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River Flood Warning 152, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 27, 2010Story County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jun 27, 2010, 6:34 AM CDT for Story County, Iowa. It took effect at Jun 27, 2010, 9:49 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 27, 2010, 6:34 AM CDT (11:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 27, 2010, 9:49 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 27, 2010, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Flood severity
Minor

County Story County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:34 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 Ioway Creek at Ames Lincoln Way (AMWI4).

Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
15.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05470500, 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, 6:40 PM CDT, 11 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 6:40 PM CDT, 11 hours 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 4:32 PM CDT, 14 hours 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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 8:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Floyd, Worth32 hr
Jun 26, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXEmmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto57 min
Jun 26, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXEmmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebago48 min
Jun 26, 9:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXEmmet, Palo Alto6 hr
Jun 26, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXEmmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas47 min
Jun 26, 9:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXEmmet, Palo Alto3 hr
Jun 26, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth58 min
Jun 26, 10:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Pocahontas, Webster and 3 more3 hr
Jun 26, 11:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster39 min
Jun 27, 12:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXSac43 min
Jun 27, 12:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Franklin, Grundy and 6 more4 hr
Jun 27, 12:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCalhoun, Pocahontas, Sac6 hr
Jun 27, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Sac37 min
Jun 27, 1:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Carroll, Greene, Webster41 min
Jun 27, 1:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXWebster6 hr
Jun 27, 2:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXBoone, Carroll, Crawford, Greene4 hr
Jun 27, 2:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXDallas, Greene7 days
Jun 27, 2:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXCalhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Sac6 hr
Jun 27, 3:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBoone, Greene6 hr
Jun 27, 3:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXAudubon, Dallas, Guthrie4 hr
Jun 27, 3:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMXJasper, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Tama4 hr
Jun 27, 4:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXLucas, Marion, Warren42 min
Jun 27, 4:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXJasper, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe41 min
Jun 27, 4:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAppanoose, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Wayne46 min
Jun 27, 4:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk9 hr
Jun 27, 4:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk17 hr
Jun 27, 5:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXDallas, Polk9 hr
Jun 27, 5:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler30 hr
Jun 27, 6:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk, Story40 hr
Jun 27, 6:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXJasper, Marion, Polk62 hr
Jun 27, 7:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk9 days
Jun 27, 7:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMadison, Warren3 days
Jun 27, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXHumboldt26 hr
Jun 27, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk4 days
Jun 27, 10:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXDallas, Polk49 hr
Jun 27, 10:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk7 days
Jun 27, 11:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk9 days
Jun 27, 11:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMadison, Warren10 hr
Jun 27, 3:26 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXCass7 hr

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.