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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Jan 7, 2008, 9:06 AM CST for Johnson County, Washington County, Iowa. It took effect at Jan 7, 2008, 5:15 PM CST. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2008, 9:06 AM CST (15:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2008, 5:15 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2008, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Johnson County, IA, Washington County, IA
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:08 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 English River at Kalona (KALI4).
- Action stage
- 13 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05455500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS43 KDVN 071506
FLWDVN
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
906 AM CST MON JAN 07 2008
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...
ENGLISH RIVER AT KALONA AFFECTING JOHNSON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
.RECENT SNOWMELT HAS CAUSED RAPID RISES ON AREA RIVERS.
SAFETY MESSAGE...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES.
IAC103-183-080306-
/O.NEW.KDVN.FL.W.0002.080107T2315Z-080110T0936Z/
/KALI4.1.ER.080107T2315Z.080109T0000Z.080109T2136Z.UU/
906 AM CST MON JAN 07 2008
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE ENGLISH RIVER AT KALONA.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 15.0 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
$$
&&
IN TABLE FORMAT...OBSERVATIONS AND OFFICIAL NWS FORECASTS...IN FEET.
OBSERVED TUE WED THU
LOCATION FS STG DAY TIME 01/08 01/09 01/10
6 AM 6 AM 6 AM
ENGLISH RIVER
KALONA 14.0 12.6 MON 08 AM 14.6 14.6 12.45 follow-up statements
000
WGUS83 KDVN 080232
FLSDVN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
832 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...
ILLINOIS...
IOWA RIVER AT MARENGO AFFECTING IOWA AND JOHNSON COUNTIES
IOWA RIVER AT COLUMBUS JCT AFFECTING LOUISA COUNTY
ENGLISH RIVER AT KALONA AFFECTING JOHNSON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
ROCK RIVER AT MOLINE AFFECTING HENRY AND ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN AFFECTING HENRY...ROCK ISLAND AND WHITESIDE
COUNTIES
.RECENT SNOWMELT HAS CAUSED RAPID RISES ON PORTIONS OF THE ROCK RIVER...
IOWA RIVER AND ENGLISH RIVER. RAINFALL TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WILL CAUSE
ADDITIONAL RISES.
SAFETY MESSAGE...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES.
IAC095-103-081432-
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0004.080108T2154Z-080110T0758Z/
/MROI4.1.ER.080108T2154Z.080109T0600Z.080109T1958Z.UU/
832 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE IOWA RIVER AT MARENGO.
* FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING
IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 14.1 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...WATER AFFECTS LOW-LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND
ALONG THE RIVER.
$$
IAC115-081431-
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0005.080110T0352Z-080111T1821Z/
/CJTI4.1.ER.080110T0352Z.080110T1200Z.080111T0621Z.NO/
832 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE IOWA RIVER AT COLUMBUS JCT.
* FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.2 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING.
$$
IAC103-183-081431-
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080110T1312Z/
/KALI4.1.ER.080108T0010Z.080108T1800Z.080110T0112Z.UU/
832 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ENGLISH RIVER AT KALONA.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.1 FEET BY
TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON.
$$
ILC073-161-195-081431-
/O.CON.KDVN.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/JOSI2.2.IJ.080102T0020Z.080112T1800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
832 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.1 FEET BY
SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...WATER AFFECTS RESIDENCES IN THE THOMPSON
ADDITION.
$$
ILC073-161-081431-
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0003.080110T0106Z-000000T0000Z/
/MLII2.1.ER.080110T0106Z.080112T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
832 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCK RIVER AT MOLINE.
* FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 7:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 12.8 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.5 FEET...WATER AFFECTS RESIDENCES IN THE FRIENDSHIP
FARM AREA.
$$
&&
IN TABLE FORMAT...OBSERVATIONS AND OFFICIAL NWS FORECASTS...IN FEET.
