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Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2014, 12:12 PM CDT for Audubon County, Iowa. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2014, 12:12 PM CDT (17:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2014, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Audubon County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:16 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 nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 4563 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 903 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.8
- Supercell composite
- 12.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
036
WGUS53 KDMX 301712
FFWDMX
IAC009-302315-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FF.W.0035.140630T1712Z-140630T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1212 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT MONDAY
* AT 1210 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ENTERING THE COUNTY. AN EARLIER STORM DROPPED ONE TO
TWO INCHES OF RAIN SEVERAL HOURS AGO AND ANOTHER LARGE COMPLEX OF
STORMS ENTERING THE COUNTY MAY PRODUCE ONE TO TWO ADDITIONAL
INCHES OF RAIN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
AUDUBON...EXIRA...ELK HORN...KIMBALLTON...BRAYTON...GRAY AND
AUDUBON COUNTY AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 4186 9509 4186 9476 4176 9474 4161 9474
4160 9472 4151 9470 4150 9504 4160 9504
4160 9509
$$
SKOW2 follow-up statements
538
WGUS73 KDMX 301914
FFSDMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
214 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
IAC009-302315-
/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140630T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AUDUBON IA-
214 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT MONDAY
FOR AUDUBON COUNTY...
HEAVY RAIN FELL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. DOPPLER
RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAUGES INDICATE THAT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN
FELL IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IN THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FLASH
FLOODING IS LIKELY ONGOING NOW.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
AUDUBON...EXIRA...ELK HORN...KIMBALLTON...BRAYTON...GRAY AND AUDUBON
COUNTY AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4186 9509 4186 9476 4176 9474 4161 9474
4160 9472 4151 9470 4150 9504 4160 9504
4160 9509
$$
SKOW685
WGUS73 KDMX 302126
FFSDMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
426 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
IAC009-302135-
/O.CAN.KDMX.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140630T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AUDUBON IA-
426 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR AUDUBON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED
TO POSE A THREAT. LIGHT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
AND SOME RIVERS MAY CONTINUE TO RISE BEFORE FALLING. IF YOU
ENCOUNTER WATER OVER THE ROAD REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4186 9509 4186 9476 4176 9474 4161 9474
4160 9472 4151 9470 4150 9504 4160 9504
4160 9509
$$
LEEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 39 more | 22 hr |
| Jun 29, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Greene, Webster | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll, Greene | 53 min |
| Jun 29, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Bremer, Butler | 17 min |
| Jun 29, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Grundy, Hardin | 52 min |
| Jun 29, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Grundy, Hardin | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Grundy, Tama | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 8:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy, Hardin, Tama | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 8:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 3 days |
| Jun 29, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 9:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Marshall | 5 days |
| Jun 29, 9:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Union, Warren | 38 min |
| Jun 29, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll, Greene | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Jasper, Mahaska, Poweshiek | 58 min |
| Jun 30, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Pocahontas, Sac | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 2:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Webster | 41 min |
| Jun 30, 4:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk, Story | 63 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Polk | 5 days |
| Jun 30, 4:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 7 days |
| Jun 30, 4:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 3 days |
| Jun 30, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Greene, Hamilton, Story, Webster | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Winnebago, Worth | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 4:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Webster | 41 min |
| Jun 30, 6:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Sac | 10 hr |
| Jun 30, 9:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Cass | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 9:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Sac | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 9:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Guthrie | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 9:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Sac | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 10:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Webster | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Dallas, Guthrie | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Crawford, Sac | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 10:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster, Wright | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Boone | 63 min |
| Jun 30, 10:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Sac | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 11:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll, Crawford, Sac | 54 min |
| Jun 30, 11:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 50 hr |
| Jun 30, 11:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 5 days |
| Jun 30, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 3 days |
| Jun 30, 11:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Butler | 3 days |
| Jun 30, 11:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 69 hr |
| Jun 30, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Greene | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 11:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Hamilton, Webster | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Pocahontas, Sac | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 11:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Webster | 4 days |
| Jun 30, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Guthrie | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 12:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie | 41 min |
| Jun 30, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 8 days |
| Jun 30, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Hardin, Story, Webster | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 12:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 12:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adair, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 12:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Story, Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Marshall, Story | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Polk | 65 min |
| Jun 30, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Polk | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dallas, Madison, Marion, Polk, Warren | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 1:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy, Hardin, Marshall, Tama | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 1:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Grundy, Hardin, Marshall, Story, Tama | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Dallas, Guthrie | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Marion, Warren | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Poweshiek | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 2:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marshall, Poweshiek, Tama | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 2:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Mahaska, Marion | 69 min |
| Jun 30, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Poweshiek, Warren | 63 min |
| Jun 30, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Warren | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer | 21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.