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River Flood Warning 75, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jun 5, 2010, 7:35 AM CDT for Taylor County, Iowa. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2010, 7:35 AM CDT (12:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2010, 9:08 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Taylor County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point East Fork 102 River at Bedford (BDFI4). The gauge peaked at 23.98 ft at Jun 5, 2010, 2:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 19 ft
- Minor stage
- 24 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06819185, 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 5, 6:41 AM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 6:41 AM CDT, 54 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 553 AM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 IAZ075-085-086-096-097-061100- MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 553 AM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS POSSIBLE. MORE SIGNIFICANT STORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW TORNADOES... 2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND 75 MPH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM TODAY. ADDITIONAL AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD. 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR MONDAY...TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS PERIOD WILL BE BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM TODAY. IAZ047>050-057>062-070>074-081>084-092>095-061100- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER- POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- 553 AM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS EXIST TODAY. STORMS THIS MORNING COULD PRODUCE QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO...HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL AND 65 MPH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR MONDAY...TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS PERIOD WILL BE BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. IAZ044>046-061100- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- 553 AM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS EXIST TODAY. STORMS THIS MORNING COULD PRODUCE QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO...QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND 65 MPH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR MONDAY...TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS PERIOD WILL BE BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-061100- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 553 AM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR TODAY. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM WITH QUARTER SIZED HAIL IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCATTERED MAINLY NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR MONDAY...TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS PERIOD WILL BE BETTER DEFINED IN THE COMING DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. DONAVON
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 5, 1:56 AM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
156 AM CDT SAT JUN 05 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 N REDDING 40.62N 94.39W
06/05/2010 RINGGOLD IA TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER COVERING HWY P27...DITCHES ALSO FULL OF WATER.
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JBLocal storm report, Jun 5, 3:12 AM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Davis | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 12:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Taylor | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 1:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Wapello | 26 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass, Taylor | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 2:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Union | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Decatur | 3 days |
| Jun 5, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 4:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Taylor | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 7:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DMX | Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 7:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor, Wayne | 24 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 22 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Wayne | 23 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Webster | 57 min |
| Jun 5, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story | 47 min |
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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.