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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this flash flood watch at Jun 24, 2021, 2:08 PM CDT for 13 counties in Iowa; 10 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri. It took effect at Jun 24, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2021, 2:08 PM CDT (19:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 24, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2021, 7:43 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Flood severity
- None
All 25 counties
Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Des Moines County, IA, Henry County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Lee County, IA, Louisa County, IA, Muscatine County, IA, Scott County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Washington County, IA, Bureau County, IL, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL, Henry County, IL, McDonough County, IL, Mercer County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Warren County, IL, Whiteside County, IL, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 69 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 389 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -353 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1072 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
838 WGUS63 KDVN 241908 FFADVN URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 208 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021 IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-250315- /O.NEW.KDVN.FF.A.0001.210625T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Jefferson-Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Henderson-Warren-Hancock- McDonough-Scotland-Clark- Including the cities of Monmouth, Mount Pleasant, Kahoka, Oquawka, Fairfield, Carthage, Keosauqua, Burlington, Fort Madison, Macomb, and Memphis 208 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of west central Illinois, southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri, including the following areas, in west central Illinois, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough and Warren. In southeast Iowa, Des Moines, Henry IA, Jefferson, Lee and Van Buren. In northeast Missouri, Clark and Scotland. * From 7 PM CDT this evening through Saturday morning. * Occasional rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms are expected across the watch area from tonight through Saturday morning. With the ground already saturated from recent bouts of heavy rain in much of the watch area, Flash flooding will be possible as the storms move across. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ 12
10 follow-up statements
767 WGUS63 KDVN 250145 FFADVN Flood Watch National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 845 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021 IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-250945- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Jefferson-Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Henderson-Warren-Hancock- McDonough-Scotland-Clark- Including the cities of Monmouth, Mount Pleasant, Kahoka, Oquawka, Fairfield, Carthage, Keosauqua, Burlington, Fort Madison, Macomb, and Memphis 845 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of west central Illinois, southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri, including the following areas, in west central Illinois, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough and Warren. In southeast Iowa, Des Moines, Henry IA, Jefferson, Lee and Van Buren. In northeast Missouri, Clark and Scotland. * Through Saturday morning. * Occasional rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms are expected across the watch area through Saturday morning. With the ground already saturated from recent heavy rain in the watch area, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ 14
205 WGUS63 KDVN 250640 FFADVN URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 140 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 IAZ078-ILZ016>018-024-251445- /O.EXA.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Louisa-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer- Including the cities of Wapello, Geneseo, Princeton, Hennepin, and Aledo 140 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include portions of Illinois and southeast Iowa, including the following areas, in Illinois, Bureau, Henry IL, Mercer, and Putnam. In southeast Iowa, Louisa. * Through Saturday morning * Rounds of heavy rain are expected across the watch area through Saturday morning. With the ground already moist from recent heavy rain, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-251445- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Jefferson-Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Henderson-Warren- Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark- Including the cities of Fairfield, Mount Pleasant, Burlington, Keosauqua, Fort Madison, Oquawka, Monmouth, Carthage, Macomb, Memphis, and Kahoka 140 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of west central Illinois, southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri, including the following areas, in west central Illinois, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, and Warren. In southeast Iowa, Des Moines, Henry IA, Jefferson, Lee, and Van Buren. In northeast Missouri, Clark and Scotland. * Through Saturday morning * Rounds of heavy rain are expected across the watch area through Saturday morning. With the ground already moist from recent heavy rain, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