OBSERVED WED THU FRI
LOCATION FS STG DAY TIME 01/09 01/10 01/11
6 AM 6 AM 6 AM
IOWA RIVER
MARENGO 14.0 13.2 MON 08 PM 14.1 13.4 12.6
COLUMBUS JCT 19.0 13.9 MON 08 PM 17.6 19.2 18.7
ENGLISH RIVER
KALONA 14.0 14.4 MON 08 PM 14.8 13.1 10.8
ROCK RIVER
JOSLIN 12.0 12.7 MON 07 PM 13.4 13.9 14.6
MOLINE 12.0 10.5 MON 07 PM 11.6 12.2 12.7000
WGUS83 KDVN 081021
FLSDVN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
421 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...
IOWA RIVER AT MARENGO AFFECTING IOWA AND JOHNSON COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...
ILLINOIS...
IOWA RIVER AT COLUMBUS JCT AFFECTING LOUISA COUNTY
ENGLISH RIVER AT KALONA AFFECTING JOHNSON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN AFFECTING HENRY...ROCK ISLAND AND WHITESIDE
COUNTIES
ROCK RIVER AT MOLINE AFFECTING HENRY AND ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES
.RECENT SNOWMELT HAS CAUSED RAPID RISES ON PORTIONS OF THE ROCK RIVER...
IOWA RIVER AND ENGLISH RIVER. RAINFALL LAST NIGHT AND TODAY WILL CAUSE
ADDITIONAL RISES.
SAFETY MESSAGE...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES.
IAC095-103-082221-
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080109T0843Z/
/MROI4.2.ER.000000T0000Z.080108T0630Z.080108T2043Z.UU/
421 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE IOWA RIVER AT MARENGO.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...WATER AFFECTS AGRICULTURAL LAND ALONG THE
RIVER. WATER IS SEVERAL FEET DEEP IN PLACES.
$$
IAC115-082220-
/O.CON.KDVN.FL.W.0005.080110T0352Z-080111T1821Z/
/CJTI4.1.ER.080110T0352Z.080110T1200Z.080111T0621Z.NO/
421 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE IOWA RIVER AT COLUMBUS JCT.
* FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 4:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.2 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
$$
IAC103-183-082220-
/O.CON.KDVN.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080110T1312Z/
/KALI4.1.ER.080108T0010Z.080108T1800Z.080110T0112Z.UU/
421 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ENGLISH RIVER AT KALONA.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.2 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING.
$$
ILC073-161-195-082220-
/O.CON.KDVN.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/JOSI2.2.IJ.080102T0020Z.080112T1800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
421 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 3:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.1 FEET BY
SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...WATER AFFECTS RESIDENCES IN THE THOMPSON
ADDITION.
$$
ILC073-161-082220-
/O.CON.KDVN.FL.W.0003.080110T0106Z-000000T0000Z/
/MLII2.1.ER.080110T0106Z.080112T1200Z.080108T0710Z.NO/
421 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCK RIVER AT MOLINE.
* FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 3:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 12.8 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.5 FEET...WATER AFFECTS RESIDENCES IN THE FRIENDSHIP
FARM AREA.
$$
&&
IN TABLE FORMAT...OBSERVATIONS AND OFFICIAL NWS FORECASTS...IN FEET.
OBSERVED WED THU FRI
LOCATION FS STG DAY TIME 01/09 01/10 01/11
6 AM 6 AM 6 AM
IOWA RIVER
MARENGO 14.0 16.0 TUE 04 AM 13.4 13.3 12.6
COLUMBUS JCT 19.0 14.4 TUE 04 AM 17.6 19.2 18.7
ENGLISH RIVER
KALONA 14.0 15.1 TUE 04 AM 14.8 13.1 10.8
ROCK RIVER
JOSLIN 12.0 12.3 TUE 03 AM 13.4 13.9 14.6
MOLINE 12.0 11.0 TUE 03 AM 11.6 12.2 12.7000
WGUS83 KDVN 081735
FLSDVN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1135 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...
ILLINOIS...
IOWA RIVER AT MARENGO AFFECTING IOWA AND JOHNSON COUNTIES
ENGLISH RIVER AT KALONA AFFECTING JOHNSON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
ROCK RIVER AT MOLINE AFFECTING HENRY AND ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN AFFECTING HENRY...ROCK ISLAND AND WHITESIDE
COUNTIES
.RECENT SNOWMELT AND ICE ACTION HAS CAUSED RAPID RISES ON PORTIONS OF
THE ROCK RIVER...IOWA RIVER AND ENGLISH RIVER. RAINFALL LAST NIGHT AND
TODAY WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RISES.
