Alert archive / Iowa / Flash Flood Watches in 2015
Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flash flood watch at Jun 23, 2015, 3:59 PM CDT for 36 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jun 24, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2015, 3:59 PM CDT (20:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 24, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2015, 6:28 AM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Flood severity
- None
All 36 counties
Adair County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Webster County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 1550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
652 WGUS63 KDMX 232059 FFADMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 359 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD THREAT OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG COMPLEX OF STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED WITH THESE STORMS WILL FALL ON TOP OF AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING IN SOUTHEAST IOWA. IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-085-086-096-097-240500- /O.NEW.KDMX.FF.A.0003.150624T2100Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 359 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...JASPER...MARSHALL...POWESHIEK AND TAMA. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...MAHASKA...MARION AND MONROE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * SOUTHEAST IOWA HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL ROUNDS OF RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AND HEAVY RAIN IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES IS FORECAST OVER THE SAME AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PLUS...RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE LEADING TO FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ PODRAZIK
9 follow-up statements
335 WGUS63 KDMX 240238 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 938 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD THREAT OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA WEDNESDAY... .TWO ROUNDS OF STORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL IOWA IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TONIGHT WILL ONLY ADD TO AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA. THEN A STRONG COMPLEX OF STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. VERY HEAVY RAIN ANTICIPATED WITH THESE STORMS WILL FALL ATOP THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-085-086-096-097-241045- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0003.150624T2100Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 938 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA... JASPER...MARSHALL...POWESHIEK AND TAMA. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...MAHASKA...MARION AND MONROE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...ANOTHER 2 OR MORE INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST IOWA. RAINFALL RATES IN THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY EXCEED OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ FAB
978 WGUS63 KDMX 240931 FFADMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 431 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING WILL HELP SATURATE THE GROUND ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. MORE VIGOROUS THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE TO POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND WILL LEAD TO THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING. IAZ024>028-034>039-046>048-058>060-072-073-083-084-241745- /O.EXA.KDMX.FF.A.0003.150624T2100Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- MADISON-WARREN-CLARKE-LUCAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...ROCKWELL CITY... MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY... WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA... NORWALK...CARLISLE...OSCEOLA...CHARITON 431 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN...POLK... STORY AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...FRANKLIN... HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...CLARKE...LUCAS...MADISON AND WARREN. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...CALHOUN...GREENE AND GUTHRIE. * FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS MAY EXCEED 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. IN ADDITION...MULTIPLE STORMS MAY PASS OVER THE SAME AREA AND WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ IAZ049-050-061-062-074-075-085-086-096-097-241745- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0003.150624T2100Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-MONROE-WAPELLO- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER... DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 431 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA... JASPER...MARSHALL...POWESHIEK AND TAMA. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...MAHASKA...MARION AND MONROE. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. * FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * * VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS MAY EXCEED 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. IN ADDITION...MULTIPLE STORMS MAY PASS OVER THE SAME AREA AND WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
103 WGUS63 KDMX 241643 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1143 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THIS RAINFALL WILL FALL ON TOP OF AN ALREADY VERY SATURATED GROUND AND WILL LEAD TO THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING. IAZ024>028-034>039-046>050-058>062-072>075-083>086-096-097-250045- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0003.150624T2100Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...ROCKWELL CITY... MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY... WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET... EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 1143 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA... BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN...JASPER... MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY...TAMA AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...FRANKLIN...HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA... MARION...MONROE AND WARREN. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...CALHOUN...GREENE AND GUTHRIE. * FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS MAY EXCEED 2 TO UP TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR. IN ADDITION...MULTIPLE STORMS MAY PASS OVER THE SAME AREA AND ENHANCE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ KLP
