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River Flood Warning 151, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 27, 2010Jasper County, Marion County, Polk County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jun 27, 2010, 6:32 AM CDT for Jasper County, Marion County, Polk County, Iowa. It took effect at Jun 27, 2010, 12:30 PM CDT. It was in force for 57 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 27, 2010, 6:32 AM CDT (11:32 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 27, 2010, 12:30 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 29, 2010, 9:01 PM CDT
In force: 57 hr
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Jasper County, IA, Marion County, IA, Polk County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point South Skunk River at Colfax (CFXI4). The gauge peaked at 17.44 ft at Jun 29, 2010, 12:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 19 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05471050, 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 27, 6:22 AM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 6:22 AM CDT, 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 4:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 27, 2:40 AM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
240 AM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010

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

0234 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NW JOLLEY             42.52N 94.76W
06/27/2010                   CALHOUN            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY D15 NEAR GARBER AND JANESVILLE
            AVENUES...FROM POCAHONTAS COUNTY SHERIFF.

0234 AM     FLASH FLOOD      POMEROY                 42.55N 94.68W
06/27/2010                   CALHOUN            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            UNDERPASS/VIADUCT FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 4. FROM CALHOUN
            COUNTY SHERIFF

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SMALL

Local storm report, Jun 27, 3:08 AM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:08 AM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 27, 3:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 26, 8:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Worth	32 hr
Jun 26, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto	57 min
Jun 26, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebago	48 min
Jun 26, 9:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Emmet, Palo Alto	6 hr
Jun 26, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas	47 min
Jun 26, 9:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Emmet, Palo Alto	3 hr
Jun 26, 10:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth	58 min
Jun 26, 10:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Pocahontas, Webster and 3 more	3 hr
Jun 26, 11:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Calhoun, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster	39 min
Jun 27, 12:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Sac	43 min
Jun 27, 12:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Franklin, Grundy and 6 more	4 hr
Jun 27, 12:52 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Calhoun, Pocahontas, Sac	6 hr
Jun 27, 1:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Sac	37 min
Jun 27, 1:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Webster	41 min
Jun 27, 1:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Webster	6 hr
Jun 27, 2:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Greene	4 hr
Jun 27, 2:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Dallas, Greene	7 days
Jun 27, 2:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Sac	6 hr
Jun 27, 3:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Boone, Greene	6 hr
Jun 27, 3:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Audubon, Dallas, Guthrie	4 hr
Jun 27, 3:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Tama	4 hr
Jun 27, 4:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Lucas, Marion, Warren	42 min
Jun 27, 4:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe	41 min
Jun 27, 4:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Wayne	46 min
Jun 27, 4:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Polk	9 hr
Jun 27, 4:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Polk	17 hr
Jun 27, 5:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Dallas, Polk	9 hr
Jun 27, 5:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler	30 hr
Jun 27, 6:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Polk, Story	40 hr
Jun 27, 6:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Story	15 hr
Jun 27, 7:19 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Polk	9 days
Jun 27, 7:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Madison, Warren	3 days
Jun 27, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Humboldt	26 hr
Jun 27, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Polk	4 days
Jun 27, 10:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Dallas, Polk	49 hr
Jun 27, 10:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Polk	7 days
Jun 27, 11:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Polk	9 days
Jun 27, 11:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Madison, Warren	10 hr
Jun 27, 3:26 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Cass	7 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.