SAFETY MESSAGE...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES.
IAC095-103-090535-
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080109T1000Z/
/MROI4.2.ER.000000T0000Z.080108T0630Z.080108T2200Z.UU/
1135 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE IOWA RIVER AT MARENGO.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLUCTUATIONS AROUND
THE FLOOD STAGE DUE TO ICE ACTION THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...WATER AFFECTS LOW-LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND
ALONG THE RIVER.
$$
IAC103-183-090535-
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080110T0605Z/
/KALI4.1.ER.080108T0010Z.080108T1700Z.080109T1805Z.UU/
1135 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ENGLISH RIVER AT KALONA.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 15 AND 16 FEET
THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO ICE ACTION. IT IS THEN FORECAST TO FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY LATE AFTERNOON TOMORROW.
$$
ILC073-161-195-090535-
/O.CON.KDVN.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/JOSI2.2.IJ.080102T0020Z.080112T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1135 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...ICE BREAKING UP AND MOVING DOWNSTREAM TOWARD MOLINE
HAS TEMPORARILY LOWERED RIVER LEVELS AT JOSLIN. HOWEVER...THERE
IS LIKELY MORE ICE COMING DOWN THE RIVER WHICH MAY JAM AND CAUSE
LARGE RISES AT JOSLIN AGAIN.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO START RISING AGAIN...RISING TO NEAR
14.4 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. ICE ACTION MAY CAUSE
LARGE FLUCTUATIONS AT JOSLIN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...WATER AFFECTS RESIDENCES IN OUTLYING AREAS
IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE RIVER...INCLUDING BASEMENTS...YARDS...
DRIVEWAYS AND ACCESS ROADS.
$$
ILC073-161-090534-
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0003.080109T0426Z-000000T0000Z/
/MLII2.1.ER.080109T0426Z.080111T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1135 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCK RIVER AT MOLINE.
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 10:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...LARGE AMOUNTS OF ICE MOVEMENT AND ACCUMULATIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SUBSTANTIAL FLUCTUATIONS IN RIVER LEVELS
AT MOLINE THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE WEEK.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...START TO RISE AGAIN...MAKING IT ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT.
FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.9 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...WATER AFFECTS HOMES ON SOUTH SHORE DRIVE IN
MOLINE AND CUTS OFF ACCESS TO HOMES EAST OF THE I-74 BRIDGE. WATER
AFFECTS VANDRUFF/S/S ISLAND IN ROCK ISLAND AND 7TH STREET IN COAL
VALLEY.
$$
&&
IN TABLE FORMAT...OBSERVATIONS AND OFFICIAL NWS FORECASTS...IN FEET.
OBSERVED WED THU FRI
LOCATION FS STG DAY TIME 01/09 01/10 01/11
6 AM 6 AM 6 AM
IOWA RIVER
MARENGO 14.0 14.1 TUE 11 AM 13.3 13.2 12.3
ENGLISH RIVER
KALONA 14.0 15.9 TUE 11 AM 14.7 12.4 10.6
ROCK RIVER
JOSLIN 12.0 12.1 TUE 10 AM 13.4 14.3 14.3
MOLINE 12.0 11.6 TUE 10 AM 12.3 12.7 12.9000
WGUS83 KDVN 090227
FLSDVN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
827 PM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA
AND ILLINOIS...
ENGLISH RIVER AT KALONA AFFECTING JOHNSON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN AND AT MOLINE AFFECTING HENRY...ROCK ISLAND
AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES
IOWA RIVER AT MARENGO AFFECTING IOWA AND JOHNSON COUNTIES
.RECENT SNOWMELT AND ICE ACTION HAS CAUSED RAPID RISES ON PORTIONS OF
THE ROCK RIVER...IOWA RIVER AND ENGLISH RIVER. RAINFALL LAST NIGHT AND
TODAY WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RISES.
