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River Flood Watch 72, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood watch at Dec 27, 2018, 10:32 PM CST for Black Hawk County, Iowa. It took effect at Dec 29, 2018, 7:12 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2018, 10:32 PM CST (04:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2018, 7:12 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2018, 10:14 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Black Hawk County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:36 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 Cedar River at Cedar Falls (CEDI4). The gauge peaked at 87.90 ft at Dec 29, 2018, 11:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 85 ft
- Minor stage
- 89 ft
- Moderate stage
- 92 ft
- Major stage
- 94 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05463050, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 12:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 41 more | 11 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.