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River Flood Warning 153, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Oct 10, 2018, 8:57 PM CDT for Hancock County, McDonough County, Illinois. It took effect at Oct 11, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018, 8:57 PM CDT (01:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 11, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Hancock County, IL, McDonough County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point La Moine River at Colmar (CLMI2). The gauge peaked at 19.27 ft at Oct 11, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 19 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05584500, 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 Oct 10, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 1200 PM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-111000- 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- 1200 PM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT There is a chance for a few thunderstorms developing along a thin line east of the Mississippi River this afternoon, but the risk of any severe weather with these storms is low. Otherwise, lingering standing water along with swollen rivers and creeks, will continue to produce some localized travel hazards in areas that received very heavy rainfall. Area rivers are experiencing flooding. Please see the latest Flood Statements and Flood Warnings for details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY Much colder weather will move into the area late this week into the weekend. Widespread frost is likely Thursday night into Friday morning, and again Friday night especially north of Interstate 80. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated this afternoon or tonight. 12
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 10, 6:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 3:40 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DVN | Cedar, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson and 7 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:40 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson and 2 more | 28 hr |
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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.