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River Flood Warning 211, NWS Quad Cities, IA

August 3, 2010Johnson County, Louisa County, Washington County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Aug 3, 2010, 8:08 PM CDT for Johnson County, Louisa County, Washington County, Iowa. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 3, 2010, 8:08 PM CDT (01:08 UTC)
Expired: Aug 8, 2010, 4:29 AM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Johnson County, IA, Louisa County, IA, Washington County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Iowa River near Lone Tree (Tri-County Bridge) (LNTI4). The gauge peaked at 17.60 ft at Aug 5, 2010, 8:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 18.5 ft
Major stage: 22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05455700, 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 Aug 3, 5:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 5:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 4:55 AM CDT, 15 hours 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 2:30 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 3, 3:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 5:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 8:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson and 5 more	14 hr
Aug 3, 8:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa	56 hr
Aug 3, 8:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa	5 days
Aug 3, 8:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Lee, Van Buren	61 hr
Aug 4, 1:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Keokuk	60 min
Aug 4, 2:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Van Buren and 1 more	64 min
Aug 4, 2:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Cedar, Des Moines, Henry, Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine and 1 more	63 min
Aug 4, 3:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Washington	6 hr
Aug 4, 3:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Muscatine, Scott	49 min
Aug 4, 3:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton, Scott	45 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.