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Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 14, 2011Jefferson County, Lee County, Van Buren County, Iowa; Hancock County, Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this areal flood warning at Jun 14, 2011, 5:20 AM CDT for Jefferson County, Lee County, Van Buren County, Iowa; Hancock County, Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 2011, 5:20 AM CDT (10:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2011, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Jefferson County, IA, Lee County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Hancock County, IL, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Jun 14, 3:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 3:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
340 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

.DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ONGOING MCS SHOULD SUBSIDE WITH DIURNALLY WANING LLJ BY MID MORNING
BUT WILL HAVE TO CARRY HIGH POPS UNTIL THEN FOR IMPACTED AREAS.
POTENTIALLY VERY SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING AND AREAL FLOODING SITUATION
SETTING UP ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HWY 34 CORRIDOR IN FAR SOUTHEAST
IOWA...NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND INTO EXTREME WEST CENTRAL IL. SOME
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES OF 3-6+ INCHES OF RAINFALL IN SOME OF THOSE
AREAS OVER PAST 10-14 HRS OR SO. WILL INCLUDE SOME AFTERNOON CHC POPS
FOR THE RIDGE-RIDING VORT/MCV OUT OF NEBRASKA MAKING IT THIS FAR EAST
AND POSSIBLY KICKING UP SOME SCTRD COVERAGE SHOWERS AND STORMS. BUT
THE NEXT MAIN CONVECTIVE SHOW WILL BE TONIGHT AS THE UPSTREAM L/W
TROF CURRENTLY OVER THE ROCKIES SHEARS OUT ACRS THE MO RVR VALLEY
THROUGH WED MORNING WITH SOUTHWESTERLY DIFFLUENT MID AND UPPER LEVELS
SPRAWLING OUT ACRS THE REGION TO ENHANCE DEEP LIFT. SOUTHWESTERLY LLJ
OF 40-50 KTS MAY LOOK TO FEED AN EVEN HIGHER ELEVATED THTA-E RICH
PLUME/EML UP ACRS PORTIONS OF THE CWA TUE NIGHT THAN WHAT IS
CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE EARLY THIS MORNING. THUS UNFORTUNATELY ANOTHER
HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING MCS OR POSSIBLY EVEN AN MCC MAY IMPACT MUCH OF
THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED MORNING AND WILL BLANKET THE ENTIRE
CWA WITH CATEGORICAL POPS TONIGHT. WILL WORD HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL UP
TO HWY 30. THE CURRENTLY PROGGED CONVERGENT RIBBON OF THE LLJ
SUGGESTS TONIGHT HEAVY RAIN AXIS MAY SET UP A COUPLE OF TIERS OF
COUNTIES FURTHER TO THE NORTH TOWARD THE I80 CORRIDOR THAN WHAT IS
CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE. BUT WITH CURRENT FLASH FLOOD AREAS GETTING
HIT SO HARD OVERNIGHT...WILL EXPAND THE CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH
THROUGH 12Z WED AND ADD WARREN COUNTY IL. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SOME AREAS OF THE LOCAL CWA TO GET 2-4 INCHES OF NEW RAINFALL
TONIGHT. IF THIS OCCURS IN THE SAME PLACES THAT THE ONGOING TRAINING
IS TAKING PLACE...A VERY SERIOUS FLOODING SITUATION MAY UNFOLD ACRS
FAR SOUTHEAST IOWA...FAR WEST CENTRAL IL AND NORTHEAST MO. ANOTHER
DAY OF SUB GUIDANCE HIGHS.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WILL WALK OUT PRECIP TO THE EAST WITH
PASSING WAVE ON WED AND HIGHS MAY NOT GET OUT OF THE 60S IN SOME
LOCATIONS. DRY THU WITH RIDGING...BUT WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR MORE
NOCTURNAL STORMS FROM THE WEST LATE THU NIGHT.

QUICK LOOK AT THE LONG TERM/FRI THROUGH MONDAY/...WITH UPPER RIDGING
ACRS THE LOWER TO MID MS RVR VALLEY RE-ESTABLISHING TO THE EAST OF
WESTERN CONUS L/W TROFFINESS...RING OF FIRE PATTERN WILL
UNFORTUNATELY LOOK TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO
THE GRT LKS THIS WEEKEND. WILL HAVE TO KEEP MENTIONABLE CHC POPS
ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE
MAJORITY OF AREA RIVERS MAY BE IN FLOOD IF ALL OF THIS VERIFIES.

..12..

&&

.AVIATION...
COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED HAIL TO
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE KBRL TERMINAL EARLY THIS MORNING WITH MVFR
CIGS AND VSBYS...AND PERHAPS ISOLATED IFR CIGS AND VSBYS IN STRONGER
CELLS.  THIS ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE IN THE AREA UNTIL APPROXIMATELY
15Z...THOUGH IT MAY LEAVE THE KBRL TERMINAL EARLIER THAN THAT.  KMLI
AND KCID ARE ON THE FRINGES OF THIS COMPLEX OF STORMS...AND SHOULD
GET NO WORSE THAN MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS THROUGH ABOUT 12Z THIS MORNING.
 MVFR CIGS MAY LINGER AT ALL THREE SITES WELL INTO THE EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON.  NEW SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT TO AFFECT TONIGHT...BEGINNING AFTER 00Z. KCID...KMLI AND KBRL
THE SITES MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS DURING
THE 15/03Z TO 15/12Z TIME FRAME IN TSRA.    ..LE..

&&

.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR DES MOINES-
     HENRY IA-IOWA-JEFFERSON-KEOKUK-LEE-LOUISA-VAN BUREN-WASHINGTON.

IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR HANCOCK-
     HENDERSON-MCDONOUGH-WARREN.

MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CLARK-SCOTLAND.

&&

LE/12
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 5:15 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 14, 12:15 AM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1215 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

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

1212 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 E CANTRIL             40.64N 91.98W
06/14/2011  M3.50 INCH       VAN BUREN          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3.5 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 945 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 14, 12:37 AM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 14, 1:02 AM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
102 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

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

0100 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 E CANTRIL             40.64N 91.98W
06/14/2011                   VAN BUREN          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            JERSEY AVE AT THE ROX RIVER BRIDGE IS CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING

0100 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 E CANTRIL             40.64N 91.98W
06/14/2011  M5.00 INCH       VAN BUREN          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAINFALL SINCE 5 PM MONDAY.

&&

DLF
Local storm report, Jun 14, 1:04 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
104 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

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

0100 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 E CANTRIL             40.64N 91.98W
06/14/2011                   VAN BUREN          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            JERSEY AVE AT THE FOX RIVER BRIDGE IS CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING

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Local storm report, Jun 14, 4:24 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 14, 5:03 AM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
503 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

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

0500 AM     HEAVY RAIN       KEOSAUQUA               40.73N 91.96W
06/14/2011  M3.75 INCH       VAN BUREN          IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

&&

PHILIP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 8:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNDes Moines, Henry, Lee9 days
Jun 13, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNLee50 min
Jun 13, 9:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNLee, Van Buren8 hr
Jun 13, 11:48 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNLee70 hr
Jun 14, 5:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNLee, Van Buren48 hr
Jun 14, 8:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNLee3 days
Jun 14, 11:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDes Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Washington63 min
Jun 13, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHancock30 min
Jun 14, 12:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNHancock6 hr
Jun 14, 9:00 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNHancock, McDonough5 days
Jun 14, 2:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNClark4 days
Jun 14, 4:07 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNClark12 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2011Areal Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2011Areal Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2011Every areal flood warning in 2011

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.