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River Flood Warning 143, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 26, 2010Marshall County, Iowa

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.

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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 Iowa River at Marshalltown (MIWI4). The gauge peaked at 19.00 ft at Jun 28, 2010, 7:00 PM CDT.

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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, Jun 26, 4:32 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth66 min
Jun 25, 8:39 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Worth39 min
Jun 25, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXButler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin49 min
Jun 25, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXEmmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago and 1 more49 min
Jun 25, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXEmmet, Palo Alto67 min
Jun 25, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler47 min
Jun 25, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXButler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Humboldt and 2 more43 min
Jun 25, 10:06 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXWright24 min
Jun 25, 10:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXHumboldt, Wright12 min
Jun 25, 10:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXButler, Franklin, Wright6 hr
Jun 25, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy40 min
Jun 25, 10:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas and 2 more53 min
Jun 25, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story and 2 more50 min
Jun 25, 11:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXEmmet13 days
Jun 25, 11:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXEmmet, Palo Alto6 hr
Jun 25, 11:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Dallas, Jasper, Polk, Story57 min
Jun 25, 11:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXEmmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto3 hr
Jun 25, 11:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHumboldt, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac60 min
Jun 26, 12:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXHumboldt, Pocahontas, Webster6 hr
Jun 26, 12:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster, Wright40 min
Jun 26, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Pocahontas60 min
Jun 26, 1:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAppanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello37 min
Jun 26, 3:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXPalo Alto38 min
Jun 26, 3:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMXAdair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more28 hr
Jun 26, 4:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHumboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas60 min
Jun 26, 5:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXWebster7 days
Jun 26, 5:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPalo Alto4 days
Jun 26, 5:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXDallas, Polk23 min
Jun 26, 6:05 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXHumboldt12 hr
Jun 26, 6:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMahaska6 days
Jun 26, 7:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMXPalo Alto12 hr
Jun 26, 9:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMadison, Warren5 hr
Jun 26, 4:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXJasper, Marion, Polk4 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.