVER BELOW SAYLORVILLE RESERVOIR AND THE LOWER SOUTH SKUNK
RIVER. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE BEST THREAT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE SEVERE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL WITH TORNADOES A SECONDARY THREAT. THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED INTO THURSDAY MORNING...AS WELL AS ON
FRIDAY.

RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MID WEEK ALONG THE DES
MOINES RIVER BELOW SAYLORVILLE AND THE LOWER SOUTH SKUNK RIVER
BASIN. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE...BUT WILL BE MONITORED
IN THE EVENT THAT HEAVY RAINFALL ELEVATES RIVER LEVELS ONCE AGAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
THEN AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY.

FAB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 10:06 PM CDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1006 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

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

0959 PM     HAIL             E DES MOINES INT AIRPOR 41.53N 93.66W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       POLK               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL TWO BLOCKS
            EAST OF THE DES MOINES AIRPORT.

1000 PM     HAIL             W WEST DES MOINES       41.57N 93.75W
06/25/2008  E0.75 INCH       POLK               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED PEA TO PENNY SIZED HAIL AT I-35
            AND GRAND AVENUE IN WEST DES MOINES.

1003 PM     HAIL             E DES MOINES INT AIRPOR 41.53N 93.66W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       POLK               IA   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT SW 9TH AND
            MCKINLEY.

&&

LEE
Local storm report, Jun 25, 10:22 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1022 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

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

1007 PM     HAIL             NORWALK                 41.50N 93.68W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       WARREN             IA   AMATEUR RADIO

            AMATEUR RADIO OPERATER REPORTED PENNY TO NICKEL SIZED
            HAIL AND WIND GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH IN NORWALK.

1003 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 S DES MOINES INT AIRP 41.48N 93.66W
06/25/2008  E65 MPH          WARREN             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED WIND GUSTING TO 65 MPH AND PEA
            SIZED HAIL IN NORWALK.

1010 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 S DES MOINES INT AIRP 41.48N 93.67W
06/25/2008  E70 MPH          WARREN             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 70 MPH WINDS AND NICKEL SIZED
            HAIL IN NORWALK.

1010 PM     HAIL             3 S DES MOINES          41.54N 93.62W
06/25/2008  E1.25 INCH       POLK               IA   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED WITH NICKEL
            SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND AT SW 9TH AND MCKINLEY.

&&

LEE
Local storm report, Jun 25, 10:40 PM CDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1040 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

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

1038 PM     HAIL             1 S LACONA              41.18N 93.38W
06/25/2008  E1.75 INCH       WARREN             IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

COGIL
Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1130 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

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

1127 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OTTUMWA AIRPORT         41.11N 92.45W
06/25/2008  M2.82 INCH       WAPELLO            IA   ASOS

            2.04 INCHES FELL IN THE PERIOD FROM 1053 PM TO 1121 PM.
            0.99 INCHES FELL IN NINE MINUTES.

&&

SMALL
Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1142 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

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

1132 PM     HAIL             4 N OSCEOLA             41.08N 93.78W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       CLARKE             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO NICKEL HAIL ALONG INTERSTATE 35 NEAR MILE MARKER
            39.

&&

PODRAZIK
Local storm report, Jun 26, 1:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
145 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

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

0647 PM     HAIL             3 NE MADRID             41.91N 93.78W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       BOONE              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0650 PM     HAIL             3 NE MADRID             41.91N 93.78W
06/25/2008  E2.50 INCH       BOONE              IA   NSSL-SHAVE

            RELAYED PUBLIC REPORT.

0652 PM     HAIL             6 NE MADRID             41.94N 93.74W
06/25/2008  M3.00 INCH       BOONE              IA   NSSL-SHAVE

            OBLONG HAIL SIZE UP TO 3.25 INCHES.

0656 PM     HAIL             6 NE MADRID             41.94N 93.74W
06/25/2008  E1.50 INCH       BOONE              IA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            HAIL JUST SMALLER THAN GOLFBALL SIZE AT INTERSECTION OF
            300TH AND Y AVENUE.

0659 PM     HAIL             4 WNW DES MOINES        41.61N 93.68W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       POLK               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT 719 PM A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL ABOUT NICKEL
            SIZE FALLING FOR THE LAST 20 MINUTES.

0701 PM     HAIL             3 N SLATER              41.92N 93.68W
06/25/2008  E1.75 INCH       STORY              IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER TO GOLF BALL HAIL BETWEEN KELLY AND SLATER.

0702 PM     HAIL             KELLEY                  41.95N 93.66W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       STORY              IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            FROM KCCI-TV VIEWER.

0703 PM     HAIL             6 WSW POLK CITY         41.76N 93.82W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       DALLAS             IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DIME TO NICKEL HAIL. KCCI-TV VIEWER.

