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River Flood Warning 48, NWS Quad Cities, IA

April 5, 2008Louisa County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2008, 10:28 AM CDT for Louisa County, Iowa. It took effect at Apr 6, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2008, 10:28 AM CDT (15:28 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 8, 2008, 4:02 AM CDT
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Flood severity
Minor

County Louisa County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Iowa River at Wapello (WAPI4). The gauge peaked at 20.07 ft at Apr 7, 2008, 5:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
18.5 ft
Minor stage
21 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
27.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05465500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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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.