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River Flood Warning 93, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2019, 3:23 PM CDT for Van Buren County, Iowa. It took effect at Apr 30, 2019, 5:14 PM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019, 3:23 PM CDT (20:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2019, 5:14 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Van Buren County, IA
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Des Moines River at Keosauqua (KEQI4).
- Action stage
- 21 ft
- Minor stage
- 22 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 27 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05490500, 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 Apr 30, 11:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 11:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 427 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-011000- 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- 427 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 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 Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight across the area. The main threat associated with these thunderstorm will be heavy rain, lightning and small hail. There is a low chance that some storms could become severe this afternoon and into the evening, if this happens the main threat would be hail to the size of quarters and damaging winds to 60 MPH. There is a flash flooding threat today. The best chance for flash flooding looks to be along and south of a line from Iowa City to Clinton to Milledgeville. A flash flood watch is in effect for this area through the Wednesday morning. Moderate to major flooding will continue along the Mississippi River and other tributary rivers. Please see the latest Flood Statements and Flood Warnings for details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY Thunderstorms are expected to exit the Illinois side of the Outlook area off to the east by late Wednesday morning. These storms are not anticipated to be severe, but may produce locally heavy rain adding to flooding potential. More rain with embedded thunderstorms and moderate rainfall amounts may move across portions of the Outlook Area from late Wednesday night and Thursday. This activity may aggravate ongoing flooding situations. The potential for severe storms on Thursday is low. Moderate to major flooding will continue along the Mississippi River. Some tributary rivers will also be in flood. Please see the latest Flood Statements and Flood Warnings for details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening, especially south of Interstate 80. Also, any reports of flooding would be appreciated. Gibbs/12
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 30, 1:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
157 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 S ALPHA 41.18N 90.38W
04/30/2019 HENRY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS WATER FLOWING OVER
ILLINOIS HIGHWAY 17, AT THE INTERSECTION
WITH U.S. ROUTE 150. WATER ALSO FLOWING OVER
ROAD, ON THE PAGE ST. EXTENSION AT ILLINOIS
HIGHWAY 82.
&&
RP KINNEYLocal storm report, Apr 30, 2:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
219 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0217 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 W MOUNT PLEASANT 40.97N 91.63W
04/30/2019 M1.29 INCH HENRY IA TRAINED SPOTTER
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DCLocal storm report, Apr 30, 2:37 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
254 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0250 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 W BETTENDORF 41.56N 90.49W
04/30/2019 M1.08 INCH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
48 HOUR TOTAL IS 2.93.
&&Local storm report, Apr 30, 3:13 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee, Van Buren | 82 min |
| Apr 30, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Lee | 19 min |
| Apr 30, 9:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee | 3 days |
| Apr 30, 11:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Scott | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson, Warren | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 5 days |
| Apr 30, 12:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Henderson, Henry, Mercer, Warren | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Bureau | 4 hr |
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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.