0707 PM     HAIL             4 ENE AMES AIRPORT      42.01N 93.54W
06/25/2008  M1.00 INCH       STORY              IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0708 PM     HAIL             3 ENE AMES AIRPORT      42.01N 93.57W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       STORY              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL TO JUST SHY OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL.

0711 PM     HAIL             5 WSW POLK CITY         41.75N 93.81W
06/25/2008  E0.75 INCH       POLK               IA   AMATEUR RADIO

            PENNY HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 17 AND HWY 141 NEAR
            GRANGER.

0714 PM     HAIL             NEVADA                  42.02N 93.45W
06/25/2008  E0.75 INCH       STORY              IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT PUBLIC LIBRARY. KCCI-TV VIEWER.

0718 PM     HAIL             W GRANGER               41.76N 93.83W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       DALLAS             IA   STORM CHASER

0719 PM     HAIL             ESE HUBBARD             42.30N 93.29W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       HARDIN             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PLENTY OF ONE HALF INCH TO NICKEL HAIL FALLING. VERY
            HEAVY RAIN AS WELL.

0722 PM     HAIL             NEVADA                  42.02N 93.45W
06/25/2008  E1.75 INCH       STORY              IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            FROM KCCI-TV VIEWER.

0722 PM     HAIL             E NEVADA                42.02N 93.45W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       STORY              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL AT LEAST ONE INCH IN
            DIAMATER ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF NEVADA.

0723 PM     HAIL             NEVADA                  42.02N 93.45W
06/25/2008  E1.50 INCH       STORY              IA   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER TO PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL.

0726 PM     HAIL             3 S NEVADA              41.97N 93.45W
06/25/2008  E1.50 INCH       STORY              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL MOSTLY PENNY SIZED BUT WITH
            A FEW UP TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF
            NEVADA...AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY F14 AND 270TH
            STREET.

0728 PM     HAIL             5 NNE COLO              42.08N 93.27W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       STORY              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0729 PM     HAIL             3 E AMES                42.02N 93.57W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       STORY              IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            FROM KCCI-TV STAFFER.

0731 PM     HAIL             1 NW NEVADA             42.03N 93.46W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       STORY              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN NEVADA AT
            735 PM...STARTED 4 MINUTES EARLIER.

0733 PM     HAIL             6 SSW WOODWARD          41.78N 93.96W
06/25/2008  E1.75 INCH       DALLAS             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT 743 PM TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL NEAR
            MINBURN...MOSTLY PEA TO PENNY SIZED BUT WITH SOME STONES
            UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...LASTING APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES.

0733 PM     HAIL             5 NW STATE CENTER       42.08N 93.22W
06/25/2008  E1.75 INCH       MARSHALL           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 PM     HAIL             NEVADA                  42.02N 93.45W
06/25/2008  E1.75 INCH       STORY              IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WHO TV RELAYED REPORTS FROM VIEWERS OF GOLF BALL SIZED
            HAIL FALLING IN NEVADA FROM 735 PM TO 740 PM.

0735 PM     HAIL             ELLSWORTH               42.31N 93.58W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       HAMILTON           IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0735 PM     HAIL             1 SW CLIVE              41.60N 93.78W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       POLK               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR HICKMAN EXIT OF
            I-80/35 IN WEST DES MOINES.

0735 PM     HAIL             NEVADA                  42.02N 93.45W
06/25/2008  M2.50 INCH       STORY              IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            KCCI RELAYED REPORT FROM VIEWER OF HAIL MEASURED AT 2.6
            INCHES DIAMETER IN NEVADA AT 735 PM. DELAYED REPORT.

0737 PM     HAIL             NEVADA                  42.02N 93.45W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       STORY              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0740 PM     LIGHTNING        5 W ANKENY AIRPORT      41.70N 93.66W
06/25/2008                   POLK               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HOUSE DAMAGE DUE TO LIGHNING STRIKE.

0742 PM     HAIL             6 SSW WOODWARD          41.78N 93.96W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       DALLAS             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0807 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     N WELLSBURG             42.44N 92.93W
06/25/2008                   GRUNDY             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED STRONG ROTATION AND A DEVELOPING
            FUNNEL CLOUD...NOT ON THE GROUND...ON HIGHWAY T19 ABOUT 5
            MILES NORTH OF WELLSBURG.

0819 PM     HAIL             HUXLEY                  41.90N 93.60W
06/25/2008  E0.75 INCH       STORY              IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            KCCI RELAYED REPORT FROM PUBLIC OF 3/4 INCH HAIL IN
            HUXLEY.

0822 PM     HAIL             DANA                    42.11N 94.24W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       GREENE             IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            KCCI RELAYED REPORT FROM PUBLIC OF NICKEL HAIL IN DANA.