253 WGUS63 KDVN 251221 FFADVN Flood Watch National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 721 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-252030- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Jefferson-Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Henderson-Warren-Hancock- McDonough-Scotland-Clark- Including the cities of Monmouth, Mount Pleasant, Kahoka, Oquawka, Fairfield, Carthage, Keosauqua, Burlington, Fort Madison, Macomb, and Memphis 721 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of west central Illinois, southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri, including the following areas, in west central Illinois, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough and Warren. In southeast Iowa, Des Moines, Henry IA, Jefferson, Lee and Van Buren. In northeast Missouri, Clark and Scotland. * Through Saturday morning. * Occasional rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms are expected across the watch area through Saturday morning. With the ground already saturated from recent heavy rain in the watch area, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ IAZ078-ILZ016>018-024-252030- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Louisa-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer- Including the cities of Aledo, Wapello, Geneseo, Hennepin, and Princeton 721 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of Illinois and southeast Iowa, including the following areas, in Illinois, Bureau, Henry IL, Mercer and Putnam. In southeast Iowa, Louisa. * Through Saturday morning. * Occasional rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms are expected across the watch area through Saturday morning. With the ground already saturated from recent heavy rain in the watch area, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. $$ Gibbs
546 WGUS63 KDVN 251553 FFADVN Flood Watch National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 1053 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-260000- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Jefferson-Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Henderson-Warren-Hancock- McDonough-Scotland-Clark- Including the cities of Monmouth, Mount Pleasant, Kahoka, Oquawka, Fairfield, Carthage, Keosauqua, Burlington, Fort Madison, Macomb, and Memphis 1053 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of west central Illinois, southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri, including the following areas, in west central Illinois, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough and Warren. In southeast Iowa, Des Moines, Henry IA, Jefferson, Lee and Van Buren. In northeast Missouri, Clark and Scotland. * Through Saturday morning. * Occasional rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms are expected across the watch area through Saturday morning. With the ground already saturated from recent heavy rain in the watch area, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ IAZ078-ILZ016>018-024-260000- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Louisa-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer- Including the cities of Aledo, Wapello, Geneseo, Hennepin, and Princeton 1053 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of Illinois and southeast Iowa, including the following areas, in Illinois, Bureau, Henry IL, Mercer and Putnam. In southeast Iowa, Louisa. * Through Saturday morning. * Occasional rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms are expected across the watch area through Saturday morning. With the ground already saturated from recent heavy rain in the watch area, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ 12
732 WGUS63 KDVN 251840 FFADVN URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 140 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 IAZ064>068-076-077-ILZ009-015-260245- /O.EXA.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Johnson-Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Whiteside- Rock Island- Including the cities of Sterling, Moline, Tipton, Washington, Iowa City, Sigourney, Clinton, Davenport, Rock Island, Muscatine, and Bettendorf 140 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include portions of northwest Illinois and Iowa, including the following areas, in northwest Illinois, Rock Island and Whiteside. In Iowa, Cedar, Clinton, Johnson, Keokuk, Muscatine, Scott and Washington. * Through Saturday morning. * Occasional rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms are expected across the watch area through Saturday morning. With the ground already saturated from recent heavy rain in the watch area, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-260245- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Jefferson-Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Henderson-Warren-Hancock- McDonough-Scotland-Clark- Including the cities of Monmouth, Mount Pleasant, Kahoka, Oquawka, Fairfield, Carthage, Keosauqua, Burlington, Fort Madison, Macomb, and Memphis 140 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of west central Illinois, southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri, including the following areas, in west central Illinois, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough and Warren. In southeast Iowa, Des Moines, Henry IA, Jefferson, Lee and Van Buren. In northeast Missouri, Clark and Scotland. * Through Saturday morning. * Occasional rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms are expected across the watch area through Saturday morning. With the ground already saturated from recent heavy rain in the watch area, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ IAZ078-ILZ016>018-024-260245- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Louisa-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer- Including the cities of Aledo, Wapello, Geneseo, Hennepin, and Princeton 140 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of Illinois and southeast Iowa, including the following areas, in Illinois, Bureau, Henry IL, Mercer and Putnam. In southeast Iowa, Louisa. * Through Saturday morning. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Gibbs
