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River Flood Warning 11, NWS Quad Cities, IA

March 13, 2014Henry County, Rock Island County, Whiteside County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Mar 13, 2014, 8:49 AM CDT for Henry County, Rock Island County, Whiteside County, Illinois. It took effect at Mar 13, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 13, 2014, 8:49 AM CDT (13:49 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 13, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: Mar 19, 2014, 9:08 AM CDT
In force: 6 days
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Henry County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Whiteside County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Rock River near Joslin (JOSI2). The gauge peaked at 13.51 ft at Mar 18, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 11 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 16.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05446500, 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 Mar 13, 6:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 6:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 3:47 AM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
347 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-140900-
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
347 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST
CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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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.