Alert archive / Iowa / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 13, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Mar 17, 2011, 11:18 AM CDT for Cerro Gordo County, Floyd County, Worth County, Iowa. It took effect at Mar 18, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2011, 11:18 AM CDT (16:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2011, 8:25 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Cerro Gordo County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Worth County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Winnebago River at Mason City (MCWI4). The gauge peaked at 6.39 ft at Mar 17, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14.5 ft
- Major stage
- 15.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05459500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
917 WGUS43 KDMX 171618 FLWDMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1118 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA... WINNEBAGO RIVER AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...CERRO GORDO...FLOYD... WORTH SNOW MELT OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF MINNESOTA WILL CAUSE SEVERAL RIVERS IN NORTHERN IOWA TO EXPERIENCE WITHIN BANK RISES OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGE. RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES . && IAC033-067-195-181618- /O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0013.110318T1200Z-110319T1800Z/ /MCWI4.1.ER.110318T1200Z.110318T1200Z.110318T1800Z.NO/ 1118 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WINNEBAGO RIVER AT MASON CITY...OR FROM BEAVER CREEK NEAR FERTILE...TO THE SHELL ROCK RIVER NEAR ROCKFORD. * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE TO FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. $$
2 follow-up statements
115 WGUS83 KDMX 172106 FLSDMX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 406 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA... WINNEBAGO RIVER...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER...EAST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...CERRO GORDO...EMMET... FLOYD...HUMBOLDT...KOSSUTH...WORTH RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES. && IAC033-067-195-182106- /O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0013.110318T1200Z-110319T1800Z/ /MCWI4.1.ER.110318T1200Z.110318T1200Z.110318T1800Z.NO/ 406 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WINNEBAGO RIVER AT MASON CITY...OR FROM BEAVER CREEK NEAR FERTILE...TO THE SHELL ROCK RIVER NEAR ROCKFORD. * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 1:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE TO FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. $$ IAC063-182105- /O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ESVI4.2.ER.110317T0646Z.110323T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 406 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE TO 12.2 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN BEGIN FALLING. $$ IAC091-109-182105- /O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0012.110318T1500Z-110325T0000Z/ /AGNI4.1.ER.110318T1500Z.110320T1800Z.110324T0000Z.NO/ 406 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE EAST FORK DES MOINES RIVER NEAR ALGONA...OR FROM BUFFALO CREEK NEAR BURT...TO LOTTS CREEK NEAR LIVERMORE. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 3:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE RISING TO 15.1 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$
555 WGUS83 KDMX 180125 FLSDMX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 825 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WINNEBAGO RIVER IN IOWA... WINNEBAGO RIVER AFFECTING CERRO GORDO...FLOYD...AND WORTH COUNTIES IN IOWA. .RUN OFF FROM SNOW MELT WILL DIMINISH AND NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES . && IAC033-067-195-180155- /O.CAN.KDMX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1800Z/ /MCWI4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 825 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE WINNEBAGO RIVER AT MASON CITY...OR FROM BEAVER CREEK NEAR FERTILE...TO THE SHELL ROCK RIVER NEAR ROCKFORD. * AT 6:46 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET. * FORECAST...REMAIN NEARLY STEADY BETWEEN 6.2 AND 6.7 FEET. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 7:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Kossuth | 7 days |
Nearby
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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.