Alert archive / Iowa / Flood Watches in 2008
Flood Watch 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flood watch at Oct 22, 2008, 3:49 PM CDT for 12 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Oct 22, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2008, 3:49 PM CDT (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 22, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2008, 3:18 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 7:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Taylor | 4 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Lucas | 16 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.