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River Flood Warning 214, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Oct 22, 2008, 3:27 PM CDT for Lucas County, Iowa. It took effect at Oct 23, 2008, 2:23 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2008, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 23, 2008, 2:23 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2008, 7:41 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Lucas County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 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 river
Written for the forecast point Chariton River near Chariton (CHTI4). The gauge peaked at 14.36 ft at Oct 23, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 19.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 26 ft
- Major stage
- 29 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06903400, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
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, 3:49 PM CDT | Flood Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Carroll, Cass, Crawford and 6 more | 11 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.