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River Flood Warning 89, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Apr 18, 2008, 11:49 PM CDT for Lee County, Van Buren County, Iowa. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2008, 11:49 PM CDT (04:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2008, 3:54 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Lee County, IA, Van Buren County, IA
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:51 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 Des Moines River at Keosauqua (KEQI4). The gauge peaked at 22.03 ft at Apr 19, 2008, 12:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 21 ft
- Minor stage
- 22 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 27 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05490500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 9:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 62 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.