204 WGUS63 KDVN 260226 FFADVN Flood Watch National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 926 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-261030- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Jefferson-Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Henderson-Warren-Hancock- McDonough-Scotland-Clark- Including the cities of Monmouth, Mount Pleasant, Kahoka, Oquawka, Fairfield, Carthage, Keosauqua, Burlington, Fort Madison, Macomb, and Memphis 926 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of west central Illinois, southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri, including the following areas, in west central Illinois, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough and Warren. In southeast Iowa, Des Moines, Henry IA, Jefferson, Lee and Van Buren. In northeast Missouri, Clark and Scotland. * Until 7 AM CDT Saturday. * Occasional rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms are expected across the watch area through Saturday morning. With the ground already saturated from recent heavy rain in the watch area, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ IAZ064>068-076>078-ILZ009-015>018-024-261030- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Johnson-Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa- Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer- Including the cities of Sterling, Moline, Tipton, Geneseo, Princeton, Washington, Iowa City, Hennepin, Sigourney, Aledo, Clinton, Wapello, Davenport, Rock Island, Muscatine, and Bettendorf 926 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of Illinois and Iowa, including the following areas, in Illinois, Bureau, Henry IL, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island and Whiteside. In Iowa, Cedar, Clinton, Johnson, Keokuk, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and Washington. * Until 7 AM CDT Saturday. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ McClure
707 WGUS63 KDVN 260824 FFADVN URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 324 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021 IAZ089-099-ILZ016>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-261630- /O.EXT.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Des Moines-Lee-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-Warren- Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark- Including the cities of Burlington, Fort Madison, Geneseo, Princeton, Hennepin, Aledo, Oquawka, Monmouth, Carthage, Macomb, Memphis, and Kahoka 324 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * Portions of Illinois, southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri, including the following areas, in Illinois, Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry IL, McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, and Warren. In southeast Iowa, Des Moines and Lee. In northeast Missouri, Clark and Scotland. * Through Sunday morning * Rounds of rain and thunderstorms, some heavy, are expected across the watch area through Sunday morning. With the ground extremely moist from recent heavy rain, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ IAZ064>068-076>078-087-088-098-ILZ009-015-261200- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Johnson-Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa- Jefferson-Henry IA-Van Buren-Whiteside-Rock Island- Including the cities of Iowa City, Tipton, Clinton, Muscatine, Davenport, Bettendorf, Sigourney, Washington, Wapello, Fairfield, Mount Pleasant, Keosauqua, Sterling, Moline, and Rock Island 324 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of northwest Illinois and Iowa, including the following areas, in northwest Illinois, Rock Island and Whiteside. In Iowa, Cedar, Clinton, Henry IA, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren, and Washington. * Until 7 AM CDT this morning * Rounds of rain and thunderstorms, some heavy, are expected across the watch area through Saturday morning. With the ground extremely moist from recent heavy rain, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
545 WGUS63 KDVN 261202 FFADVN Flood Watch National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 702 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021 IAZ064>068-076>078-087-088-098-ILZ009-015-261315- /O.EXP.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210626T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Johnson-Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa- Jefferson-Henry IA-Van Buren-Whiteside-Rock Island- Including the cities of Iowa City, Tipton, Clinton, Muscatine, Davenport, Bettendorf, Sigourney, Washington, Wapello, Fairfield, Mount Pleasant, Keosauqua, Sterling, Moline, and Rock Island 702 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of northwest Illinois and Iowa has expired. The risk of heavy rain will be shifting east of the Mississippi. $$ IAZ089-099-ILZ016>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-262015- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Des Moines-Lee-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-Warren- Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark- Including the cities of Burlington, Fort Madison, Geneseo, Princeton, Hennepin, Aledo, Oquawka, Monmouth, Carthage, Macomb, Memphis, and Kahoka 702 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of Illinois, southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri, including the following areas, in Illinois, Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry IL, McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, and Warren. In southeast Iowa, Des Moines and Lee. In northeast Missouri, Clark and Scotland. * Through Sunday morning * Rounds of rain and thunderstorms, some heavy, are expected across the watch area through Sunday morning. With the ground extremely moist from recent heavy rain, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that get hit repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
