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River Flood Warning 101, NWS Quad Cities, IA

May 13, 2010Des Moines County, Lee County, Iowa; Hancock County, Henderson County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at May 13, 2010, 11:21 AM CDT for Des Moines County, Lee County, Iowa; Hancock County, Henderson County, Illinois. It took effect at May 15, 2010, 9:31 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 13, 2010, 11:21 AM CDT (16:21 UTC)
In effect from: May 15, 2010, 9:31 AM CDT
Expired: May 18, 2010, 11:17 PM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Des Moines County, IA, Lee County, IA, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at Burlington (BRLI4).

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 16.5 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 13, 10:41 AM CDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 10:41 AM CDT, 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 5:29 AM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
529 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-141030-
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
529 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST
CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA THIS MORNING. RAIN AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS
MORNING... WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLASH FLOODING.

LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. A FEW STORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD
OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. IF ENOUGH HEATING AND DESTABILIZATION CAN OCCUR
THEN THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR A FEW OF THESE STORMS
TO BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. THE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM STERLING ROCK FALLS
ILLINOIS... TO BURLINGTON IOWA IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE
WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON.

AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY... AND WILL NOT BE
NEEDED TONIGHT. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH OR FLASH FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 13, 9:06 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 9:09 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 13, 9:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
956 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010

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

0955 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NW NEW BOSTON         40.59N 91.53W
05/13/2010  M4.00 INCH       LEE                IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

&&

LEGRO

Local storm report, May 13, 10:28 AM CDT, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1028 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010

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

0841 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HAZLETON                42.62N 91.91W
05/13/2010  M2.47 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

&&

LEGRO

Local storm report, May 13, 10:29 AM CDT, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1029 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010

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

0530 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NE COLUSA             40.59N 91.14W
05/13/2010  M2.80 INCH       HANCOCK            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0536 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 W MEMPHIS             40.47N 92.28W
05/13/2010  M6.00 INCH       SCOTLAND           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAINFALL OF 5 INCHES BETWEEN 6 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
            330 AM THIS MORNING. ANOTHER INCH FELL ON WEDNESDAY.

0545 AM     HEAVY RAIN       KEOSAUQUA               40.73N 91.96W
05/13/2010  M3.00 INCH       VAN BUREN          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAIN TOTAL SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

0546 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SW GRANGER            40.43N 92.02W
05/13/2010  M3.10 INCH       SCOTLAND           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL SO FAR.

0610 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 E CANTRIL             40.64N 91.98W
05/13/2010  M3.70 INCH       VAN BUREN          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL FAR.

0613 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ESE NEW LONDON          40.92N 91.40W
05/13/2010  M3.40 INCH       HENRY              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAINFALL TOTAL OVERNIGHT.

0615 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 E COLUSA              40.57N 91.11W
05/13/2010                   HANCOCK            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CAMP CREEK IS OVER THE ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF
            HIGHWAYS 9 AND 94 EAST OF COLUSA.

0625 AM     HEAVY RAIN       S WELLMAN               41.47N 91.84W
05/13/2010  M2.20 INCH       WASHINGTON         IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL. STILL RAINING.

0630 AM     HEAVY RAIN       FARMINGTON              40.64N 91.74W
05/13/2010  M3.80 INCH       VAN BUREN          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3.10 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT.

0635 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 N KIRKWOOD            40.89N 90.75W
05/13/2010  M4.40 INCH       WARREN             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SINCE 1030PM ON WEDNESDAY.

0636 AM     HEAVY RAIN       GALENA                  42.42N 90.43W
05/13/2010  M3.33 INCH       JO DAVIESS         IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY.

0639 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 W DUBUQUE             42.50N 90.74W
05/13/2010  M2.49 INCH       DUBUQUE            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0652 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NE GENESEO            41.46N 90.14W
05/13/2010  M4.70 INCH       HENRY              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SINCE 900PM WEDNESDAY.