700 WGUS63 KDMX 242059 FFADMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 359 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD OVER CENTRAL IOWA THIS EVENING HOURS...WITH THE GREATEST HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL BETWEEN HIGHWAY 20 TO INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. SEVERAL OF THESE LOCATION ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND THE ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAIN WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING. IAZ033-044-045-057-071-250500- /O.EXA.KDMX.FF.A.0003.150624T2100Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-ADAIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAC CITY...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT... WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY...DENISON...CARROLL...AUDUBON... EXIRA...GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE 359 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON... CARROLL...CRAWFORD AND SAC. * TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR AND MULTIPLE STORMS MAY PASS OVER THE SAME AREA. PLUS...SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN A SHORT TIME FRAME WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD THREAT TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ IAZ024>028-034>039-046>050-058>062-072>075-083>086-096-097-250500- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0003.150624T2100Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON- HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...ROCKWELL CITY... MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY... IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER...REINBECK... CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY... WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...WINTERSET... EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE... OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE... BLOOMFIELD 359 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA... BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN...JASPER... MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY...TAMA AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...FRANKLIN...HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA... MARION...MONROE AND WARREN. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...CALHOUN...GREENE AND GUTHRIE. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR AND MULTIPLE STORMS MAY PASS OVER THE SAME AREA. PLUS...SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN A SHORT TIME FRAME WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD THREAT TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ KLP
495 WGUS63 KDMX 250301 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1001 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER LOCATIONS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20. MANY OF THESE LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONLY HELP TO PRODUCE A FLASH FLOODING SITUATION. IAZ024>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-071>075-083>086-096-097-251115- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE- STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK- ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS... DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN... TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...GREENFIELD...STUART... ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK... CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON... ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1001 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...GRUNDY...HAMILTON...HARDIN... JASPER...MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY...TAMA AND WEBSTER. IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...BUTLER...FRANKLIN...HUMBOLDT AND WRIGHT. IN NORTHEAST IOWA...BLACK HAWK AND BREMER. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...LUCAS...MADISON... MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE AND WARREN. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA... DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON...CALHOUN...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...GREENE... GUTHRIE AND SAC. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY * THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR AND MULTIPLE STORMS MAY PASS OVER THE SAME AREA. PLUS...SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN A SHORT TIME FRAME WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD THREAT TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ FAB
004 WGUS63 KDMX 250425 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1125 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER LOCATIONS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20. MANY OF THESE LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONLY HELP TO PRODUCE A FLASH FLOODING SITUATION. IAZ024>028-033>039-250530- /O.CAN.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER- HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUMBOLDT...EAGLE GROVE...CLARION... BELMOND...HAMPTON...PARKERSBURG...CLARKSVILLE...SHELL ROCK... GREENE...APLINGTON...ALLISON...DUMONT...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...WALL LAKE...SCHALLER...EARLY... ROCKWELL CITY...MANSON...LAKE CITY...POMEROY...FORT DODGE... WEBSTER CITY...IOWA FALLS...ELDORA...ACKLEY...GRUNDY CENTER... REINBECK...CONRAD...DIKE...WELLSBURG...WATERLOO...CEDAR FALLS 1125 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE AREA TAKING THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WITH IT. AS A RESULT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE CANCELLED FOR THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR. $$ IAZ044>050-057>062-071>075-083>086-096-097-251200- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO...TRAER...DYSART... GLADBROOK...AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD... CASEY...PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1125 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS...JASPER... MARSHALL...POLK...POWESHIEK...STORY AND TAMA. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...LUCAS...MADISON...MAHASKA... MARION...MONROE AND WARREN. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA... AUDUBON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...GREENE AND GUTHRIE. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY * THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR AND MULTIPLE STORMS MAY PASS OVER THE SAME AREA. PLUS...SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN A SHORT TIME FRAME WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD THREAT TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ FAB
