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River Flood Warning 157, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 2, 2019Des Moines County, Lee County, Iowa; Hancock County, Henderson County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Jul 2, 2019, 10:39 AM CDT for Des Moines County, Lee County, Iowa; Hancock County, Henderson County, Illinois. It took effect at Jul 4, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2019, 10:39 AM CDT (15:39 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 4, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jul 18, 2019, 6:21 AM CDT
In force
14 days
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Des Moines County, IA, Lee County, IA, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Mississippi River at Burlington (BRLI4).

Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
16.5 ft
Major stage
18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 Jul 2, 6:04 AM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 6:04 AM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:57 AM CDT, 6 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
357 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019

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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-
357 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Hot and humid conditions are expected again this afternoon. Heat
index readings are expected to reach the mid 90s to around 100
this afternoon into early this evening.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected from late this morning through
this evening. The main risks from storms will be damaging winds
and torrential rainfall. The Storm Prediction Center has placed a
marginal risk over the entire outlook area.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

Wednesday through Thursday, thunderstorms are likely across the
outlook area. There will be a low threat for damaging winds and
heavy rainfall, especially Wednesday, where the Storm Prediction
Center has placed a marginal risk across the entire outlook area.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible Friday and Saturday. the
potential for severe weather appears low at this time.

Minor flooding is possible on the Mississippi River at Gladstone and
Burlington late this week. Please see the latest Flood Statements
and Flood Warnings for details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 9:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNDes Moines21 days
Jul 1, 9:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNDes Moines, Lee21 days
Jul 2, 10:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNDes Moines21 days
Jul 2, 5:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNClinton24 min
Jul 2, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNLinn38 min
Jul 2, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNClinton52 min
Jul 2, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBuchanan38 min
Jul 2, 6:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNStephenson34 min
Jul 2, 6:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNWhiteside40 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2019River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 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.