SAFETY MESSAGE...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES.
IAC095-103-091427-
/O.CON.KDVN.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080109T1800Z/
/MROI4.2.ER.000000T0000Z.080108T0630Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
827 PM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE IOWA RIVER AT MARENGO.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLUCTUATIONS AROUND
THE FLOOD STAGE DUE TO ICE ACTION THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...WATER AFFECTS THE LOWEST AGRICULTURAL LAND
ALONG THE RIVER.
$$
IAC103-183-091427-
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080110T0112Z/
/KALI4.2.ER.080108T0010Z.080108T2300Z.080109T1312Z.UU/
827 PM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ENGLISH RIVER AT KALONA.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 15 AND 16 FEET
THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO ICE ACTION. IT IS THEN FORECAST TO FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY LATE AFTERNOON TOMORROW.
$$
ILC073-161-195-091427-
/O.EXT.KDVN.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080111T1800Z/
/JOSI2.1.IJ.080102T0020Z.080110T1200Z.080111T0600Z.UU/
827 PM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...ICE BREAKING UP AND MOVING DOWNSTREAM TOWARD MOLINE
HAS TEMPORARILY LOWERED RIVER LEVELS AT JOSLIN. HOWEVER...THERE
IS LIKELY MORE ICE COMING DOWN THE RIVER WHICH MAY JAM AND CAUSE
LARGE RISES AT JOSLIN AGAIN.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO START RISING AGAIN...RISING TO
NEAR 12.1 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN BEGIN FALLING.
ICE ACTION MAY CAUSE LARGE FLUCTUATIONS AT JOSLIN THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...WATER AFFECTS LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND.
$$
ILC073-161-091427-
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/MLII2.1.ER.080109T0015Z.080110T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
827 PM CST TUE JAN 08 2008
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCK RIVER AT MOLINE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...A PARTIAL BREAK UP OF THE ICE JAM BETWEEN THE
HIGHWAY 84 AND INTERSTATE 80 BRIDGES HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO
RISE THIS EVENING AT MOLINE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.6 FEET BY
THURSDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. LARGE AMOUNTS OF ICE
MOVEMENT AND ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SUBSTANTIAL
FLUCTUATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET IN RIVER LEVELS AT MOLINE THROUGH AT
LEAST THE END OF THE WEEK.
* IMPACT...AT 12.5 FEET...WATER AFFECTS RESIDENCES IN THE FRIENDSHIP
FARM AREA.
$$
&&
IN TABLE FORMAT...OBSERVATIONS AND OFFICIAL NWS FORECASTS...IN FEET.
OBSERVED THU FRI SAT
LOCATION FS STG DAY TIME 01/10 01/11 01/12
6 AM 6 AM 6 AM
IOWA RIVER
MARENGO 14.0 13.5 TUE 08 PM 13.1 12.3 11.4
ENGLISH RIVER
KALONA 14.0 15.4 TUE 08 PM 12.1 10.3 8.9
ROCK RIVER
JOSLIN 12.0 11.4 TUE 07 PM 12.1 11.9 11.8
MOLINE 12.0 12.2 TUE 07 PM 12.6 12.5 12.4000
WGUS83 KDVN 091000
FLSDVN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
400 AM CST WED JAN 09 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...
IOWA RIVER AT MARENGO AFFECTING IOWA AND JOHNSON COUNTIES
ENGLISH RIVER AT KALONA AFFECTING JOHNSON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
.WATER LEVELS HAVE FALLEN AND RETURNED TO WITHIN THEIR BANKS AND WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
SAFETY MESSAGE...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES.
IAC095-103-091030-
/O.CAN.KDVN.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080109T1800Z/
/MROI4.2.ER.000000T0000Z.080108T0630Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
400 AM CST WED JAN 09 2008
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE IOWA RIVER AT MARENGO.
* AT 3:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...WATER AFFECTS THE LOWEST AGRICULTURAL LAND
ALONG THE RIVER.
$$
IAC103-183-091030-
/O.CAN.KDVN.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080110T0112Z/
/KALI4.2.ER.080108T0010Z.080108T2300Z.080109T0728Z.UU/
400 AM CST WED JAN 09 2008
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE ENGLISH RIVER AT KALONA.
