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River Flood Warning 104, NWS Quad Cities, IA

May 17, 2019Benton County, Iowa County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at May 17, 2019, 8:28 AM CDT for Benton County, Iowa County, Iowa. It took effect at May 17, 2019, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 17, 2019, 8:28 AM CDT (13:28 UTC)
In effect from: May 17, 2019, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 7, 2019, 4:09 PM CDT
In force: 21 days
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Benton County, IA, Iowa County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Iowa River at Marengo (MROI4). The gauge peaked at 18.43 ft at May 29, 2019, 2:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05453100, 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 May 17, 6:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 6:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 4:21 AM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 17, 7:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 7:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 7:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, May 17, 7:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, May 17, 7:56 AM CDT, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 8:21 AM CDT, 7 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
May 16, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton, Scott	45 min
May 16, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Iowa	60 min
May 16, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Iowa	63 min
May 16, 8:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton	57 min
May 16, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Linn	48 min
May 16, 9:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Iowa	5 hr
May 16, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Muscatine, Washington	39 min
May 16, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Scott	52 min
May 16, 9:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Cedar, Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Washington	46 min
May 16, 9:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Cedar, Johnson, Muscatine, Washington	4 hr
May 16, 10:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Louisa, Washington	41 min
May 16, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Muscatine, Scott	50 min
May 16, 10:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Des Moines, Henry	25 min
May 16, 11:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Iowa	39 min
May 16, 11:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Jefferson	48 min
May 17, 5:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Jefferson, Keokuk, Washington	44 min
May 17, 6:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Keokuk, Washington	52 min
May 17, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Washington	49 min
May 17, 7:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Des Moines, Henry	48 min
May 17, 7:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Louisa	33 min
May 17, 7:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Des Moines	64 min
May 17, 8:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Keokuk	16 days
May 17, 11:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Scott	4 days
May 16, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Rock Island, Whiteside	41 min
May 16, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Whiteside	48 min
May 16, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Whiteside	50 min
May 16, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Bureau, Henry, Whiteside	51 min
May 16, 10:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Bureau, Henry, Mercer	58 min
May 16, 10:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Bureau	23 min
May 17, 8:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Henderson, Mercer, Warren	48 min
May 17, 8:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henry	34 min
May 17, 9:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside	3 days
May 17, 9:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau, Putnam	47 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2019 Every 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.