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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 14, 2011, 10:11 PM CDT for Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri; Lee County, Van Buren County, Iowa. It was in force for 8 hr. 8 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 14, 2011, 10:11 PM CDT (03:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2011, 6:37 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, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 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 15, 12:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.24 | Fort Madison, IA | 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT MIDNIGHT. |
| Jun 15, 1:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Keokuk, IA | MANY ROADS AND YARDS HAD PONDING WATER IN TOWN. MANY REPORTS WERE RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AM. |
| Jun 15, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Fort Madison, IA | FLASH FLOODING WAS OBSERVED ACROSS MUCH OF LEE COUNTY. A STORM SEWER COLLAPSED IN FORT MADISON. THE BASEMENT WAS FLOODED OF A RESIDENCE. THE BEGINNINGS OF A RETAINING WALL COLLAPSED ALONG MISSISSIPPI RIVER ROAD JUST SOUTH OF SANDUSKY. A MUDSLIDE OCCURRED NEAR |
| Jun 15, 2:11 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Houghton, IA | HIGHWAY 16 CLOSED BETWEEN W55 AND US 218 DUE TO FLOODING OF WATER OVER THE ROAD. |
| Jun 15, 3:50 AM CDT | FLOOD | 1 S Wayland, MO | HIGHWAY 27 SOUTH BOUND LANES ARE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC EXCEPT SEMI TRAILER TRUCKS. WATER FROM THE FOX RIVER IS FLOWING UP ONTO THE ROAD. |
| Jun 15, 4:00 AM CDT | FLOOD | 1 Sw Keokuk, IA | WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD HAS CAUSED HIGHWAY 136 TO BE CLOSED WHERE IT GOES INTO MISSOURI. THIS MAY BE DUE TO FLOOD WATERS FROM THE DES MOINES RIVER. |
| Jun 15, 5:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.63 | Keosauqua, IA | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jun 15, 6:35 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.6 | 1 Ene Fort Madison, IA | OVERNIGHT TOTAL. |
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, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 1429 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
257
WGUS53 KDVN 150311
FFWDVN
IAC111-177-MOC045-199-151215-
/O.NEW.KDVN.FF.W.0015.110615T0311Z-110615T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1011 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 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...
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...KEOKUK...FORT MADISON...
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KEOSAUQUA...
* UNTIL 715 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
* AT 1008 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
THE WARNED AREA SAW EXCESSIVE RAINFALL JUST LAST NIGHT...AND NEW
HEAVY RAIN WILL IMMEDIATELY RUN OFF...AND RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.
AREAS THAT CONTINUE TO BE FLOODED IN CLARK COUNTY...WILL WORSEN AS
NEW FLOODING DEVELOPS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STOCKPORT...MILTON...DOUDS/LEANDO...CANTRIL...BONAPARTE...
BIRMINGHAM...BENTONSPORT/VERNON...WEST POINT...ST. PAUL...PILOT
GROVE...NEW BOSTON...MONTROSE...FRANKLIN...DONNELLSON...DENMARK...
CROTON...GRANGER...LURAY AND ST. FRANCISVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 4060 9236 4061 9219 4090 9218 4090 9172
4081 9172 4081 9141 4075 9125 4072 9121
4070 9111 4067 9112 4064 9119 4062 9134
4055 9141 4051 9137 4040 9137 4036 9145
4024 9151 4025 9195 4030 9196 4030 9235
$$
ERVIN2 follow-up statements
438
WGUS73 KDVN 150923
FFSDVN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
423 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011
IAC111-177-MOC045-199-151215-
/O.CON.KDVN.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110615T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VAN BUREN IA-LEE IA-CLARK MO-SCOTLAND MO-
423 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR
SCOTLAND...CLARK...LEE AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES...
AT 412 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
SEVERAL ROADS IN EASTERN CLARK AND SOUTHEAST LEE COUNTY ARE CLOSED
DUE TO WATER FLOODING THE ROADS. SOME OF THE ROADS ARE STILL CLOSED
FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL ON TUESDAY...AND SOME ARE NEW FLOODING THIS
MORNING.
THE FOX RIVER AND DES MOINES RIVERS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
AROUND WAYLAND...ST FRANCISVILLE...AND ALEXANDRIA. APPARENTLY THE
TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA IS CUT OFF FROM SURROUNDING AREAS DUE TO FLOODING
ON THE MAIN ROADS. HIGHWAYS 136 AND PORTIOSN OF HIGHWAY 61 ARE
CLOSED IN THAT AREA. ALSO...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 27 NEAR WAYLAND ARE
CLOSED TO ALL BUT SEMI TRAILER TRUCKS IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STOCKPORT...
MILTON...KEOSAUQUA...DOUDS/LEANDO...CANTRIL...BONAPARTE...
BIRMINGHAM...BENTONSPORT/VERNON...WEST POINT...ST. PAUL...PILOT
GROVE...FRANKLIN...FORT MADISON...DONNELLSON...DENMARK AND CROTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 4060 9236 4061 9219 4090 9218 4090 9172
4081 9172 4081 9141 4075 9125 4072 9121
4070 9111 4067 9112 4064 9119 4062 9134
4055 9141 4051 9137 4040 9137 4036 9145
4024 9151 4025 9195 4030 9196 4030 9235
$$
LE091
WGUS73 KDVN 151137
FFSDVN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
637 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011
IAC111-177-MOC045-199-151144-
/O.CAN.KDVN.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110615T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VAN BUREN IA-LEE IA-CLARK MO-SCOTLAND MO-
637 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SCOTLAND...CLARK...
LEE AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES...
A PORTION OF THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN
AREAL FLOOD WARNING. IN MANY AREAS THE FLOOD WATERS FROM THE
OVERNIGHT FLASH FLOODING HAS RECEDED...BUT MUCH OF CLARK AND LEE
COUNTIES CONTINUE TO HAVE FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM THE HEAVY RAINS
OVERNIGHT. ROADS...CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE STILL AFFECTED BY THE
HIGH WATER.
LAT...LON 4060 9236 4061 9219 4090 9218 4090 9172
4081 9172 4081 9141 4075 9125 4072 9121
4070 9111 4067 9112 4064 9119 4062 9134
4055 9141 4051 9137 4040 9137 4036 9145
4024 9151 4025 9195 4030 9196 4030 9235
$$
LEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 6:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | Clark | 12 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa, Keokuk, Washington | 9 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Louisa | 9 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Johnson, Muscatine, Scott | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 55 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Johnson, Louisa, Washington | 14 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 54 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa, Keokuk, Washington | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 9:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 20 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware, Dubuque | 54 min |
| Jun 15, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Clinton, Jackson | 64 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.