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River Flood Warning 104, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Dec 23, 2009, 1:26 PM CST for Lucas County, Wayne County, Iowa. It took effect at Dec 25, 2009, 1:44 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2009, 1:26 PM CST (19:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2009, 1:44 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2009, 7:51 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Lucas County, IA, Wayne County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Chariton River near Chariton (CHTI4). The gauge peaked at 16.76 ft at Dec 25, 2009, 2:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 19.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 26 ft
- Major stage
- 29 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06903400, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What 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 Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Dec 23, 1:20 PM CST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 1:20 PM CST, 6 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 5:22 AM CST, 8 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 522 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>036-044>046-241130- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- 522 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS REDUCING VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT ANY SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED. AN EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFERENCE CALL IS SCHEDULED AT 11AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING. IAZ037>039-047>050-057>060-070>072-241130- HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- 522 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING...AND POSSIBLY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...LEADING TO SOME ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY APPROACH THE STATE AND BRING A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN TO THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...LOOK FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW. MODERATE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT ANY SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED. AN EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFERENCE CALL IS SCHEDULED AT 11AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING. IAZ061-073-081>083-092>094-241130- JASPER-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- 522 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WITH INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY INTO THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN. HOWEVER...WARMER AIR WILL ALSO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN IOWA...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TO RECEIVE ALL RAIN THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY APPROACH THE STATE AND BRING A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN TO THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...LOOK FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW. MODERATE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT ANY SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED. AN EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFERENCE CALL IS SCHEDULED AT 11AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING. IAZ062-074-075-084>086-095>097-241130- POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 522 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS...BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL RAIN BY AROUND MIDDAY. A CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A POTENT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE STATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. HOWEVER...WARMER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE FOR A LONG DURATION. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE FOR RAIN ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO A WINTRY MIX DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WITH THE CURRENT SNOW PACK CONTAINING AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT...AREAS OF FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AREAS PRONE TO ICE JAMS AND RAPID RISES IN RIVER AND CREEK LEVELS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT ANY SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED. AN EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFERENCE CALL IS SCHEDULED AT 11AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING. PODRAZIK
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 5:07 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 36 more | 71 hr |
| Dec 23, 5:07 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 37 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:58 PM CST | Flood Watch | DMX | Appanoose, Black Hawk, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Jasper and 11 more | 12 hr |
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River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009
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.