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Flood Watch 2, NWS Quad Cities, IA

February 16, 2008Des Moines County, Henry County, Lee County, Iowa; 10 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this flood watch at Feb 16, 2008, 3:44 AM CST for Des Moines County, Henry County, Lee County, Iowa; 10 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri. It took effect at Feb 16, 2008, 3:46 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2008, 3:44 AM CST (09:44 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2008, 3:46 PM CST
Expired
Feb 17, 2008, 12:17 PM CST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Flood severity
None

Counties Des Moines County, IA, Henry County, IA, Lee County, IA, Bureau County, IL, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL, Henry County, IL, McDonough County, IL, Mercer County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Warren County, IL, Whiteside County, IL, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Feb 15, 11:11 PM CST, 4 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 11:11 PM CST, 4 hours 33 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 4:13 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDVNBenton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 9 more27 hr
Feb 16, 4:13 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVNClinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jackson, Lee, Louisa and 2 more27 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in Illinois, 2008Flood Watches in Iowa, 2008Flood Watches in Missouri, 2008Every flood watch 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.