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River Flood Warning 162, NWS Des Moines, IA

July 5, 2010Appanoose County, Wayne County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jul 5, 2010, 3:52 AM CDT for Appanoose County, Wayne County, Iowa. It took effect at Jul 5, 2010, 5:06 AM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2010, 3:52 AM CDT (08:52 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 5, 2010, 5:06 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 5, 2010, 11:59 PM CDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Appanoose County, IA, Wayne County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point South Fork Chariton River near Promise City (PRMI4). The gauge peaked at 19.51 ft at Jul 5, 2010, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 22 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft
Moderate stage: 28 ft
Major stage: 31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06903700, 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 Jul 5, 3:30 AM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:30 AM CDT, 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 3:58 PM CDT, 11 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
358 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 2010

IAZ026>028-036>039-046>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-052100-
FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-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-
358 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. IN
ADDITION...THIS RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO PROLONG THE ONGOING RIVER
FLOODING WITHIN THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

LINGERING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY
MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE
AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE
WITH BOTH EVENTS AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE THE
RIVER FLOODING. CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS EXIST ON WEDNESDAY.
HOWEVER...NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED DURING THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY HOWEVER RAINFALL REPORTS
OVER THE WEEKEND WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>025-033>035-044-045-052100-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-
358 PM CDT SUN JUL 4 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT. LOCALLY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...NO SEVERE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING AND EXACERBATE THE RIVER FLOODING. CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS
EXIST ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED
DURING THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY HOWEVER RAINFALL REPORTS
OVER THE WEEKEND WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

KLP

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 10:26 PM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 2:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
200 AM CDT MON JUL 05 2010

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

1130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NE BLAKESBURG         41.00N 92.57W
07/04/2010                   WAPELLO            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MORE THAN A FOOT OF WATER RUNNING OVER 215TH AVENUE
            BETWEEN HIGHWAY 34 AND BLUEGRASS ROAD.

&&

CCOGIL

Local storm report, Jul 5, 2:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
204 AM CDT MON JUL 05 2010

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

1015 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SE RATHBUN LAKE       40.81N 92.90W
07/04/2010                   APPANOOSE          IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROAD ON J5T BETWEEN RATHBUN
            LAKE AND WALNUT CITY.

&&

BEERENDS

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:03 AM CDT, 49 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
Jul 4, 8:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Appanoose, Decatur, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne	3 hr
Jul 4, 9:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne	6 hr
Jul 4, 11:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Appanoose, Davis, Wapello	3 hr
Jul 5, 6:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Mahaska, Marion	37 hr
Jul 5, 9:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Polk	14 hr
Jul 5, 1:32 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose	27 hr
Jul 5, 5:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Emmet, Palo Alto	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2010 Every 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.