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River Flood Warning 122, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 5, 2008Warren County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jun 5, 2008, 4:32 PM CDT for Warren County, Iowa. It took effect at Jun 6, 2008, 7:32 AM CDT. It was in force for 112 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2008, 4:32 PM CDT (21:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 6, 2008, 7:32 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 6, 2008, 9:24 AM CDT
In force
112 min
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Flood severity
Moderate

County Warren County, IA

The river

Written for the forecast point South River near Ackworth (AKWI4). The gauge peaked at 23.94 ft at Jun 5, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
26 ft
Minor stage
29 ft
Moderate stage
30 ft
Major stage
32 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05487470, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 6:46 PM CDT, 21 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
646 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

IAZ044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-051115-
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-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-
646 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE
RIVER FLOODING. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE
RIVER FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK.

IAZ033>039-051115-
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
646 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE
RIVER FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE
RIVER FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-051115-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-
646 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE
RIVER FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND MORE
RIVER FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK.

LEE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 7:30 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Union30 min
Jun 4, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdams, Cass57 min
Jun 4, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXAdams, Taylor49 min
Jun 4, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Madison, Union, Warren31 min
Jun 4, 8:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAdams, Union9 hr
Jun 4, 8:27 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXAdams48 min
Jun 4, 8:50 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXRinggold, Taylor, Union55 min
Jun 4, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXSac48 min
Jun 4, 9:15 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXAdams14 min
Jun 4, 9:38 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Union52 min
Jun 4, 9:48 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXUnion16 min
Jun 4, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHamilton, Hardin41 min
Jun 4, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXMadison, Warren50 min
Jun 4, 10:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdams, Cass53 min
Jun 4, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHamilton, Webster, Wright41 min
Jun 4, 10:28 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Madison, Warren47 min
Jun 4, 10:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXClarke, Madison, Warren6 hr
Jun 4, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCrawford38 min
Jun 4, 10:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAdair, Cass11 hr
Jun 4, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXMadison, Warren47 min
Jun 4, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHardin52 min
Jun 4, 11:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXHamilton, Hardin, Webster6 hr
Jun 4, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Cass, Taylor, Union50 min
Jun 4, 11:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXFranklin, Humboldt, Wright6 hr
Jun 4, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXSac47 min
Jun 4, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Clarke, Madison, Union41 min
Jun 4, 11:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXFranklin, Wright45 min
Jun 5, 12:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXButler6 hr
Jun 5, 12:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXMadison, Warren43 min
Jun 5, 12:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXButler42 min
Jun 5, 12:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXEmmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto4 hr
Jun 5, 12:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth4 hr
Jun 5, 12:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdams, Taylor40 min
Jun 5, 12:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXDallas, Madison, Polk, Warren4 hr
Jun 5, 12:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Marion, Polk, Warren40 min
Jun 5, 12:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Marshall, Polk, Story46 min
Jun 5, 1:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Grundy40 min
Jun 5, 1:14 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXJasper, Marshall, Story31 min
Jun 5, 1:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAdair, Adams, Madison, Ringgold, Union41 min
Jun 5, 1:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer4 hr
Jun 5, 1:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXPoweshiek, Tama35 min
Jun 5, 1:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAdams, Ringgold, Taylor, Union6 hr
Jun 5, 1:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Marshall11 min
Jun 5, 1:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXRinggold, Taylor39 min
Jun 5, 2:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Madison, Union, Warren43 min
Jun 5, 2:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk6 hr
Jun 5, 2:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXHumboldt39 hr
Jun 5, 2:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Decatur43 min
Jun 5, 2:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren49 min
Jun 5, 2:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMadison, Warren11 days
Jun 5, 2:33 AM CDTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Lucas21 min
Jun 5, 3:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXWebster24 hr
Jun 5, 4:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMXAdair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more24 hr
Jun 5, 4:45 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXMadison12 hr
Jun 5, 4:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXMahaska, Wapello25 min
Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXEmmet23 hr
Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPalo Alto5 hr
Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXHamilton, Webster25 hr
Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMadison, Warren66 hr
Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Floyd, Worth29 hr
Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler36 hr
Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk15 days
Jun 5, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMarshall13 days
Jun 5, 5:19 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXButler, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Webster, Wright25 hr
Jun 5, 5:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXTaylor4 hr
Jun 5, 5:45 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXAdams, Union49 hr
Jun 5, 7:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXLucas5 days
Jun 5, 8:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXDecatur4 days
Jun 5, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Butler10 days
Jun 5, 4:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk13 days
Jun 5, 4:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMahaska, Marion11 hr
Jun 5, 4:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk40 hr
Jun 5, 4:44 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXMadison11 hr
Jun 5, 6:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXWapello15 hr

Nearby

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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 gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.