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River Flood Warning 178, NWS Des Moines, IA

July 20, 2010Appanoose County, Wayne County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jul 20, 2010, 4:38 AM CDT for Appanoose County, Wayne County, Iowa. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 20, 2010, 4:38 AM CDT (09:38 UTC)
Expired: Jul 21, 2010, 4:43 PM CDT
In force: 36 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 09:41 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).

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 20, 12:07 AM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 12:07 AM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 3:53 AM CDT, 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 1:07 AM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
107 AM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010

IAZ057-058-070>074-081>086-092>097-200815-
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
107 AM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010

...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA...

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LINING UP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.
THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA AND
PRODUCE A SWATH OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. A BAND OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF
RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4
TO 7 INCHES MAY OCCUR OVER WAYNE AND APPANOOSE COUNTIES. THESE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER IN
ADDITION TO FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

DONAVON

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 1:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 3:46 AM CDT, 52 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 19, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Wapello	36 min
Jul 19, 8:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Appanoose	27 min
Jul 19, 8:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Decatur, Wayne	29 min
Jul 20, 12:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Wayne	6 hr
Jul 20, 2:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Clarke, Madison, Warren	53 min
Jul 20, 3:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Clarke, Lucas, Madison, Monroe, Union, Warren	6 hr
Jul 20, 3:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Clarke, Decatur, Union	47 min
Jul 20, 4:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose	49 hr
Jul 20, 5:23 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Lucas, Wayne	35 hr
Jul 20, 7:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Wayne	12 hr
Jul 20, 9:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DMX	Clarke, Lucas, Madison, Monroe, Union, Warren	12 hr
Jul 20, 2:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Mahaska, Marion	46 hr
Jul 20, 2:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Warren	5 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.