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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 3, 2014, 6:57 PM CDT for Ringgold County, Taylor County, Iowa. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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 3, 2014, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ringgold County, IA, Taylor County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 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 3, 9:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Blockton, IA | TAYLOR COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED HIGHWAY P-14 CLOSED DUE TO BEING COVERED IN WATER. |
| Jun 3, 9:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Diagonal, IA | RINGGOLD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED WATER COVERING THE ROADWAYS IN DIAGONAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 1541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
258
WGUS53 KDMX 032357
FFWDMX
IAC159-173-040600-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FF.W.0009.140603T2357Z-140604T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
657 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
* AT 656 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES HAS OCCURRED. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MOUNT AYR...BEDFORD...LENOX...SUN VALLEY LAKE...NEW MARKET...
CLEARFIELD...DIAGONAL...KELLERTON...BLOCKTON...GRAVITY...TINGLEY...
SHARPSBURG...REDDING...ELLSTON...BENTON...CONWAY...MALOY...
DELPHOS...BEACONSFIELD AND LAKE OF THREE FIRES STATE PARK.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA THROUGH 9 PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 4058 9492 4090 9493 4089 9401 4057 9402
$$
DONAVON3 follow-up statements
875 WGUS73 KDMX 040111 FFSDMX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 811 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 IAC159-173-040600- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140604T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RINGGOLD IA-TAYLOR IA- 811 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR RINGGOLD AND TAYLOR COUNTIES... AT 809 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... MOUNT AYR...BEDFORD...LENOX...SUN VALLEY LAKE...NEW MARKET... CLEARFIELD...DIAGONAL...KELLERTON...BLOCKTON...GRAVITY...TINGLEY... SHARPSBURG...REDDING...ELLSTON...BENTON...CONWAY...MALOY...DELPHOS... BEACONSFIELD AND LAKE OF THREE FIRES STATE PARK. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER ONE INCH REMAIN POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 4058 9492 4090 9493 4089 9401 4057 9402 $$ DONAVON
467 WGUS73 KDMX 040430 FFSDMX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1130 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 IAC159-173-040600- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140604T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RINGGOLD IA-TAYLOR IA- 1130 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR RINGGOLD AND TAYLOR COUNTIES... AT 1126 PM CDT...AUTOMATED GAUGES AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DUE TO TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE THE RAINFALL HAS LESSENED OR EVEN STOPPED...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY TRACK OVER THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. THE EAST FORK 102 RIVER IS RAPIDLY RISING AND OTHER AREA STREAMS ARE LIKELY RISING AT A SIMILAR RATE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...MOUNT AYR...BEDFORD...LENOX...SUN VALLEY LAKE...NEW MARKET... CLEARFIELD...DIAGONAL...KELLERTON...BLOCKTON...GRAVITY...TINGLEY... SHARPSBURG...REDDING...ELLSTON...BENTON...CONWAY...MALOY...DELPHOS... BEACONSFIELD AND LAKE OF THREE FIRES STATE PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 4058 9492 4090 9493 4089 9401 4057 9402 $$ SKOW
069 WGUS73 KDMX 040558 FFSDMX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1258 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 IAC159-173-040606- /O.EXP.KDMX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140604T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RINGGOLD IA-TAYLOR IA- 1258 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR RINGGOLD AND TAYLOR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 AM CDT... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND WHILE RIVER FLOODING IS STILL AN ISSUE IN SOME LOCATIONS...WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. LAT...LON 4058 9492 4090 9493 4089 9401 4057 9402 $$ SKOW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 4:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun and 32 more | 23 hr |
| Jun 3, 10:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Decatur | 4 days |
| Jun 3, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Taylor | 58 min |
| Jun 3, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Crawford | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Ringgold | 64 min |
| Jun 3, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Audubon, Cass | 78 min |
| Jun 3, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Taylor | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Decatur, Ringgold | 63 min |
| Jun 3, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Cass | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 65 min |
| Jun 3, 6:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass, Union | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Ringgold | 22 min |
Nearby
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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.