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River Flood Warning 93, NWS Des Moines, IA

October 26, 2009Humboldt County, Kossuth County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Oct 26, 2009, 8:35 AM CDT for Humboldt County, Kossuth County, Iowa. It was in force for 59 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2009, 8:35 AM CDT (13:35 UTC)
Expired
Oct 28, 2009, 7:29 PM CDT
In force
59 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:32 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 East Fork Des Moines River near Algona (AGNI4). The gauge peaked at 14.31 ft at Oct 27, 2009, 7:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
17 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05478265, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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.