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River Flood Watch 4, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood watch at Mar 26, 2020, 11:22 AM CDT for Davis County, Wapello County, Iowa. It took effect at Mar 28, 2020, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2020, 11:22 AM CDT (16:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2020, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2020, 8:09 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Davis County, IA, Wapello County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Des Moines River at Ottumwa (OTMI4). The gauge peaked at 11.30 ft at Mar 28, 2020, 8:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 19 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05489500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
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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.