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River Flood Warning 69, NWS Des Moines, IA

May 13, 2010Mahaska County, Marion County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at May 13, 2010, 10:17 AM CDT for Mahaska County, Marion County, Iowa. It took effect at May 13, 2010, 3:34 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 13, 2010, 10:17 AM CDT (15:17 UTC)
In effect from: May 13, 2010, 3:34 PM CDT
Expired: May 17, 2010, 3:12 AM CDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point South Skunk River near Oskaloosa (OOAI4). The gauge peaked at 21.34 ft at May 15, 2010, 1:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 24.5 ft
Moderate stage: 28.5 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05471500, 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 May 13, 6:28 AM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 6:28 AM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 4:32 AM CDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 13, 7:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 55 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
May 12, 7:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Clarke, Jasper, Lucas, Marion, Polk, Warren	3 hr
May 12, 7:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy, Marshall, Tama	3 hr
May 12, 8:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Poweshiek	3 hr
May 12, 8:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy	6 hr
May 12, 9:19 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Wapello	24 hr
May 12, 9:19 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Madison, Warren	24 hr
May 12, 9:19 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Lucas, Wayne	36 hr
May 12, 10:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DMX	Jasper, Marion, Polk, Warren	3 hr
May 12, 11:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Davis, Wapello	6 hr
May 13, 1:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Wayne	38 min
May 13, 10:08 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler	66 hr
May 13, 10:08 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Black Hawk, Butler	48 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.