0834 PM     HAIL             GRAND JUNCTION          42.03N 94.24W
06/25/2008  E1.50 INCH       GREENE             IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            FROM KCCI-TV VIEWER

0838 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N TOLEDO              42.02N 92.58W
06/25/2008  E60.00 MPH       TAMA               IA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TOLEDO FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS WIND GUSTING TO ESTIMATED
            60 MPH ABOUT TWO MILES NORTH OF TOLEDO.

0852 PM     HAIL             BERKLEY                 41.95N 94.11W
06/25/2008  E1.25 INCH       BOONE              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BOONE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS HAIL UP TO 1 1/4
            INCH DIAMATER IN BERKLEY.

0900 PM     HAIL             RIPPEY                  41.93N 94.20W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       GREENE             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 PM     HAIL             DES MOINES              41.58N 93.62W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       POLK               IA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            DES MOINES FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS DIME TO NICKEL SIZED
            HAIL AT EAST 14TH AND COURT.

0912 PM     HAIL             1 NW BOUTON             41.86N 94.02W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       BOONE              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BOONE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS QUARTER SIZED HAIL
            ON HIGHWAY 169 AT THE DALLAS/BOONE COUNTY LINE.

0912 PM     HAIL             1 N DES MOINES          41.59N 93.62W
06/25/2008  E1.25 INCH       POLK               IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            2ND AVENUE AND INTERSTATE 80. FROM KCCI-TV. OTHER HAIL TO
            DIME SIZE DOWNTOWN FROM WHO-TV.

0923 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 W POLK CITY           41.78N 93.78W
06/25/2008  E5.00 INCH       POLK               IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            STORM TOTAL RAIN FROM KCCI-TV VIEWER.

0935 PM     HAIL             1 SW CLIVE              41.60N 93.78W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       POLK               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT HICKMAN EXIT OF
            I-80/35.

0937 PM     HAIL             1 S CARLISLE            41.49N 93.49W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       WARREN             IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL.

0938 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 E WAUKEE              41.61N 93.83W
06/25/2008  E65.00 MPH       DALLAS             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LASTED AROUND 2 MINUTES. NO DAMAGE REPORTED.

0940 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N GRANGER             41.77N 93.82W
06/25/2008                   DALLAS             IA   PUBLIC

            REPORT OF WATER OVER THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY 17 AT 122ND AVE
            AND NEAR DES MOINES RIVER BRIDGE.

0941 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SW CLIVE              41.58N 93.80W
06/25/2008  E60.00 MPH       DALLAS             IA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0943 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SW CLIVE              41.58N 93.80W
06/25/2008  E70.00 MPH       DALLAS             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA HAIL ACCOMPANIED WIND.

0944 PM     HAIL             1 NW WINDSOR HEIGHTS    41.62N 93.72W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       POLK               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0944 PM     HAIL             1 S URBANDALE           41.62N 93.74W
06/25/2008  E1.75 INCH       POLK               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL
            AT 86TH AND DOUGLAS IN URBANDALE...AND AT 100TH AND
            SWANSON IN CLIVE.

0945 PM     TSTM WND GST     DES MOINES INT AIRPORT  41.53N 93.66W
06/25/2008  E62.00 MPH       POLK               IA   ASOS

0945 PM     HAIL             WEST DES MOINES         41.57N 93.75W
06/25/2008  M1.00 INCH       POLK               IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            KCLI RELAYED REPORT.

0946 PM     HAIL             3 SW CLIVE              41.58N 93.80W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       DALLAS             IA   NWS EMPLOYEE

0953 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 W WEST DES MOINES     41.57N 93.81W
06/25/2008  M68.00 MPH       DALLAS             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE HAIL OF UNKNOWN SIZE. TREE BRANCHES DOWN.

0959 PM     HAIL             E DES MOINES INT AIRPOR 41.53N 93.66W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       POLK               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL TWO BLOCKS
            EAST OF THE DES MOINES AIRPORT.

1000 PM     HAIL             W WEST DES MOINES       41.57N 93.75W
06/25/2008  E0.75 INCH       POLK               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED PEA TO PENNY SIZED HAIL AT I-35
            AND GRAND AVENUE IN WEST DES MOINES.

1003 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 S DES MOINES INT AIRP 41.48N 93.66W
06/25/2008  E65.00 MPH       WARREN             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED WIND GUSTING TO 65 MPH AND PEA
            SIZED HAIL IN NORWALK.

1003 PM     HAIL             E DES MOINES INT AIRPOR 41.53N 93.66W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       POLK               IA   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT SW 9TH AND
            MCKINLEY.

1007 PM     HAIL             NORWALK                 41.50N 93.68W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       WARREN             IA   AMATEUR RADIO

            AMATEUR RADIO OPERATER REPORTED PENNY TO NICKEL SIZED
            HAIL AND WIND GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH IN NORWALK.

