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River Flood Warning 45, NWS Quad Cities, IA

March 10, 2019Keokuk County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Mar 10, 2019, 3:29 PM CDT for Keokuk County, Iowa. It took effect at Mar 10, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 10, 2019, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 10, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: Mar 19, 2019, 6:34 AM CDT
In force: 8 days
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Keokuk County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 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 North Skunk River near Sigourney (SIGI4). The gauge peaked at 22.84 ft at Mar 16, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 14.5 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05472500, 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 Mar 10, 3:21 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 3:21 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 9:01 AM CDT, 6 hours 28 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
901 AM CDT Sun Mar 10 2019

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009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-111415-
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-
901 AM CDT Sun Mar 10 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

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

Another potent storm system is expected to impact the area Tuesday
through Thursday, bringing strong winds and the potential for
significant rain and a few thunderstorms. This may cause additional
flooding concerns.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.

Sheets

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 9, 8:48 PM CST	River Flood Warning	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Lee	6 days
Mar 10, 9:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	Van Buren	72 hr
Mar 10, 10:18 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Clinton, Scott	24 hr
Mar 10, 10:18 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Keokuk	5 hr
Mar 10, 11:55 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Des Moines, Lee	21 days
Mar 10, 4:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa	35 days
Mar 9, 6:27 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	Henderson, Mercer, Warren	18 hr
Mar 9, 8:01 PM CST	River Flood Warning	DVN	Hancock, McDonough	71 hr
Mar 10, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Stephenson	21 days
Mar 10, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Whiteside	21 days
Mar 10, 12:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Hancock	113 days
Mar 9, 6:08 PM CST	River Flood Warning	DVN	Clark	13 hr

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.