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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2011, 9:21 PM CDT for Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri; Lee County, Van Buren County, Iowa; Hancock County, Illinois. It was in force for 8 hr. 15 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2011, 9:21 PM CDT (02:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2011, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lee County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Hancock County, IL, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:21 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 9:25 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1 | 5 N Granger, MO | ONE INCH OF RAIN IN 30 TO 40 MINUTES. |
| Jun 13, 9:35 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.5 | 3 Nne Charlie Heath Mem, IA | TOTAL RAINFALL IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES. |
| Jun 13, 9:39 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.4 | 5 N Granger, MO | TOTAL IN 30 MINUTES. |
| Jun 13, 10:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cantril, IA | WATER COVERING V64 JUST NORTH OF CANTRIL. UNSURE OF DEPTH OF WATER ON ROAD. CREWS ARE ON THE WAY TO CHECK. |
| Jun 13, 10:15 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.2 | 3 Nne Charlie Heath Mem, IA | ONE HOUR TOTAL AND STILL RAINING HEAVY. |
| Jun 13, 10:45 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4 | W Cantril, IA | DAY TOTAL. FROM 6PM 3.10 INCHES. STORM BEFORE 6PM HAD 0.90 INCHES. |
| Jun 14, 12:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lebanon, IA | FLOOD WATERS COVERED SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS VAN BUREN COUNTY...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHWEST TWO THIRDS OF THE COUNTY. FLOOD WATERS FORCED THE CLOSURE OF A ROAD IN LEBANON...RIVER HAWK DRIVE IN FARMINGTON...HAWK DRIVE IN BONEPARTE...AND THE INTERSECTION OF JERSEY AVE |
| Jun 14, 12:05 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.1 | 3 Nne Charlie Heath Mem, IA | SINCE 905 PM. 0.9 OF THAT SINCE 1005 PM. |
| Jun 14, 12:12 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.5 | 5 E Cantril, IA | 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 945 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING. |
| Jun 14, 1:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 E Cantril, IA | JERSEY AVE AT THE ROX RIVER BRIDGE IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Jun 14, 1:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5 | 5 E Cantril, IA | RAINFALL SINCE 5 PM MONDAY. |
| Jun 14, 3:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Keokuk, IA | FLOOD WATERS FORECED THE CLOSURE OF BELFAST ROAD ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER IN LEE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL FLOODING WAS OBSERVED ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF KEOKUK. |
| Jun 14, 5:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Kahoka, MO | WATER COVERING STREETS IN KAHOKA. ROUTE A...ROUTE D...ROUTE K...ROUTE NN...AND ROUTE AA ALL CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jun 14, 5:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.75 | Keosauqua, IA | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jun 14, 5:02 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 7 | W Cantril, IA | SINCE NOON ON MONDAY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 162 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1568 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
405
WGUS53 KDVN 140221
FFWDVN
IAC111-177-ILC067-MOC045-199-141015-
/O.NEW.KDVN.FF.W.0013.110614T0221Z-110614T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
921 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CLARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KAHOKA...
SCOTLAND COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MEMPHIS...
WESTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KEOKUK...
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KEOSAUQUA...
SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 515 AM CDT TUESDAY
* AT 916 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STOCKPORT...MILTON...DOUDS/LEANDO...CANTRIL...BONAPARTE...
BENTONSPORT/VERNON AND DONNELLSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN HAVE DEVELOPED OVER AREAS THAT
RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...HIGHWAYS AND STREETS...
UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IS LIKELY.
IF YOU ARE CAMPING NEAR A STREAM...CREEK OR OTHER LOW LYING AREA...
MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 4021 9151 4024 9151 4025 9179 4041 9235
4059 9235 4060 9219 4080 9219 4087 9216
4087 9174 4085 9172 4080 9173 4081 9167
4041 9125 4019 9130
$$
DLF2 follow-up statements
297
WGUS73 KDVN 140410
FFSDVN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1110 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011
IAC111-177-ILC067-MOC045-199-141015-
/O.CON.KDVN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110614T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VAN BUREN IA-LEE IA-HANCOCK IL-CLARK MO-SCOTLAND MO-
1110 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT TUESDAY
FOR SCOTLAND...CLARK...SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK...WESTERN LEE AND VAN
BUREN COUNTIES...
AT 1103 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN REPEATEDLY MOVING OVER
THE SAME AREAS. SPOTTERS REPORTED RAINS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES IN
SOUTHWEST VAN BUREN COUNTY SO FAR THIS EVENING WITH RAINFALL TOTALS
FOR THE DAY AROUND 4 INCHES. THE VAN BUREN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED WATER OVER A ROAD NORTH OF CANTRIL AROUND AT 1015 PM.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STOCKPORT...
MILTON...KEOSAUQUA...DOUDS/LEANDO...CANTRIL...BONAPARTE...
BENTONSPORT/VERNON...DONNELLSON AND CROTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT.
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...HIGHWAYS AND STREETS...
UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IS LIKELY.
IF YOU ARE CAMPING NEAR A STREAM...CREEK OR OTHER LOW LYING AREA...
MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 4021 9151 4024 9151 4025 9179 4041 9235
4059 9235 4060 9219 4080 9219 4087 9216
4087 9174 4085 9172 4080 9173 4081 9167
4041 9125 4019 9130
$$
DLF488
WGUS73 KDVN 140759
FFSDVN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
259 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
IAC111-177-ILC067-MOC045-199-141015-
/O.CON.KDVN.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110614T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VAN BUREN IA-LEE IA-HANCOCK IL-CLARK MO-SCOTLAND MO-
259 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR
SCOTLAND...CLARK...SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK...WESTERN LEE AND VAN BUREN
COUNTIES...
AT 246 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN REPEATEDLY MOVING OVER
THE SAME AREAS. SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED RAINS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES
SINCE EARLY THIS EVENING IN SOUTHERN VAN BUREN COUNTY. ALSO...THE
FOX RIVER IS RISING VERY RAPIDLY...AND HAS RISEN HIGH ENOUGH TO
CLOSE JERSEY AVENUE AT THE BRIDGE IN SOUTHERN VAN BUREN COUNTY.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STOCKPORT...
MILTON...KEOSAUQUA...DOUDS/LEANDO...CANTRIL...BONAPARTE...
BENTONSPORT/VERNON...DONNELLSON AND CROTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
NEXT FEW HOURS AS ADDITION THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO GENERATE...AND
THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING.
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...HIGHWAYS AND
STREETS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IS LIKELY.
IF YOU ARE CAMPING NEAR A STREAM...CREEK OR OTHER LOW LYING AREA...
MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 4021 9151 4024 9151 4025 9179 4041 9235
4059 9235 4060 9219 4080 9219 4087 9216
4087 9174 4085 9172 4080 9173 4081 9167
4041 9125 4019 9130
$$
LEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Clark | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 11:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clark | 70 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clark | 4 days |
| Jun 14, 5:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | Clark, Scotland | 12 hr |
| Jun 14, 8:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clark | 3 days |
| Jun 14, 4:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | Clark | 12 hr |
| Jun 13, 8:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee | 9 days |
| Jun 14, 5:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Lee, Van Buren | 48 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Washington | 63 min |
| Jun 13, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock | 30 min |
| Jun 14, 12:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Hancock | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 5 days |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2011Flash Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2011Flash Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2011Every flash 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.