1010 PM     HAIL             3 S DES MOINES          41.54N 93.62W
06/25/2008  E1.25 INCH       POLK               IA   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED WITH NICKEL
            SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND AT SW 9TH AND MCKINLEY.

1010 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 S DES MOINES INT AIRP 41.48N 93.67W
06/25/2008  E70.00 MPH       WARREN             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 70 MPH WINDS AND NICKEL SIZED
            HAIL IN NORWALK.

1038 PM     HAIL             1 S LACONA              41.18N 93.38W
06/25/2008  E1.75 INCH       WARREN             IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

1127 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OTTUMWA AIRPORT         41.11N 92.45W
06/25/2008  M2.82 INCH       WAPELLO            IA   ASOS

            2.04 INCHES FELL IN THE PERIOD FROM 1053 PM TO 1121 PM.
            0.99 INCHES FELL IN NINE MINUTES.

1132 PM     HAIL             4 N OSCEOLA             41.08N 93.78W
06/25/2008  E0.88 INCH       CLARKE             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO NICKEL HAIL ALONG INTERSTATE 35 NEAR MILE MARKER
            39.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Polk30 min
Jun 25, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHardin49 min
Jun 25, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHamilton, Hardin30 min
Jun 25, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Polk, Story46 min
Jun 25, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXMarshall42 min
Jun 25, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXButler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin38 min
Jun 25, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXStory34 min
Jun 25, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHamilton, Hardin, Story36 min
Jun 25, 8:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXGrundy24 min
Jun 25, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXGrundy, Marshall, Tama50 min
Jun 25, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Greene48 min
Jun 25, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Marshall, Polk, Story44 min
Jun 25, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXPoweshiek, Tama35 min
Jun 25, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Greene52 min
Jun 25, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDallas, Jasper, Marion, Polk, Warren50 min
Jun 25, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXPoweshiek, Tama33 min
Jun 25, 8:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Polk4 hr
Jun 25, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXPoweshiek44 min
Jun 25, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDallas, Greene, Guthrie52 min
Jun 25, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDallas, Jasper, Marion, Polk, Warren48 min
Jun 25, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie45 min
Jun 25, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXMadison39 min
Jun 25, 10:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXPoweshiek, Tama3 hr
Jun 25, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXLucas, Marion, Monroe39 min
Jun 25, 10:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Lucas, Madison, Warren51 min
Jun 25, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXMahaska, Wapello50 min
Jun 25, 10:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXLucas, Monroe44 min
Jun 25, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXWapello40 min
Jun 25, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne50 min
Jun 25, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Madison, Union47 min
Jun 25, 11:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXMahaska, Wapello6 hr
Jun 25, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAppanoose, Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne51 min
Jun 25, 11:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk4 days
Jun 25, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Union33 min
Jun 26, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXWarren45 min
Jun 26, 3:11 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXWarren4 hr
Jun 26, 4:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXWarren6 hr
Jun 26, 6:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXSac62 min
Jun 26, 6:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDallas, Polk44 min
Jun 26, 7:00 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXLucas, Marion, Monroe3 hr
Jun 26, 7:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXSac3 hr
Jun 26, 7:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Sac57 min
Jun 26, 8:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXSac6 hr
Jun 26, 8:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Webster58 min
Jun 26, 8:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXCalhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Sac3 hr
Jun 26, 8:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCarroll, Greene51 min
Jun 26, 8:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCalhoun, Sac5 hr
Jun 26, 8:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXGuthrie45 min
Jun 26, 8:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXWebster5 hr
Jun 26, 8:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Polk6 hr
Jun 26, 9:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Greene45 min
Jun 26, 9:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXAudubon, Carroll, Greene, Guthrie3 hr
Jun 26, 9:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHamilton, Webster47 min
Jun 26, 9:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXMarion, Warren6 hr
Jun 26, 9:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Polk, Story44 min
Jun 26, 9:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Cass, Madison40 min
Jun 26, 9:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAdair, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie, Madison4 hr
Jun 26, 9:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXStory4 hr
Jun 26, 10:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Marshall, Story41 min
Jun 26, 10:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXHamilton3 hr
Jun 26, 10:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXMarion, Warren26 min
Jun 26, 10:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAppanoose, Lucas, Monroe6 hr
Jun 26, 10:46 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDMXAudubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Dallas and 14 more3 hr
Jun 26, 10:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXAdams, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold, Taylor and 1 more3 hr
Jun 26, 11:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXAppanoose, Grundy, Hardin, Marshall10 days
Jun 26, 11:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk9 hr
Jun 26, 12:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXLucas44 hr
Jun 26, 3:59 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk29 hr
Jun 26, 4:20 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXMonroe5 hr
Jun 26, 5:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMahaska, Marion46 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.