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River Flood Warning 76, NWS Des Moines, IA

June 5, 2010Appanoose County, Wayne County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jun 5, 2010, 12:36 PM CDT for Appanoose County, Wayne County, Iowa. It took effect at Jun 5, 2010, 3:17 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 5, 2010, 12:36 PM CDT (17:36 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 5, 2010, 3:17 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 6, 2010, 11:47 AM CDT
In force: 21 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 17:38 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 Jun 5, 6:41 AM CDT, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 6:41 AM CDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 5:53 AM CDT, 6 hours 43 minutes before

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, 7:26 AM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 5, 10:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 53 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
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, 7:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Taylor	14 hr
Jun 5, 8:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DMX	Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor, Union	22 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

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.