134 WGUS63 KDVN 261615 FFADVN Flood Watch National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 1115 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021 IAZ089-099-ILZ016>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-270015- /O.CON.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Des Moines-Lee-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-Warren- Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark- Including the cities of Burlington, Fort Madison, Geneseo, Princeton, Hennepin, Aledo, Oquawka, Monmouth, Carthage, Macomb, Memphis, and Kahoka 1115 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of Illinois, southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri, including the following areas, in Illinois, Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry IL, McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, and Warren. In southeast Iowa, Des Moines and Lee. In northeast Missouri, Clark and Scotland. * Through Sunday morning * Rounds of rain and thunderstorms, some heavy, are expected across the watch area through Sunday morning. With the ground extremely moist from recent heavy rain, flash flooding will be possible. Locations that see rain repeatedly will be especially prone to flash flooding. * Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood prone locations. Small rivers, creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
063 WGUS63 KDVN 270043 FFADVN Flood Watch National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 743 PM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021 IAZ089-099-ILZ016>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-270145- /O.CAN.KDVN.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210627T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Des Moines-Lee-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-Warren- Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark- Including the cities of Burlington, Fort Madison, Geneseo, Princeton, Hennepin, Aledo, Oquawka, Monmouth, Carthage, Macomb, Memphis, and Kahoka 743 PM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of Illinois, southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri has been cancelled. The risk of heavy rain has diminished. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Jun 24, 12:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 12:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 1233 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021 ...18z AVIATION UPDATE... .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 242 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021 A broad strong warm advection zone is found over the Midwest, and with that the evening storms have evolved into an intense destructive wind producing MCS, that at least on radar signature, suggests this could be a long lived wind damage event. I'm holding off jumping on any great wind threat this morning until we actually see it evolve, but this is quite impressive near and north of Omaha as of 2 AM. MU CAPE in the vicinity of the Omaha cluster is near 4000J/KG, while farther east into our CWA, we're running 1000-2000. There should be a tendency for that complex to drive southeast with time, but limiting that so far is a mid level cap, with 700mb temperatures of 14-16C found near the south flank of the bowing segment. That cap is probably the most important feature to monitor through the evolution of the severe MCS, and whether any wind can impact our CWA, which has no surface instability as of 2 AM. && .SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight) ISSUED AT 242 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021 1. Thunderstorms with torrential rain are going to take place in and near our CWA through the next 24+ hours. 2. There are as many model solutions on convective handling of the current cluster as there are models, and that is not helping any confidence on where these storms go. 3. If the storm cluster does not turn southeast, our low levels are not currently supportive of a damaging wind, but that could change through the day as we warm up, so this is not an automatic switch to a high end event, it has a likelihood to become more elevated with time as it heads into drier air. As mentioned above, there is a pronounced cap, of 14-16C around the 700mb level, found near the south flank of the western convection. The wind in that layer is westerly, and the cap could advect east with time. That will be something we can monitor through 5 AM and can adjust the forecast upward with respect to impacts should the storms keep an easterly movement( at 65 mph currently). At the very least, should the storms drop southeast, we will have to contend with the strong MCV moving through Iowa through this afternoon, and that could serve to trigger additional storms over the CWA. That is something the ECMWF continues to show in, as well as hinted at by the UKmet. I will continue to keep pops likely to categorical this morning, as even if the event drops just south of the CWA, there should be a warm advection wing of storms threat spreads through the CWA, and possibly a large stratiform region too. There' a lot of reasons for rain today! Tonight, models are hinting at redevelopment in an west-east band, near or south of the Interstate 80, then that would become an MCS overnight. The placement of that feature is greatly dependent on what happens with storms today, and capping placement in the south. I'll continue to forecast high pops south and solid chance pops north for that event as well, but at least for now, the heavy rain component is not confident on placement for a flash flood watch in the near term. We will be messaging the Enhanced Risk from SPC today, which for now is the far southern CWA, with Slight risk elsewhere. WPC has moderate risk for flash flooding mainly south of our CWA with slight risk over the entire area. ERVIN .LONG TERM...