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River Flood Warning 93, NWS Quad Cities, IA

April 30, 2019Van Buren County, Iowa

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, Apr 30, 4:27 AM CDT, 10 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
427 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

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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 KINNEY
Local 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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DC
Local storm report, Apr 30, 2:37 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 30, 2:54 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 1:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNLee, Van Buren82 min
Apr 30, 2:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNLee19 min
Apr 30, 9:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNDes Moines, Henry, Lee3 days
Apr 30, 11:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNDes Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren5 hr
Apr 30, 3:54 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyDVNScott2 hr
Apr 30, 2:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenderson, Warren61 min
Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNHancock, McDonough5 days
Apr 30, 12:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNHenderson, Henry, Mercer, Warren5 hr
Apr 30, 1:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNBureau4 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 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.