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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 22, 2017Jones County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 22, 2017, 3:56 AM CDT for Jones 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
Jul 22, 2017, 3:56 AM CDT (08:56 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Jones County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 22, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 1.54Anamosa, IA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 305 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2017-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2094 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2017-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2094 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1572 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
6.5

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The text

As transmitted.

741 
WGUS53 KDVN 220856
FFWDVN
IAC105-221500-
/O.NEW.KDVN.FF.W.0021.170722T0856Z-170722T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
356 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2017

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Jones County in east central Iowa...

* Until 1000 AM CDT Saturday

* At 356 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. 3 to 4 inches of rain have 
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Anamosa, Monticello, Cascade, Olin, Wyoming, Oxford Junction,
  Martelle, Onslow, Morley, Center Junction, Langworthy, Stone City,
  Canton, Jones County Fairgrounds, Oxford Mills, Pictured Rocks
  Wildlife Area, Wapsipinicon State Park, Hale, Camp Courageous and
  Scotch Grove.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4229 9090 4195 9090 4195 9137 4230 9136

$$

RP KINNEY
1 follow-up statement
405 
WGUS73 KDVN 221328
FFSDVN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
828 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2017

IAC105-221337-
/O.CAN.KDVN.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170722T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jones IA-
828 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR JONES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4229 9090 4195 9090 4195 9137 4230 9136

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDelaware, Dubuque67 min
Jul 21, 8:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNDubuque, Jackson49 min
Jul 21, 9:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNCedar, Jones, Linn7 days
Jul 21, 9:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNClinton, Scott24 hr
Jul 21, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNBuchanan, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones65 min
Jul 22, 12:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson6 hr
Jul 22, 12:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNJackson6 hr
Jul 22, 3:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNClinton4 hr
Jul 22, 4:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBenton, Linn55 min
Jul 22, 5:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNLinn24 min
Jul 22, 6:05 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson18 hr
Jul 22, 6:43 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNClinton3 hr
Jul 22, 9:06 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNClinton15 hr
Jul 22, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNDelaware, Jones69 hr
Jul 22, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNJackson5 days
Jul 22, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNBuchanan, Linn6 days
Jul 22, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNCedar, Jones, Linn7 days
Jul 22, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNClinton, Scott12 days
Jul 22, 12:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNMuscatine, Scott7 days
Jul 22, 12:20 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVNMuscatine, Scott12 hr
Jul 22, 12:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNClinton, Scott5 days
Jul 22, 12:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNMuscatine7 days
Jul 22, 12:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLouisa, Muscatine8 days
Jul 22, 12:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLouisa24 hr
Jul 22, 12:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNDes Moines, Louisa24 hr
Jul 22, 12:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNDes Moines24 hr
Jul 22, 12:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNDes Moines, Lee24 hr

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.