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River Flood Warning 54, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jun 24, 2013, 4:23 PM CDT for Black Hawk County, Iowa. It took effect at Jun 25, 2013, 9:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2013, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 25, 2013, 9:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2013, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Black Hawk County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 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 Waterloo (ALOI4).
- Action stage
- 8.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 21 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05464000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 24, 4:19 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 4:19 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 4:01 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 401 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 IAZ044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-251030- CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION- MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 401 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WITH AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM POSSIBLE. DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL WOULD BE THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-251030- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- 401 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT WITH AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM POSSIBLE. DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL WOULD BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS. PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IOWA MAY SEE SOME LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. MJB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 24, 2:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
207 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0155 PM TSTM WND GST NE OSKALOOSA AIRPORT 41.23N 92.49W
06/24/2013 M58 MPH MAHASKA IA AWOS
&&
SEARCYLocal storm report, Jun 24, 2:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
239 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM TSTM WND DMG CORYDON 40.76N 93.32W
06/24/2013 WAYNE IA EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN, WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AND TREES
ONTO HOMES.
&&
JJOHNSONLocal storm report, Jun 24, 3:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
303 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1047 AM TSTM WND DMG ATLANTIC 41.40N 95.01W
06/24/2013 CASS IA PUBLIC
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. POWER WAS OUT FOR ONE TO TWO HOURS
IN ATLANTIC FOR A FEW HOURS. DELAYED REPORT VIA SOCIAL
MEDIA.
&&
RDONAVONSpecial weather statement, Jun 24, 3:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 306 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 IAZ083>086-094>097-242200- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 306 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 GUSTY WINDS FROM DECAYING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 500 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES.
Local storm report, Jun 24, 3:28 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
328 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0324 PM FLASH FLOOD ACKLEY 42.55N 93.05W
06/24/2013 HARDIN IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
PARTS OF S56 IS FLOODED. SEVERAL ROADS IN AND NEAR ACKLEY
ARE FLOODED.
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RDONAVONLocal storm report, Jun 24, 3:51 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Wayne | 43 min |
| Jun 24, 2:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Audubon, Cass, Guthrie | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 33 more | 51 hr |
| Jun 24, 9:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Guthrie | 24 hr |
| Jun 24, 10:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 7 days |
| Jun 24, 10:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Emmet | 40 hr |
| Jun 24, 10:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Cass | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 10:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Carroll, Crawford | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 10:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Cass, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie | 51 min |
| Jun 24, 11:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 11:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon | 44 min |
| Jun 24, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Grundy | 27 min |
| Jun 24, 11:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Boone, Dallas, Greene, Madison | 40 min |
| Jun 24, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie and 1 more | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Hardin, Polk, Story | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 12:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin, Webster, Wright | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 12:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Grundy, Hardin | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Poweshiek, Tama | 51 min |
| Jun 24, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story and 1 more | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 12:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Marion, Poweshiek | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Poweshiek | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 1:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Wright | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 1:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Poweshiek, Tama | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Monroe, Wapello | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 3:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy, Hardin | 39 hr |
| Jun 24, 4:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Butler | 3 days |
| Jun 24, 6:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin | 24 hr |
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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.