* AT 3:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 1:28 AM WEDNESDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 11.6 FEET BY TOMORROW
MORNING.
$$
&&
IN TABLE FORMAT...OBSERVATIONS AND OFFICIAL NWS FORECASTS...IN FEET.
OBSERVED THU FRI SAT
LOCATION FS STG DAY TIME 01/10 01/11 01/12
6 AM 6 AM 6 AM
IOWA RIVER
MARENGO 14.0 12.6 WED 03 AM 13.1 12.3 11.4
ENGLISH RIVER
KALONA 14.0 13.3 WED 03 AM 11.6 10.3 8.9What 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 Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jan 7, 5:35 AM CST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 5:35 AM CST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
535 AM CST MON JAN 7 2008
.UPDATE...
VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. THUS
THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED. CONVECTION NOT QUITE GOING
AS PLANNED BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR ANY OTHER UPDATES.
.AVIATION...
RADAR TRENDS INDICATE CURRENT TSRA SHOULD BE VICINITY AT BEST AND
HAVE CARRIED AS SUCH IN THE KCID/KDBQ TAFS. NEXT ROUND OF CONVECTION
WITH TSRA TO BE THIS AFTERNOON AND HAVE GONE WITH ONLY VICINITY
WORDING IN ALL TAFS. ...08...
/PREVIOUS DISCUSSION/
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA. THE PASSAGE OF
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING TEMPERATURES TO NEAR NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK. THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE...WITH ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM IN THE THURSDAY TO FRIDAY TIME FRAME AND YET ANOTHER
OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
CONCERNS ARE MANY. FIRST THE FOG. VISIBILITY FINALLY STARTING TO
IMPROVE A LITTLE AT KDBQ. THIS VISIBILITY IMPROVEMENT SHOULD
CONTINUE AS THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC LIFT BECOMES STRONGER. CURRENT
HEADLINES FOR FOG TO BE CUT SIGNIFICANTLY BACK IF NOT CANCELLED
OUTRIGHT. SECOND IS PRECIP. EMPLOYING SUMMER TIME CONCEPTS...PRECIP
TO BREAK OUT ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI/SOUTHERN IOWA OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO GOOD SPEED/MOISTURE CONVERGENCE. INCREASING WAA
TO PUSH THIS THROUGH THE CWFA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. RADAR/LDS
SHOWS THUNDER ASSOCIATED WITH CURRENT CONVECTION AND WOULD EXPECT
OVERALL THUNDER COVERAGE TO INCREASE AS THIS ROUND OF PRECIP MOVES
THROUGH.
AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON...ROUND TWO OF
CONVECTION TO BREAK OUT...WITH THUNDER...AROUND MID AFTERNOON.
SUFFICIENT COLD AIR ALOFT SO FULLY EXPECT SOME SMALL HAIL WITH
CONVECTION. LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING ALSO LOOKS TO BE THE BEST
TIME FOR ANY HEAVY RAIN WITH THE CONVECTION. MAY OR MAY NOT SEE SOME
SNOW MIX WITH THE RAIN LATE TONIGHT IN THE FAR NORTHWEST CWFA.
REGARDING THE CURRENT COVERAGE OF THE FLOOD WATCH...HEAVIEST PRECIP
LOOKS TO BE ON TAP STARTING LATE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THUS WILL
KEEP THE CURRENT HEADLINES AS IS.
BROAD RANGE IN TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY WITH AREAS SOUTH OF
THE FRONT GETTING QUITE WARM. GIVEN TEMPERATURES SOUTH OF THE CWFA
ARE NEAR 60 ALREADY...WILL GO WITH RECORD TEMPERATURES OVER ABOUT
THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE CWFA FOR TODAY. ..08..
.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY...
...UNSETTLED AND CHANGEABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH PERIOD WITH NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES...
BELOW AVERAGE CONFIDENCE OF MODELS HANDLING PHASING BASED ON
CONTINUITY AND 06Z VERIFICATION OF MOISTURE AND VORTICITY CENTERS.
