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River Flood Warning 143, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jun 26, 2010, 4:34 PM CDT for Marshall County, Iowa. It took effect at Jun 27, 2010, 6:12 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2010, 4:34 PM CDT (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 27, 2010, 6:12 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2010, 5:33 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Marshall County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 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 Iowa River at Marshalltown (MIWI4). The gauge peaked at 19.00 ft at Jun 28, 2010, 7:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 19 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05451500, 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 26, 3:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 3:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 432 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-272145- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN- 432 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...AND THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FROM ALGONA NORTH AND WEST. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE A TORNADO THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY WITH THE STORMS...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ADDITIONAL NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES EXIST SUNDAY MORNING. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. IAZ027-028-033>039-044>050-058>061-072>074-272145- BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- 432 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL IOWA LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ON SATURATED GROUND. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ADDITIONAL NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES EXIST SUNDAY THROUGH NOON. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. IAZ057-062-070-071-075-081>086-092>097-272145- AUDUBON-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE- WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 432 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING IN THE WEST...AND AFTER MIDNIGHT FARTHER EAST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO A THREAT. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES EXIST THROUGH MID AFTERNOON SUNDAY. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF 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 AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MID MORNING. JUNGBLUTH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 26, 2:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Worth | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin | 49 min |
| Jun 25, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago and 1 more | 49 min |
| Jun 25, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet, Palo Alto | 67 min |
| Jun 25, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 47 min |
| Jun 25, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Humboldt and 2 more | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 10:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Wright | 24 min |
| Jun 25, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Wright | 12 min |
| Jun 25, 10:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Wright | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy | 40 min |
| Jun 25, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas and 2 more | 53 min |
| Jun 25, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story and 2 more | 50 min |
| Jun 25, 11:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Emmet | 13 days |
| Jun 25, 11:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Emmet, Palo Alto | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Polk, Story | 57 min |
| Jun 25, 11:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 12:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster, Wright | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Pocahontas | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 1:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Palo Alto | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 3:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 28 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 5:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 7 days |
| Jun 26, 5:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Palo Alto | 4 days |
| Jun 26, 5:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 23 min |
| Jun 26, 6:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Humboldt | 12 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 6 days |
| Jun 26, 7:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Palo Alto | 12 hr |
| Jun 26, 9:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Polk | 4 hr |
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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.