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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2015, 6:04 PM CDT for Ringgold County, Taylor County, Iowa. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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 11, 2015, 6:04 PM CDT (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2015, 12:00 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), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 9:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Sse Bedford, IA | 300TH AND 317TH STREETS BETWEEN MONTANA AND ORANGE AVENUES CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROADS. |
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 288 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 416 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
570
WGUS53 KDMX 112304
FFWDMX
IAC159-173-120500-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FF.W.0002.150611T2304Z-150612T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
604 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
SOUTHERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 602 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BEDFORD...BLOCKTON...REDDING...BENTON...MALOY...DELPHOS...
ATHELSTAN...LAKE OF THREE FIRES STATE PARK AND BEDFORD MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA. MUCH OF THIS AREA SAW HEAVY RAINFALL LAST NIGHT AND
SOILS ARE VERY SATURATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 4058 9492 4072 9491 4072 9434 4057 9435
$$
SKOW3 follow-up statements
475 WGUS73 KDMX 120022 FFSDMX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 722 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 IAC159-173-120500- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150612T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RINGGOLD IA-TAYLOR IA- 722 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN RINGGOLD AND SOUTHERN TAYLOR COUNTIES... WHILE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE COUNTY...FLASH FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE AROUND SMALL STREAMS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AROUND TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE WARNED AREA ON TOP OF THE HEAVY RAIN RECEIVED LAST NIGHT. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BEDFORD...BLOCKTON...REDDING...BENTON...MALOY...DELPHOS... ATHELSTAN...LAKE OF THREE FIRES STATE PARK AND BEDFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 4058 9492 4072 9491 4072 9434 4057 9435 $$ SKOW
186 WGUS73 KDMX 120256 FFSDMX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 956 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 IAC159-173-120500- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150612T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RINGGOLD IA-TAYLOR IA- 956 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN RINGGOLD AND SOUTHERN TAYLOR COUNTIES... AT 952 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN SOUTHERN TAYLOR COUNTY. 300TH AND 317TH STREETS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BETWEEN MONTANA AND ORANGE AVENUES. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THIS EVENT. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BEDFORD...BLOCKTON...REDDING...BENTON...MALOY...DELPHOS... ATHELSTAN...LAKE OF THREE FIRES STATE PARK AND BEDFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. 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 4072 9491 4072 9434 4057 9435 $$ SKOW
160 WGUS73 KDMX 120452 FFSDMX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1152 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 IAC159-173-120501- /O.EXP.KDMX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150612T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RINGGOLD IA-TAYLOR IA- 1152 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN RINGGOLD AND SOUTHERN TAYLOR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1200 AM CDT... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. SEVERAL ROADS MAY REMAIN CLOSED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE WATERS RECEDE. LAT...LON 4058 9492 4072 9491 4072 9434 4057 9435 $$ SKOW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Warren | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis | 49 min |
| Jun 10, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Polk | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Mahaska | 25 min |
| Jun 11, 12:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 8 days |
| Jun 11, 12:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 7 days |
| Jun 11, 12:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Greene | 7 days |
| Jun 11, 1:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 42 hr |
| Jun 11, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Taylor | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Union | 33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.