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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Quad Cities, IA

March 11, 2010Cedar County, Johnson County, Linn County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Mar 11, 2010, 11:28 AM CST for Cedar County, Johnson County, Linn County, Iowa. It took effect at Mar 15, 2010, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2010, 11:28 AM CST (17:28 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 15, 2010, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2010, 3:40 PM CDT
In force
6 days
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Cedar County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Linn County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Cedar River at Cedar Rapids (CIDI4). The gauge peaked at 15.06 ft at Mar 17, 2010, 5:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05464500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 10:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDelaware, Dubuque89 min
Mar 10, 8:04 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningDVNHenry, Rock Island10 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2010Every 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.