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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Des Moines, IA

March 24, 2009Taylor County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Mar 24, 2009, 3:50 AM CDT for Taylor County, Iowa. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 24, 2009, 3:50 AM CDT (08:50 UTC)
Expired: Mar 24, 2009, 11:01 AM CDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Flood severity: Major

County Taylor County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 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 East Fork 102 River at Bedford (BDFI4). The gauge peaked at 22.54 ft at Mar 24, 2009, 5:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 19 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06819185, 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 Mar 24, 3:39 AM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 3:39 AM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 10:37 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1037 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

IAZ062-074-075-083>086-094>097-250345-
POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-
WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
1037 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL...THOUGH A FEW STORMS MAY
PRODUCE SOME WIND AND SMALL HAIL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE QUARTERS
OF AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A QUARTER IS POSSIBLE OVER THE OUTLOOK
AREA. THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE RIVER FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SHOWERS AND NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY MORNING
WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING. FRIDAY THROUGH
MIDDAY SUNDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA. THIS
TIME... MUCH COLDER AIR WILL GET DRAWN DOWN AND THE PRECIPITATION
COULD POSSIBLY BE A RAIN/SNOW MIX AT NIGHT WITH MAINLY RAIN DURING
THE DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED BUT RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD
BE APPRECIATED.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>061-070>073-081-
082-092-093-250345-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-CASS-
ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
1037 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL
FROM ONE HALF TO UP TO ONE INCH. A SMALL AREA OF NORTHWEST IOWA
WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WINDS GUSTING TO ABOVE 40 MPH THROUGH THE
MIDNIGHT HOUR BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SHOWERS AND A FEW NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO
TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. FRIDAY
THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA.
THIS TIME...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL GET DRAWN DOWN AND THE PRECIPITATION
COULD POSSIBLY BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW AT NIGHT AND RAIN OR A
RAIN/SNOW MIX DURING THE DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT BUT RAINFALL
REPORTS AND ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER FROM EARLIER THIS
EVENING WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

REV

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 23, 10:16 PM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1016 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 PM     TORNADO          3 SSW CUMBERLAND        41.23N 94.89W
03/23/2009                   CASS               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DAMAGE AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITHIN A SEVERAL MINUTE
            PERIOD. GRAIN BINS DESTROYED...AN ANHYDROUS TANK
            FLIPPED...AND A SMALL OUTBUILDING DESTROYED AT 670TH
            STREET AND QUINCY. GRAIN BINS DESTROYED AND TREES DOWN AT
            650TH AND TUSCON. GRAIN BINS DESTROYED AND TREES DOWN AT
            HIGHWAY 92 BETWEEN 650TH AND 660TH STREETS.

&&

RK

Local storm report, Mar 23, 10:33 PM CDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1033 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0832 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CARBON                  41.05N 94.82W
03/23/2009                   ADAMS              IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MOTOR HOME TURNED ON ITS SIDE. POWER POLES DOWN. PART OF
            ROOF OF HOUSE BLOWN OFF. ALL DEBRIS LYING TO THE
            NORTHEAST. TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

RK

Local storm report, Mar 23, 11:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1100 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1018 PM     TSTM WND GST     ESTHERVILLE AIRPORT     43.41N 94.75W
03/23/2009  M62 MPH          EMMET              IA   ASOS

&&

MS MAR 09

Local storm report, Mar 23, 11:02 PM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1102 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0435 AM     TSTM WND GST     ATLANTIC AIRPORT        41.41N 95.06W
03/23/2009  M61.00 MPH       CASS               IA   AWOS

            DELAYED REPORT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING

0746 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST DENISON                 42.02N 95.35W
03/23/2009  M65.00 MPH       CRAWFORD           IA   MESONET

&&

MS MAR 09

Local storm report, Mar 23, 11:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1110 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0746 PM     TSTM WND GST     DENISON                 42.02N 95.35W
03/23/2009  E65.00 MPH       CRAWFORD           IA   MESONET

&&

MS MAR 09

Local storm report, Mar 23, 11:47 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1147 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0435 AM     TSTM WND GST     ATLANTIC AIRPORT        41.41N 95.06W
03/23/2009  M61.00 MPH       CASS               IA   AWOS

            DELAYED REPORT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING

0746 PM     TSTM WND GST     DENISON                 42.02N 95.35W
03/23/2009  E65.00 MPH       CRAWFORD           IA   MESONET

0815 PM     TORNADO          3 SSW CUMBERLAND        41.23N 94.89W
03/23/2009                   CASS               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            AT LEAST A BRIEF TORNADO TRACK HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.
            ANHYDROUS AMONIA TANKS WERE LEAKING.

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW CUMBERLAND        41.23N 94.89W
03/23/2009                   CASS               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MINOR DAMAGE TO FARM...TREES AND GRAIN BINS. POSSIBLY
            FROM TORNADO. EXACT DEGREE OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN.

0815 PM     TORNADO          3 SSW CUMBERLAND        41.23N 94.89W
03/23/2009                   CASS               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DAMAGE AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITHIN A SEVERAL MINUTE
            PERIOD. GRAIN BINS DESTROYED...AN ANHYDROUS TANK
            FLIPPED...AND A SMALL OUTBUILDING DESTROYED AT 670TH
            STREET AND QUINCY. GRAIN BINS DESTROYED AND TREES DOWN AT
            650TH AND TUSCON. GRAIN BINS DESTROYED AND TREES DOWN AT
            HIGHWAY 92 BETWEEN 650TH AND 660TH STREETS.

0832 PM     HAIL             GRAVITY                 40.76N 94.74W
03/23/2009  E0.88 INCH       TAYLOR             IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            FROM KCCI TV VIEWER

0832 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CARBON                  41.05N 94.82W
03/23/2009                   ADAMS              IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MOTOR HOME TURNED ON ITS SIDE. POWER POLES DOWN. PART OF
            ROOF OF HOUSE BLOWN OFF. ALL DEBRIS LYING TO THE
            NORTHEAST. TIME ESTIMATED.

0904 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ADAIR                   41.50N 94.64W
03/23/2009                   ADAIR              IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF BLOWN OFF A RESTAURANT. CANOPY OF CASEYS STORE
            DESTROYED.

0938 PM     TSTM WND GST     ALGONA                  43.07N 94.23W
03/23/2009  M64.00 MPH       KOSSUTH            IA   MESONET

1018 PM     TSTM WND GST     ESTHERVILLE AIRPORT     43.41N 94.75W
03/23/2009  M62.00 MPH       EMMET              IA   ASOS

&&

MS MAR 09

The office that day

Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 23, 8:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Adams, Cass	27 min
Mar 23, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Madison, Union	23 min
Mar 23, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison, Polk	31 min
Mar 23, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Dallas, Madison, Polk, Warren	32 min
Mar 24, 8:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Lucas	3 days
Mar 24, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Wapello	48 hr
Mar 24, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Wapello	5 days
Mar 24, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Mahaska	3 days
Mar 24, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Decatur	29 hr
Mar 24, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Wayne	23 hr
Mar 24, 2:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DMX	Marion	6 hr
Mar 24, 3:38 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Madison, Warren	6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2009 Every 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.