(Friday through Wednesday) ISSUED AT 242 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021 Key Messages: 1) SPC issued a Slight Risk for severe weather on Friday in our south and a Marginal Risk elsewhere, with isolated large hail and severe winds gusts being the main threats. 2) Very wet period to end the week and start the weekend, with WPC issuing a Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall. 3) Daily chances for showers and storms through next week. Friday/Saturday... Early on Friday, a warm front will be situated over the southern half of our forecast area, which will act as a focus for heavy rain and thunderstorms. Based on past model runs, it would seem that the front does not push as far north, generally keeping it along and south of I80. This would be due to a slightly different track of the surface low, with latest guidance having it traverse northeast through our southern half of our forecast area. With this in mind, the focus for the heaviest rainfall looks to coincide within the same area. The reason for the heavy rainfall leads us to the amount of moisture found within the vertical profile, which is well above the 90th percentile of values seen during this time of the year (PWATs ranging from 2-2.5"). With these conditions in mind, guidance wants to hint at repeating thunderstorm development. The Weather Prediction Center has most of the forecast area under a Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall on Friday, therefore heavy rainfall can be expected throughout. Thursday will be the start of the heavy rain potential, but will continue through Friday, as the approaching surface low leads to increasing convective coverage. Many of the rivers within our area are well below normal, which allows us for some room to fill them up. Current outlooks should support within bank rises, leading to more of a flash flood threat, especially with local streams, creeks, or small rivers. Along with flooding concerns, there is also a severe weather threat. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk for Severe Weather south of Highway 34, with a Marginal Risk throughout the remainder of the area. Some uncertainty still exists with the severe potential, but there will be and isolated risk for large hail and severe wind gusts. Late Friday night and into Saturday morning, the initial wave will be out of our area, with another warm front pushing north into our area again through Saturday morning. The front is associated with another surface low that develops with the next upper wave moving through. Behind this warm front lies another moist and unstable atmosphere in the warm sector. Therefore, further thunderstorm development is expected ahead of the cold front that slides through as the surface low passes through our north. At the moment, extremely heavy rainfall is not represented in the guidance, but any thunderstorm that develops has the potential to accumulate rain quickly. With the area already worked over by several rounds of rain and thunderstorms, the additional rainfall will lead to further concerns for flash flooding. Please continue to monitor our future forecasts as more details come out and confidence increases on coverage and total rainfall. As of right now, we are looking at the potential for between 3-6" of rainfall through Saturday, with the highest accumulations located along and south of I80. While these are our current forecast amounts, fluctuations are likely, as some guidance hints at the potential for more than that. With the amount of cloud cover that we will likely experience in the coming days, the forecast high temperatures may be lower than currently advertised, bringing us below normal for this time of the year. Continue to monitor for future updates on possible rainfall totals. Sunday... With there being a deep upper ridge over the west coast, we will be left in southwesterly flow behind the waves that have passed by at this point. While long term guidance wants to hint at most of the forecast area staying dry on Sunday, they indicate the slight chance for some showers and storms trailing the cold front that passed through on Saturday, especially in our far southeast. The Canadian model is the only one to hold precipitation for much of the area on Sunday, with a cold front that is slower to move out of the area. Next Week... While much uncertainty exists beyond Sunday on the exact upper level pattern, one thing can be relied on. The west coast ridge continues to build, with a trough digging in from the north. With this setting up, it would look like we fall into a brief omega blocking pattern, which would leave us under the trough through most of the week. With that in mind, we will fall into a pattern of daily chances for showers and thunderstorms throughout the area. It would seem that the chances will be more isolated/scattered, not as widespread as this weekend is forecast. Temperatures are looking to continue trending near or slightly below normal for the week. I suppose the good news for next week will be that we will be dealing with some more dry periods than wet, which will be much needed after the upcoming heavy rain event. