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River Flood Warning 11, NWS Quad Cities, IA

February 4, 2019Des Moines County, Henry County, Lee County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Feb 4, 2019, 7:09 PM CST for Des Moines County, Henry County, Lee County, Iowa. It took effect at Feb 4, 2019, 7:59 PM CST. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 4, 2019, 7:09 PM CST (01:09 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 4, 2019, 7:59 PM CST
Expired: Feb 9, 2019, 9:28 AM CST
In force: 5 days
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Des Moines County, IA, Henry County, IA, Lee County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Skunk River at Augusta (AGSI4). The gauge peaked at 20.16 ft at Feb 5, 2019, 7:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05474000, 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 4, 5:47 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 5:47 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 2:17 PM CST, 4 hours 52 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
217 PM CST Mon Feb 4 2019

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009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-052030-
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-
217 PM CST Mon Feb 4 2019

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

Colder air will continue to move into the area tonight. Wind
chills will be in the single digits above and below zero by
sunrise Tuesday.

Area rivers are experiencing flooding. Please see the
latest Flood Statements and Flood Warnings for details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

Freezing rain will develop over much of the outlook area Tuesday
afternoon and continue Tuesday night. Ice accumulations of .1 to
.2 inches are expected southeast of a line from Freeport Illinois
to Sigourney Iowa and a winter weather advisory has been issued.
The precipitation may be mixed with sleet and snow at times.

Another storm system will bring wintry precipitation in the form
of freezing rain and snow from Wednesday afternoon through
Thursday evening. The greatest potential for snow and ice
accumulations will be over east central Iowa and northwest
Illinois.

Colder temperatures will arrive Friday into the weekend with
another round of snow possible Saturday night into Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.

Speck/Sheets

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 4, 5:10 PM CST, 1 hour 59 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 4, 9:42 PM CST	River Flood Warning	DVN	Jackson	36 hr
Feb 5, 1:44 AM CST	River Flood Warning	DVN	Johnson, Louisa, Washington	8 days
Feb 5, 3:36 AM CST	Ice Storm Warning	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee and 5 more	24 hr
Feb 5, 10:25 AM CST	River Flood Warning	DVN	Cedar, Louisa, Muscatine	4 days
Feb 5, 3:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Scott	27 min
Feb 5, 5:49 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Scott	41 min
Feb 5, 1:16 AM CST	River Flood Warning	DVN	Hancock	15 days
Feb 5, 4:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Whiteside	29 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.