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River Flood Warning 206, NWS Des Moines, IA

July 28, 2008Madison County, Warren County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jul 28, 2008, 1:07 PM CDT for Madison County, Warren County, Iowa. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 28, 2008, 1:07 PM CDT (18:07 UTC)
Expired: Jul 29, 2008, 11:48 PM CDT
In force: 35 hr
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Madison County, IA, Warren County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Middle River near Indianola (IDNI4).

Action stage: 19 ft
Minor stage: 23 ft
Moderate stage: 26 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05486490, 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.

NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jul 28, 12:40 PM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 12:40 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 10:47 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 28, 7:44 AM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
744 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008

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

0743 AM     FLOOD            BAYARD                  41.85N 94.56W
07/28/2008                   GUTHRIE            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NEARLY ENTIRE COUNTY INUNDATED WITH WATER. MULTIPLE ROADS
            WASHED OUT. CARS STRANDED IN STANDING WATER AND DITCHES.
            HIGHWAY 25 CLOSED NEAR BAYARD DUE TO HIGH WATER.

&&

SMALL

Local storm report, Jul 28, 7:55 AM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
755 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008

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

1010 PM     HAIL             3 W KELLEY              41.95N 93.72W
07/27/2008  E0.88 INCH       BOONE              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BMOYER

Local storm report, Jul 28, 8:07 AM CDT, 5 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
807 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008

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

0803 AM     FLOOD            1 W NEW VIRGINIA        41.18N 93.75W
07/28/2008                   WARREN             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. BASEMENT FLOODING. WATER
            COMING UP STORM DRAINS.

&&

BMOYER

Local storm report, Jul 28, 8:49 AM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
849 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008

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

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       NEW VIRGINIA            41.18N 93.73W
07/28/2008  E4.70 INCH       WARREN             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM.

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MRUSSELL

Local storm report, Jul 28, 9:56 AM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 28, 10:08 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

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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
Jul 27, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello	47 min
Jul 27, 7:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello	8 hr
Jul 27, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne	10 min
Jul 27, 7:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Lucas, Monroe	36 min
Jul 27, 8:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Mahaska	38 hr
Jul 27, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Davis	33 min
Jul 27, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Wayne	46 min
Jul 27, 8:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose	44 hr
Jul 27, 8:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Wayne	44 hr
Jul 27, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose	31 min
Jul 27, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Hamilton, Story, Webster	41 min
Jul 27, 10:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Jasper, Polk, Story	39 min
Jul 27, 10:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Dallas, Polk, Story	38 min
Jul 27, 10:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Jasper, Marion, Polk, Warren	51 min
Jul 27, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Mahaska, Marion, Monroe	49 min
Jul 27, 11:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Webster	40 min
Jul 27, 11:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Jasper, Polk, Story	48 min
Jul 27, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello	45 min
Jul 27, 11:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Dallas, Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Polk, Warren	4 hr
Jul 27, 11:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Warren	47 min
Jul 27, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Dallas, Polk, Story	37 min
Jul 27, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Jasper, Marion, Polk, Warren	30 min
Jul 27, 11:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Lucas, Marion, Monroe	36 min
Jul 27, 11:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Boone, Greene, Story	117 min
Jul 28, 12:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Clarke, Lucas	38 min
Jul 28, 12:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Davis, Wayne	27 min
Jul 28, 1:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison	39 min
Jul 28, 1:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Adair, Appanoose, Audubon, Carroll, Clarke, Dallas and 10 more	6 hr
Jul 28, 1:46 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Adair, Madison	29 min
Jul 28, 2:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Clarke, Madison, Union	45 min
Jul 28, 2:23 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Polk	26 hr
Jul 28, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Mahaska, Marion	53 hr
Jul 28, 3:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Clarke, Decatur	23 min
Jul 28, 4:49 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Carroll, Crawford	41 min
Jul 28, 5:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Audubon, Carroll, Crawford	44 min
Jul 28, 6:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Crawford, Sac	42 min
Jul 28, 6:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Audubon, Carroll, Crawford	49 min
Jul 28, 6:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Carroll, Crawford	45 min
Jul 28, 6:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Warren	30 hr
Jul 28, 7:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DMX	Adair, Appanoose, Clarke, Dallas, Davis, Decatur and 8 more	12 hr
Jul 28, 9:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Decatur	14 hr
Jul 28, 9:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Polk	43 hr
Jul 28, 9:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Dallas, Polk	29 hr
Jul 28, 9:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Polk	48 hr
Jul 28, 9:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Polk	48 hr
Jul 28, 9:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Madison, Warren	4 days
Jul 28, 9:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Dallas, Guthrie	19 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2008 Every river flood warning in 2008

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.