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday Afternoon) ISSUED AT 1229 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021 Challenging TAF cycle forecast, with the potential for impactful periods of passing thunderstorm clusters affecting most sites, or the threat getting shunted far enough south that maybe just BRL clipped by this activity tonight while the other sites stay VFR until late night cloud CIG lowering to MVFR possible especially at CID and DBQ. Will try to play the happy medium with plenty of dry hours but use VCNTY in windows of evening to overnight storm potential may develop. Again the BRL site the most prone to passing bouts of storms with heavy rain and MVFR to IFR VSBYs and strong variable wind gusts, but some models still suggest all sites may get impacted by storms tonight. Between the storms, mainly VFR level debris clouds and sfc winds of 8-12 KTS ranging from the southwest to southeast. Potential storm outflow may also produce variable wind directions later tonight, but can't detail that in the TAFs at this point. && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 1025 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021 Have issued a flood warning for the La Moine river near Colmar this morning, with an additional 1.5-1.75 inches of rain expected in the basin before 12z Friday. This area has received 3+ inches in the past 7 days. Active weather will continue into Friday night-Saturday with additional rain possible in west central IL, southwest IA, and northeast MO promoting further rises. Other tributary rivers given the low river stages and streamflows should see mainly within bank rises over the next 48 hrs. && .DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IA...NONE. IL...NONE. MO...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...Ervin SHORT TERM...Ervin LONG TERM...Gunkel AVIATION...12 HYDROLOGY...Gross
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 3:03 AM CDT, 11 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 303 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-250815- 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- 303 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021 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 The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting an Enhanced Risk for severe storms today and tonight, for northeast Missouri, and a Slight Risk for the remainder of outlook area. There will be two rounds of strong thunderstorms today. The first will be this morning, with strong winds and heavy rain possible in a line of storms moving through areas generally south of Highway 30. Tonight, thunderstorms are possible over the entire area, but the main threats will be found along and south of Interstate 80 where damaging winds, large hail and torrential rainfall are most possible. Isolated areas of flash flooding are possible tonight, mainly along and south of Highway 34, where soils are already wet. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A Slight Risk for severe weather has been issued by the Storm Prediction Center on Friday, with the main threats being isolated cases of large hail and severe winds. Several rounds of showers and storms are expected through Friday, which leads to a Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall. Flash flooding will be a growing concern as forecast confidence grows on the axis of heaviest rain and timing. Another day of heavy rain chances on Saturday, but will slowly begin to die off in the evening. We have another Marginal Risk for severe weather on Saturday, with the threats being isolated large hail and severe gusts. Flash flooding threat will continue through Saturday as well. After Saturday, daily chances for showers and storms exist. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed for portions of the area on Today and Tonight. ERVIN/GUNKEL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 10:39 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1039 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
ILC109-241645-
McDonough-
1039 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
...HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MCDONOUGH COUNTY UNTIL
1145 AM CDT...
At 1038 AM CDT, radar indicated heavy rain from thunderstorms falling
near Western Illinois University, or near Macomb, moving southeast at
10 mph.
Locations impacted include...
Macomb, Colchester, Industry, Good Hope, Bardolph, Tennessee, Western
Illinois University, Adair, Fandon, New Philadelphia, Colmar,
Pennington Point, Macomb Municipal Airport, Doddsville, Scottsburg,
Spring Lake, McDonough County 4-H Grounds and Argyle Lake State Park.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this thunderstorms. Minor
flooding of low lying areas, creeks, streams and urban areas is
possible. If you encounter water over a roadway, do not drive through
it.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 4028 9091 4050 9083 4060 9065 4048 9045
4028 9045
TIME...MOT...LOC 1538Z 300DEG 7KT 4041 9070
GibbsLocal storm report, Jun 24, 11:59 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1159 AM CDT THU JUN 24 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1158 AM HEAVY RAIN CANTRIL 40.65N 92.07W
06/24/2021 M1.20 INCH VAN BUREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TODAYS AMOUNT.
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ARGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 7:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee, Van Buren | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 9:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 37 hr |
| Jun 24, 10:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 66 min |
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