0653 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSE PRINCETON         41.37N 89.46W
05/13/2010  M4.10 INCH       BUREAU             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0655 AM     HEAVY RAIN       STOCKTON                42.35N 90.01W
05/13/2010  M2.79 INCH       JO DAVIESS         IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0657 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SALEM                   40.85N 91.62W
05/13/2010  M2.23 INCH       HENRY              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL SO FAR.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ESE MONMOUTH            40.91N 90.63W
05/13/2010  M2.50 INCH       WARREN             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SO FAR BUT HEAVY RAIN CURRENTLY FALLING.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BURLINGTON REGIONAL AIR 40.78N 91.13W
05/13/2010  M3.34 INCH       DES MOINES         IA   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPOR 42.40N 90.72W
05/13/2010  M2.43 INCH       DUBUQUE            IA   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

0703 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNW GENESEO           41.46N 90.16W
05/13/2010  M6.00 INCH       HENRY              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0720 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SE ANNAWAN            41.37N 89.87W
05/13/2010  M2.20 INCH       HENRY              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0726 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 SSE COUNCIL HILL      42.41N 90.31W
05/13/2010  M3.50 INCH       JO DAVIESS         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.75 INCHES IN THE LAST 12 HOURS.

0727 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WOODHULL                41.18N 90.32W
05/13/2010  M2.21 INCH       HENRY              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

0734 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE PRINCETON          41.37N 89.45W
05/13/2010  M2.65 INCH       BUREAU             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0755 AM     FLOOD            MEMPHIS                 40.46N 92.17W
05/13/2010                   SCOTLAND           MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING HAS CLOSED HIGHWAY 136 ONE MILE WEST OF MEMPHIS
            WHICH HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN THE PAST 100
            YEARS. SIX OTHER HARD SURFACED ROADS ALSO CLOSED
            THROUGHOUT SCOTLAND COUNTY. SCHOOLS CLOSED.

0810 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 WNW BURLINGTON        40.85N 91.22W
05/13/2010  M5.50 INCH       DES MOINES         IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

0815 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 W CAMBRIDGE           41.30N 90.20W
05/13/2010  M3.25 INCH       HENRY              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0818 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WNW DUBUQUE           42.52N 90.76W
05/13/2010  M3.20 INCH       DUBUQUE            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.20 INCHES OVERNIGHT.

0820 AM     FLOOD            1 SE MEMPHIS            40.45N 92.16W
05/13/2010                   SCOTLAND           MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STATE HIGHWAY MM CLOSED AND COMPLETELY COVERED WITH
            WATER.

0841 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HAZLETON                42.62N 91.91W
05/13/2010  M2.47 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

0842 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SSW BURLINGTON        40.77N 91.14W
05/13/2010  M3.90 INCH       DES MOINES         IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

0844 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ESE JESUP               42.47N 92.06W
05/13/2010  M2.78 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL. 3.36 INCHES IN THE LAST TWO DAYS.

0845 AM     HEAVY RAIN       FARMINGTON              40.64N 91.74W
05/13/2010  M3.00 INCH       VAN BUREN          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL FROM 9 PM TO 7 AM.

0905 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NE FREEPORT           42.33N 89.58W
05/13/2010  M2.75 INCH       STEPHENSON         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0955 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NW NEW BOSTON         40.59N 91.53W
05/13/2010  M4.00 INCH       LEE                IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

&&

LEGRO

Local storm report, May 13, 11:10 AM CDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1110 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010

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

1108 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NW HENNEPIN           41.29N 89.37W
05/13/2010  M2.75 INCH       BUREAU             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

&&

LEGRO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 12, 7:53 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Clinton, Scott	11 days
May 12, 8:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Linn	56 min
May 12, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Buchanan, Delaware	35 min
May 12, 9:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Iowa, Johnson	10 days
May 12, 9:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Johnson, Louisa, Washington	38 hr
May 12, 9:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	59 min
May 12, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Lee	60 min
May 12, 10:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Des Moines, Lee	54 min
May 12, 10:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren	8 hr
May 12, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Des Moines, Lee	25 min
May 13, 1:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa	8 hr
May 13, 6:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren	15 hr
May 13, 7:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Cedar, Louisa, Muscatine	7 days
May 13, 7:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa	28 hr
May 13, 7:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa	8 days
May 13, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Jones, Linn	3 days
May 13, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Des Moines	5 days
May 13, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Lee	24 hr
May 13, 12:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Dubuque	3 hr
May 13, 7:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Henry, Rock Island	40 hr
May 13, 7:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Hancock	6 days
May 13, 7:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside	7 days
May 13, 7:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Henry, Rock Island	7 days
May 13, 9:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Jo Daviess	3 hr
May 13, 9:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	Henry, Mercer, Rock Island	12 hr
May 13, 9:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	Warren	11 hr
May 13, 10:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Stephenson	25 hr
May 13, 10:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Whiteside	10 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2010 River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 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.