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River Flood Warning 110, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 18, 2010Boone County, Hamilton County, Webster County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jun 18, 2010, 8:55 PM CDT for Boone County, Hamilton County, Webster County, Iowa. It took effect at Jun 19, 2010, 8:12 AM CDT. It was in force for 19 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2010, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 19, 2010, 8:12 AM CDT
Expired
Jul 8, 2010, 4:15 AM CDT
In force
19 days
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Boone County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Webster County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:55 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 near Stratford (STRI4).

Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
19 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 05481300, 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 Jun 18, 6:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 6:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
641 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

.SHORT TERM...
REAL THREAT OF SURFACE BASED CONVECTION TO INITIATE ALONG WARM
FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG IOWA/MISSOURI BORDER WITH CAPES EXPECTED OVER
4000 IN SOUTHWEST IOWA AND 0-6 KM SHEAR AROUND 40 KTS. WRF MODEL
TENDS TO TAKE EXISTING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
INTO A FORWARD PROPAGATING MCS. THE HRRR MODEL DEVELOPS SUPERCELLS
OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA...THEN DEVELOPS IT INTO ITS OWN MCS FROM CENTRAL
IOWA MOVING SOUTHEAST. LEANING TOWARD THE HRRR MODEL WHICH BEST TAPS
THE INSTABILITY OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA. THIS SCENARIO WILL INTRODUCE
PLENTY OF QPF OVER THE MOIST SOILS OF SOUTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT WHICH
COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE SUPERCELLS SHOULD DEVELOP IN A
FAVORABLE TORNADIC ENVIRONMENT ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

.LONG TERM...
VERY BUSY TODAY WITH SHORT TERM FORECAST ISSUES SO MUCH OF THE
FORECAST WAS BASED ON PERSISTENCE...HPC GUIDANCE IN THE LONG TERM
AND COLLABORATION WITH NEARBY WFO/S.  ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN
CONTINUES ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE PERIOD.  WAS UNABLE TO GO
DRY FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.

WSW ZONAL FLOW FROM THE WESTERN US NE ACROSS THE NORTHER PLAINS AND
INTO THE GREAT LAKES ATTM.  SOUTH OF THE WESTERLIES...A LARGE FLAT
UPPER RIDGE OVER THE SRN CONUS.  UPPER PATTERN REMAINS THE SAME FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH OCNL SHORT WAVE IMPULSES MOVG THROUGH THE
FLOW.  ASSOCIATED SFC BOUNDARY SHOULD EXTEND FROM IL WNW ACROSS NRN
MO AND INTO THE CNTRL PLAINS BY 12Z SATURDAY.  NAM MUCH SLOWER WITH
RETURN MOISTURE THAN THE GFS. FORECASTED A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THESE
SOLUTIONS.  IN EITHER CASE...AMS RELOADS OVER THE PLAINS BY SATURDAY
EVENING AND ANOTHER MCS SHOULD MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. AFTER THAT...LOOKS LIKE THE MCS TRAIN SHOULD
CONTINUE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THE NEW 12Z ECMWF SUGGEST THE BOUNDARY PUSHES SOUTH MID TO LATE
WEEK. NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO FORECAST THAT ATTM...BUT WE HOPE IT
IS CORRECT.

WILL ISSUE ESF FOR ALL OF THE FORECAST RAIN AND POTENTIAL
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD ISSUES.

&&

.AVIATION...
19/00Z...STRONG CONVECTION HAS PUSHED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALL
TAF SITES EXCEPT OTM WHERE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE THROUGH
OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. MAIN CONCERN WITH OTM IS WITH STRONG
WINDS...AS WELL AS MVFR CIGS/VIS THROUGH 03Z. COLD FRONT LOOKS TO
PUSH THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING WITH WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST. WEAK
SURFACE HIGH BUILDS INTO THE STATE THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF
FORECAST.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR ADAIR-ADAMS-
APPANOOSE-AUDUBON-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CASS-CLARKE-
CRAWFORD-DALLAS-DAVIS-DECATUR-GREENE-GRUNDY-GUTHRIE-HAMILTON-
HARDIN-JASPER-LUCAS-MADISON-MAHASKA-MARION-MARSHALL-MONROE-POLK-
POWESHIEK-RINGGOLD-SAC-STORY-TAMA-TAYLOR-UNION-WAPELLO-WARREN-
WAYNE-WEBSTER.

&&

SHORT TERM...JAH
LONG TERM...JAJ
AVIATION...KLP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 3:55 PM CDT, 5 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
355 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

IAZ033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-191000-
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-
CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-
JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-
UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
355 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS THIS EVENING.
THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE FOR WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR
MORE...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE IS ALSO AN
ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT.

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

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA.
PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...HOWEVER THE GREATEST THREAT IS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS LIKELY BETWEEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IS QUITE LIKELY OVER CENTRAL
IOWA...WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING OVER 6 INCHES.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA.  A
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH 900 PM.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-191000-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-
355 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE
PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE FOR WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR MORE...LARGE
HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE IS ALSO AN ISOLATED
TORNADO THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...HOWEVER THE GREATEST THREAT IS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS LIKELY BETWEEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IS QUITE LIKELY OVER CENTRAL
IOWA...WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING OVER 6 INCHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH 900 PM.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 18, 7:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
710 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

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

0651 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NNE MARYSVILLE        41.20N 92.95W
06/18/2010                   MARION             IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER 1 FOOT DEEP FROM FARM FIELDS RUNNING OVER VERMONT
            DRIVE EAST OF HIGHWAY T23 NEAR MARYSVILLE.

&&

RVACHALE
Local storm report, Jun 18, 7:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
736 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

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

0731 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 E CLUTIER             42.08N 92.38W
06/18/2010                   TAMA               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLASH FLOODING WATERS RUNNING OVER ROAD AT V18 AND
            E36...1 MILE EAST OF CLUTIER.

&&

RVACHALE
Local storm report, Jun 18, 8:08 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
808 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

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

0803 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 NNW PLANO             40.82N 93.08W
06/18/2010  E60 MPH          APPANOOSE          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JB
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:12 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
812 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

IAZ062-075-190145-
MAHASKA-POWESHIEK-
812 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 809 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL MAHASKA COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

BEERENDS
Local storm report, Jun 18, 8:31 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
831 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

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

0828 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 E MOULTON             40.69N 92.62W
06/18/2010  E60 MPH          DAVIS              IA   PUBLIC

&&

JB
Local storm report, Jun 18, 8:40 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 7:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXMarion6 hr
Jun 18, 7:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXClarke, Union4 hr
Jun 18, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Mahaska, Marion, Poweshiek40 min
Jun 18, 7:21 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne24 min
Jun 18, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAppanoose, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne39 min
Jun 18, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXClarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne49 min
Jun 18, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAppanoose, Wayne31 min
Jun 18, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAppanoose, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne16 min
Jun 18, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAppanoose, Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne53 min
Jun 18, 8:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXDecatur, Wayne3 hr
Jun 18, 8:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAppanoose, Davis6 hr
Jun 18, 8:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMadison, Warren3 days
Jun 18, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAppanoose, Davis, Wayne44 min
Jun 18, 10:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXWayne3 hr
Jun 18, 11:38 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXAppanoose, Wayne17 hr
Jun 19, 4:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMXAdair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 38 more54 hr
Jun 19, 4:03 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDMXAdair, Adams, Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Cass and 25 more4 hr
Jun 19, 4:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMahaska, Wapello79 days
Jun 19, 4:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXWapello80 days
Jun 19, 8:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXWright49 hr
Jun 19, 9:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMahaska, Marion25 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2010Every river flood warning in 2010

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.