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Flood Watch 2, NWS Quad Cities, IA
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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Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:13 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 9 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:13 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jackson, Lee, Louisa and 2 more | 27 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.