540 WGUS63 KDMX 250706 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 206 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015 ...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER CENTRAL IOWA FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS...MAINLY OVER A CORRIDOR FROM DEDHAM TO DES MOINES TO KNOXVILLE THEN SOUTHEAST TOWARDS BLOOMFIELD. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED FROM STORMS THAT CONTINUE TO SINK SOUTHEAST ALONG THIS LINE. IAZ048>050-061-062-250815- /O.CAN.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TAMA...TOLEDO... TRAER...DYSART...GLADBROOK...NEWTON...GRINNELL 206 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL IOWA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS THUS TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. ALTHOUGH SOME STORMS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR...IT SHOULD NOT POSE A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD THREAT. $$ IAZ044>047-057>060-071>075-083>086-096-097-251200- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-ADAIR- MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY... PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...GREENFIELD...STUART... ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...INDIANOLA...NORWALK... CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...OSCEOLA...CHARITON... ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 206 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL IOWA...BOONE...DALLAS AND POLK. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...LUCAS...MADISON... MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE AND WARREN. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA... DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...AUDUBON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...GREENE AND GUTHRIE. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR AND MULTIPLE STORMS MAY PASS OVER THE SAME AREA. PLUS...SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN A SHORT TIME FRAME WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD THREAT TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ FAB
376 WGUS63 KDMX 250855 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 355 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015 ...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE NEXT FEW HOURS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA... .THUNDERSTORMS ARE GRADUALLY ENDING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST HOWEVER VERY HEAVY RAIN REMAINS LIKELY FROM WARREN TO WAPELLO AND DAVIS COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING. IAZ044>047-057>060-071-072-083-251000- /O.CAN.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-ADAIR- MADISON-CLARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE... AUDUBON...EXIRA...GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY... PERRY...WAUKEE...ADEL...DES MOINES...GREENFIELD...STUART... ADAIR...FONTANELLE...WINTERSET...EARLHAM...OSCEOLA 355 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THOUGH HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IAZ073>075-084>086-096-097-251200- /O.CON.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE... PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 355 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE... LUCAS...MAHASKA...MARION...MONROE AND WARREN. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING * VERY HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINS LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN MAY OCCUR WITH EVENT TOTALS EXCEEDING 3 INCHES IN MANY LOCATIONS. WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
450 WGUS63 KDMX 251128 FFADMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 628 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015 ...THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA... IAZ073>075-084>086-096-097-251230- /O.CAN.KDMX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-150625T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE... PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA... CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 628 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST IOWA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jun 23, 3:52 PM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 3:52 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 352 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015 ...SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL WEDNESDAY... .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/... ISSUED AT 343 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015 MAIN CONCERNS OVERNIGHT WILL BE THE RETURN OF CONVECTION ACROSS THE SOUTH. FRONT BECOMING MORE ACTIVE ALREADY OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA TO NORTHWEST MISSOURI WITH GRADUAL DRIFT NORTHEAST WITH TIME. MODELS HAVE SLOWED NORTHWARD EXPANSION FOR NOW...AS HIGH HAS BEEN HOLDING FORCING SOUTH OF THE STATE. HOWEVER...DURING THE NIGHT EXPECT THE FRONT TO DRIFT NORTH AS PROGGRED WITH POTENTIAL FOR SOME STORMS TO AGAIN FIRE ACROSS THE BOUNDARY...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE MORNING HOURS AS THE H850 FLOW BECOMES STRONGER AND MORE PERPENDICULAR TO THE BOUNDARY ONCE AGAIN AND ISENTROPIC LIFT INCREASES. TRIMMED POP THIS EVENING SOUTHWEST BUT WILL KEEP INCREASING TRENDS TOWARD MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN GENERAL SHOULD REMAIN BELOW AN INCH ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...THOUGH IF SOME TRAINING OCCURS A FEW LOCATIONS COULD PICK UP MORE THAN AN INCH OVERNIGHT. STORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT MAY PRODUCE SOME LARGE HAIL AND POTENTIAL FOR WIND...ESPECIALLY LATE AS THE JET INCREASES TOWARD EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FOCUS FOR CONVECTION SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 OVERNIGHT. LOWS WILL REACH THE UPPER 50S NORTH TO THE MID 60S OVER THE FAR SOUTH WITH LIGHT SOUTHEAST FLOW EXPECTED. .