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River Flood Warning 219, NWS Des Moines, IA

December 27, 2008Mahaska County, Marion County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Dec 27, 2008, 2:32 PM CST for Mahaska County, Marion County, Iowa. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 27, 2008, 2:32 PM CST (20:32 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 2008, 10:39 AM CST
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cedar Creek near Bussey (BSSI4).

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 25 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 05489000, 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 Dec 27, 11:55 AM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 11:55 AM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 27, 1:47 PM CST, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
147 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    ELDORA                  42.36N 93.10W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       HARDIN             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

DEROY

Local storm report, Dec 27, 1:48 PM CST, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
148 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    CHARITON                41.02N 93.31W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       LUCAS              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

DEROY

Local storm report, Dec 27, 1:49 PM CST, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    OSKALOOSA               41.29N 92.64W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       MAHASKA            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

DEROY

Local storm report, Dec 27, 1:50 PM CST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
150 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    NORTHWOOD               43.44N 93.22W
12/27/2008  E0.25 INCH       WORTH              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

DEROY

Local storm report, Dec 27, 1:53 PM CST, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
153 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    BEDFORD                 40.67N 94.72W
12/27/2008  E0.20 INCH       TAYLOR             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

DEROY

Local storm report, Dec 27, 2:03 PM CST, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
203 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    BEDFORD                 40.67N 94.72W
12/27/2008  E0.20 INCH       TAYLOR             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    NORTHWOOD               43.44N 93.22W
12/27/2008  E0.25 INCH       WORTH              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    NEWTON                  41.70N 93.05W
12/27/2008  E0.20 INCH       JASPER             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    OSKALOOSA               41.29N 92.64W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       MAHASKA            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    CHARITON                41.02N 93.31W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       LUCAS              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    TAMA                    41.96N 92.57W
12/27/2008  E0.25 INCH       TAMA               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    AMES                    42.02N 93.63W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       STORY              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    ELDORA                  42.36N 93.10W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       HARDIN             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    CORNING                 40.99N 94.74W
12/27/2008  E0.50 INCH       ADAMS              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    CRESTON                 41.06N 94.36W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       UNION              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    WINTERSET               41.34N 94.02W
12/27/2008  E0.25 INCH       MADISON            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    3 SW FREDERIKA          42.85N 92.35W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       BREMER             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    ALLISON                 42.75N 92.80W
12/27/2008  E0.25 INCH       BUTLER             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    GRUNDY CENTER           42.36N 92.77W
12/27/2008  E0.20 INCH       GRUNDY             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    WATERLOO                42.49N 92.35W
12/27/2008  E0.25 INCH       BLACK HAWK         IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    CENTERVILLE             40.73N 92.87W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       APPANOOSE          IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    ALBIA                   41.03N 92.80W
12/27/2008  E0.20 INCH       MONROE             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    BOONE                   42.05N 93.88W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       BOONE              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    ADEL                    41.61N 94.03W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       DALLAS             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    INDIANOLA               41.36N 93.57W
12/27/2008  E0.50 INCH       WARREN             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    CORYDON                 40.76N 93.32W
12/27/2008  E0.25 INCH       WAYNE              IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    LEON                    40.74N 93.75W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       DECATUR            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    DES MOINES              41.58N 93.62W
12/27/2008  E0.10 INCH       POLK               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    OSCEOLA                 41.03N 93.77W
12/27/2008  E0.25 INCH       CLARKE             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0900 AM     FREEZING RAIN    MOUNT AYR               40.71N 94.24W
12/27/2008  E0.25 INCH       RINGGOLD           IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

DEROY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 26, 9:23 PM CST	River Flood Warning	DMX	Lucas	6 days
Dec 26, 9:47 PM CST	Flash Flood Watch	DMX	Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas and 9 more	13 hr
Dec 27, 3:08 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Lucas, Mahaska, Marion	37 min
Dec 27, 4:13 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 24 more	11 hr
Dec 27, 5:33 AM CST	River Flood Warning	DMX	Dallas, Polk	6 hr
Dec 27, 7:24 AM CST	Ice Storm Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Cass and 25 more	6 hr
Dec 27, 11:47 AM CST	River Flood Warning	DMX	Decatur	10 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.