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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Quad Cities, IA

February 22, 2018Louisa County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Feb 22, 2018, 12:09 AM CST for Louisa County, Iowa. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 22, 2018, 12:09 AM CST (06:09 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2018, 7:00 PM CST
In force: 43 hr
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Louisa County, IA

The river

Written for the forecast point Iowa River at Oakville (OKVI4). The gauge peaked at 10.06 ft at Feb 22, 2018, 7:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05465700, 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 Feb 21, 11:12 PM CST, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 11:12 PM CST, 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 4:06 PM CST, 8 hours 3 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 22, 3:23 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 5 more	9 hr
Feb 22, 11:04 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	Stephenson	24 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2018 Every river flood warning in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.