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River Flood Warning 105, NWS Quad Cities, IA

May 27, 2013Henry County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at May 27, 2013, 5:43 AM CDT for Henry County, Illinois. It took effect at May 27, 2013, 11:54 AM CDT. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 27, 2013, 5:43 AM CDT (10:43 UTC)
In effect from: May 27, 2013, 11:54 AM CDT
Expired: May 29, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 43 hr
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Henry County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Green River (IL) near Geneseo (GENI2). The gauge peaked at 15.04 ft at May 27, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 16.5 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05447500, 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 Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 27, 4:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 4:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 4:57 AM CDT, 46 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 27, 12:30 AM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1230 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

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

1229 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNW DAVENPORT         41.57N 90.61W
05/27/2013  M3.64 INCH       SCOTT              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT MIDNIGHT.

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ERVIN

Local storm report, May 27, 12:36 AM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1236 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

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

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PRINCETON               41.38N 89.47W
05/27/2013  M1.31 INCH       BUREAU             IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

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DLF

Local storm report, May 27, 3:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 27, 5:18 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 27, 5:39 AM CDT, 4 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 7:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk and 3 more	9 hr
May 26, 7:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Muscatine	9 hr
May 26, 10:09 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Benton, Linn	7 days
May 26, 10:09 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Johnson, Louisa, Washington	20 days
May 26, 10:12 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Cedar, Jones, Linn	11 days
May 26, 10:12 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Lee	12 days
May 26, 10:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Lee	18 days
May 27, 1:49 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Muscatine, Scott	6 hr
May 27, 11:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Muscatine, Scott	59 hr
May 27, 11:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Muscatine	3 days
May 27, 11:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa, Muscatine	17 days
May 27, 11:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa	21 days
May 26, 9:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Hancock, McDonough	7 days
May 27, 10:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside	6 days
May 27, 10:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Henry, Rock Island	7 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2013 Every river flood warning in 2013

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.