PREFER UKMET WITH SOME INPUTS OF FORCING FROM HI-RES ECMWF/GFS AND
06Z NAM-WRF. USED WARM ADVECTION WING TOOL.../WAWT/...WHICH
IDENTIFIED CORRECTLY TONIGHT/S PRECIPITATION LOCATION AND TIMING AS
DESCRIBED IN LAST NIGHT/S DISCUSSION.
TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...POOR CONFIDENCE ON SYSTEM EXACT TRACK
DEPENDING ON RATE OF PHASING OF NEGATIVELY TILTED SHORT WAVE LIFTING
OUT OF SW WITH NORTHERN STREAM ENERGY. WENT CHANCE POPS NW WITH
LIKELY POPS OF RAIN SE 1/3 WITH LIGHT TO SOME MODERATE AMOUNTS.
TEMPERATURES...KEPT NEARLY STEADY TO SLOWLY FALLING AS CAA KICKS
IN WITH SOME SNOW MIXING IN POSSIBLE WITH RAIN OR CHANGING TO SNOW BY
PM...WEST OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SOME MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
INCH OR SO POSSIBLY NW OF DBQ-FFL LINE. MINOR CHANGES TO MIN TEMPS
WITH SOME EVENING LIGHT SNOW FAR NW ENDING BY LATE EVENING AS SYSTEM
MOVES EAST. WAWT TOOL INDICATES SOME POTENTIAL FOR MOST SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL OVER SE 1/2 AREA.
WEDNESDAY...KEPT MOSTLY FAIR WITH LIGHT WINDS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES
IN 30S...OR NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MIN TEMPS
IN 20S WITH HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH APPROACH
OF NEXT SYSTEM.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...CONTINUED POOR CONFIDENCE OF PHASING AND RATE
OF INTENSIFICATION AND THUS TRACK OF SYSTEM. ONLY RELIABLE SIGNAL IS
DECENT CONVERGENCE OVER REGION TO RESULT IN AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND
KEPT POPS AT 30 TO 40 PERCENT. IF SOUTHERN PLAINS LOW SYSTEM WRAPS UP
MUCH QUICKER THAN SUGGESTED WHICH THEN WOULD LIFT MORE NE...THEN RISK
OF HEAVIER SNOWS POSSIBLE BUT THIS WILL TAKE ANOTHER 24+ HOURS TO
ASSESS. FRIDAY...KEPT TEMPS NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL WITH
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW WITH UPPER LOW NEAR TO OVER REGION FOR
LINGERING LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...NO CHANGES...BUT TREND TO COLDER CONDITIONS
WITH NEXT WINTER STORM TO MOVE NEAR/OVER UPPER MIDWEST. ..NICHOLS..
&&
.AVIATION...
LIFR CONDITIONS AT KDBQ TO SLOWLY IMPROVE DURING THE MORNING HOURS
AS SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT INCREASES WITH PRECIP DEVELOPING. USING WARM
SEASON CONCEPTS...SHRA/TSRA TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN NORTHERN
MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN IOWA AND MOVE NORTHEAST WITH FIRST SHORTWAVE.
CONVECTION TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME TSRA AND SMALL
HAIL. OVERALL...A MIX OF VFR/MVFR VSBYS/CIGS DURING THE DAY WITH
MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT. ...08...
.HYDROLOGY...
SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT OCCURRED YESTERDAY WITH THE RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES. THIS SNOW MELT IS CURRENTLY SOAKING INTO THE GROUND
AND MOVING INTO AREA RIVERS. SEASONABLY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO CREATE MINIMALLY MINOR FLOODING
ON SEVERAL RIVERS. JAMS CAUSED BY RIVER ICE WILL ADD TO THE ALREADY
HIGH WATER LEVELS. ...08...
&&
.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
CEDAR-CLINTON-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JACKSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LINN-
LOUISA-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON.
IL...FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
BUREAU-CARROLL-HENRY IL-JO DAVIESS-MERCER-PUTNAM-ROCK
ISLAND-STEPHENSON-WHITESIDE.
