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River Flood Warning 33, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Mar 15, 2019, 9:51 PM CDT for Polk County, Iowa. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2019, 9:51 PM CDT (02:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Polk County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 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 Beaver Creek near Grimes (GRMI4). The gauge peaked at 14.22 ft at Mar 16, 2019, 2:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 17 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05481950, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 8:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 21 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2019Every river flood warning in 2019
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.