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... ISSUED AT 343 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015 SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT WAS THE MAIN CONCERN OVER THE EXTENDED PERIOD. LEANED TOWARD A NAM/ECMWF BLEND FOR POP/WX TRENDS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS GFS SEEMS TOO FAR NORTH WITH THE WARM FRONT AND THUS CONVECTION. WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ONGOING MCS TONIGHT IS ANTICIPATED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS OVER FAR SOUTHERN IOWA AND LOOKS TO STAY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34 TO THE MISSOURI BORDER. QUESTIONABLE HOW FAR NORTH THE WARM FRONT WILL SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE LOW EJECTING OUT OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TOMORROW. THIS IS CERTAINLY DEPENDENT ON THE MCS LOCATION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BUT THE NAM/ECMWF AND EVEN THE GFS HAVE A DECENT HANDLE ON CURRENT CONVECTIVE TRENDS BUT DIFFER IN SOLUTIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WARM FRONT SHOULD SURGE NORTH TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND LOOKS TO SET UP BETWEEN INTERSTATE 80 TO HIGHWAY 20 AND BE SLIGHTLY ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG IMPULSE PUNCHES INTO WESTERN IOWA BY THE AFTERNOON AND TRANSITIONS EAST THROUGH THE STATE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WEDNESDAY. STRONG WAA...MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND THETA-E ADVECTION INTO THE STATE BEHIND THE WARM FRONT ALLOWING FOR THE ATMOSPHERE TO QUICKLY DESTABILIZE. THE SURFACE BASED CAPE INCREASES TO AT LEAST 2500 J/KG BUT POSSIBLY RISING OVER 4500 J/KG BY THE LATE AFTERNOON ALONG THE MO/IA BORDER. WEAK CAP IN PLACE...BUT AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LEVEL VORT MAX WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO INITIATE STORMS. DEEP LAYER SHEAR RANGES FROM 45 TO 55 KNOTS AND 0-1 KM SHEAR RANGES FROM 20-25 KNOTS WITH GOOD VEERING THROUGH THE LOWER LEVELS LEADING TO A DECENT TORNADIC POTENTIAL...ESPECIALLY IF STORMS TIE INTO THE SURFACE BOUNDARY TO ENHANCE ANY LOW LEVEL VORTICITY. LARGE HAIL AND WIND ARE ALSO HIGHLY LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. HENCE...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. LOWER CONFIDENCE IN LOCATION OF THE SEVERE WEATHER AS DEPENDENT ON WARM FRONTAL SURGE AND THUS LEFT LIKELY POPS MENTIONED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA FROM WEST TO EAST. OTHER MAJOR CONCERN IS FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL TOMORROW EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHEAST WHERE THIS LOCATION HAS RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES NEAR 2 INCHES WITH A FEW LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST IOWA NEARING 2.5 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VERY GOOD MOISTURE TRANSPORT FEEDING INTO THE STATE AND WARM LAYER CLOUD DEPTHS WELL OVER 13KFT LEADING TO EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS. PLUS THE CORFIDI VECTORS SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS AND HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL IN THE SOUTHEAST AND ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN THIS LOCATION TOMORROW AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER SETTLES INTO THE STATE BY THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH FRIDAY SEEING THE BEST CHANCE OF ANY RAIN/THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FORECAST AREA. A DECENT SHORTWAVE EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT QUICKLY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY AND KEPT CHANCE POPS GOING DURING THIS TIME. OTHERWISE...VERY LOW CONFIDENCE IN TIMING OF WEAK SHORTWAVES AND TRENDED TOWARD A DRIER FORECAST UNTIL BETTER MODEL AGREEMENT OVER THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...23/18Z ISSUED AT 1232 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015 MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE CONVECTIVE TRENDS NEXT 24 HOURS. HIGH SADDLED OVER THE REGION NOW...WILL TRACK EAST TONIGHT WITH RETURN SW FLOW ALOFT. MID LEVEL CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ALOFT MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS NOW WITH HELP OF H700 FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AIRMASS TOO DRY FOR ANY RAIN ATTM. JUST SOUTH OF IOWA MAIN FRONT WILL LIFT TONIGHT...WITH INCREASING LIFT/SHOWERS AND STORMS AFT 09-11Z THROUGH MID MORNING CENTRAL AND SOUTH/NORTHERN AREAS BEGINNING MID MORNING THROUGH 18Z WED. SOME UNCERTAINTY ON COVERAGE/PLACEMENT DUE TO POSSIBLE SOUTHWARD DRIFT OF STORMS DURING THE PERIOD. HAVE OPTED FOR VCTS/VCSH FOR NOW UNTIL TRENDS ESTABLISHED. CIGS LOWER TO MVFR SOUTH/CENTRAL TOWARD END OF PERIOD. SOME VSBY RESTRICTIONS TO MVFR OR LOWER LIKELY IN AREAS OF CONVECTION ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. /REV && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR APPANOOSE-DAVIS-JASPER-MAHASKA-MARION-MARSHALL- MONROE-POWESHIEK-TAMA-WAPELLO. && SHORT TERM...REV LONG TERM...PODRAZIK AVIATION...REV
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 5:14 AM CDT, 10 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 514 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015 IAZ023-033>038-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-241015- POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-CRAWFORD- CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA- ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- 514 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY. THE LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL CONTINUE IN THE MORNING AS STORMS LIFT NORTH. VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN ADDITIONAL TO HEAVY RAINFALL. PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY. IAZ004>007-015>017-024>028-039-241015- EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-BLACK HAWK- 514 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO OCCUR. PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 23, 3:31 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
331 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0553 PM TORNADO 1 SW ALBIA 41.02N 92.81W
06/22/2015 MONROE IA NWS STORM SURVEY
PRELIMINARY: DAMAGE AT HY VEE FOOD STORE IN
ALBIA DETERMINED TO BE A TORNADO...EF1
INTENSITY WITH WINDS OF 103 MPH. BROKEN
DAMAGE PATH FROM ALBIA TO DRAKESVILLE.
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NWS DES MOINES IA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Jun 23, 3:48 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
348 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0522 PM TORNADO 7 SW MARYSVILLE 41.11N 93.03W
06/22/2015 MONROE IA NWS STORM SURVEY
LOW END EF3 DAMAGE REPORTED AT THIS LOCATION
WHERE HOME SEVERELY DAMAGED. MAX WINDS
ESTIMATED AT 142 MPH. TORNADO ON GROUND FROM
SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBIA TO ALBIA. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. PRELIMINARY TORNADO
RATING: EF3.
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NWS DES MOINES IA
IRIS SYSTEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Davis | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 7:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 4 days |
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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.