MO...NONE.
&&
08/NICHOLSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 5:10 AM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 510 AM CST MON JAN 7 2008 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009- 015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-081000- BENTON IA-BUCHANAN IA-BUREAU IL-CARROLL IL-CEDAR IA-CLARK MO-CLINTON IA- DELAWARE IA-DES MOINES IA-DUBUQUE IA-HANCOCK IL-HENDERSON IL-HENRY IA- HENRY IL-IOWA IA-JACKSON IA-JEFFERSON IA-JO DAVIESS IL-JOHNSON IA- JONES IA-KEOKUK IA-LEE IA-LINN IA-LOUISA IA-MCDONOUGH IL-MERCER IL- MUSCATINE IA-PUTNAM IL-ROCK ISLAND IL-SCOTLAND MO-SCOTT IA- STEPHENSON IL-VAN BUREN IA-WARREN IL-WASHINGTON IA-WHITESIDE IL- 510 AM CST MON JAN 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. TONIGHT...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME FLOODING. THE COMBINATION OF EXPECTED RAINFALL AND RECENT SNOW MELT WILL PUSH WATER LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS HIGHER. THIS SITUATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE CHANCES OF RIVER FLOODING. ICE ACTION ALONG THE ROCK RIVER WAS CAUSING HIGH WATER AND SOME FLOODING BETWEEN MOLINE AND JOSLIN. WITH SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE CHANGES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...THE ICE IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RESULTING CHANGES IN RIVER LEVELS MAY BE SIGNIFICANT AND COULD OCCUR WITH LITTLE ADVANCE NOTICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY TUESDAY...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES. WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN A TENTH AND ONE HALF INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS NW OF A DUBUQUE TO IOWA CITY TO OTTUMWA IOWA LINE WILL SEE THE RAIN CHANGEOVER TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY. SOME MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NW OF THIS LINE WITH TRACE SNOW AMOUNTS SE OF THIS LINE. THIS PRECIPITATION...COUPLED WITH TODAY/S RAINFALL AND THE SIGNIFICANT MELTING OF OUR EXISTING DENSE SNOW AND ICE PACK...MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON MANY AREA RIVERS. ICE ACTION ON RIVERS DURING BREAKUP OF THIS MELTING COULD ALSO COMPLICATE ANY RIVER FLOODING. STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES AND FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS UPCOMING CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN AND ANY FUTURE FLOODING POTENTIAL. THURSDAY...ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE SOME SNOW...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. CONDITIONS REMAIN TOO UNCLEAR TO ASSESS SNOW AMOUNTS AND COVERAGE LOCATIONS OF THIS SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. 08/NICHOLS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 6:04 AM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 604 AM CST MON JAN 7 2008 IAZ040>042-051>054-ILZ001-002-007-071415- BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-JO DAVIESS- STEPHENSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...GALENA...FREEPORT... MOUNT CARROLL 604 AM CST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH 8 AM... AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS...WITH SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZED HAIL UP TO NEAR DIME SIZED AND BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH 8 AM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE SPOTTY RANGING FROM TRACE UP TO A HALF INCH OR MORE. NICHOLS
Local storm report, Jan 7, 6:06 AM CST, 3 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
606 AM CST MON JAN 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0559 AM HAIL MONTICELLO 42.24N 91.19W
01/07/2008 E0.88 INCH JONES IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
DIME TO NICKEL-SIZE HAIL. LASTED FOR ABOUT 4
MINUTES...UNTIL 603 AM.
&&
14Local storm report, Jan 7, 6:34 AM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
634 AM CST MON JAN 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 AM HAIL CASCADE 42.30N 91.01W
01/07/2008 E0.75 INCH DUBUQUE IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL COVERING GROUND. LOTS OF HAIL...DEPTH UNKNOWN.
&&
BILLNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 5:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jones | 23 min |
| Jan 7, 6:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 38 min |
| Jan 7, 6:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 34 min |
| Jan 7, 10:28 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa, Johnson | 42 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:28 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 25 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Lee | 29 min |
| Jan 7, 2:41 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 14 more | 15 hr |
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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.