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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Des Moines, IA

April 13, 2022Cerro Gordo County, Floyd County, Worth County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Apr 13, 2022, 6:42 AM CDT for Cerro Gordo County, Floyd County, Worth County, Iowa. It took effect at Apr 13, 2022, 9:10 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2022, 6:42 AM CDT (11:42 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2022, 9:10 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 13, 2022, 8:44 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Cerro Gordo County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Worth County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:46 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 Winnebago River at Mason City (MCWI4). The gauge peaked at 10.89 ft at Apr 13, 2022, 8:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
14.5 ft
Major stage
15.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05459500, 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 Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 13, 6:35 AM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 6:35 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 3:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
333 AM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022

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Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-
Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-
Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-
Poweshiek-Cass-Adair-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-
Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Appanoose-Davis-
333 AM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight

Breezy conditions are expected today with gusts near 30 mph at
times. The wind will increase by late tonight with gusts near 40
mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Strong and gusty winds are expected on Thursday. Gusts may exceed
45 mph at times.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXWebster41 min
Apr 12, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDMXHancock, Kossuth, Winnebago25 min
Apr 12, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth58 min
Apr 12, 7:38 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Wright37 min
Apr 12, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDMXHancock, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth20 min
Apr 12, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXKossuth, Winnebago32 min
Apr 12, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHumboldt, Wright45 min
Apr 12, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXEmmet, Palo Alto26 min
Apr 12, 8:06 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Worth54 min
Apr 12, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCrawford, Sac50 min
Apr 12, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Kossuth28 min
Apr 12, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth35 min
Apr 12, 8:27 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCrawford33 min
Apr 12, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXEmmet28 min
Apr 12, 8:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Wright29 min
Apr 12, 8:47 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXSac28 min
Apr 12, 8:51 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Worth24 min
Apr 12, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXKossuth, Winnebago52 min
Apr 12, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth35 min
Apr 12, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Humboldt, Pocahontas and 2 more61 min
Apr 12, 9:06 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCarroll, Crawford24 min
Apr 12, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXAudubon, Carroll, Cass, Greene, Guthrie25 min
Apr 12, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Worth53 min
Apr 12, 9:25 PM CDTTornado WarningDMXCalhoun, Carroll, Greene17 min
Apr 12, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCalhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Wright35 min
Apr 12, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXHancock, Kossuth, Winnebago49 min
Apr 12, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXBoone, Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, Webster29 min
Apr 12, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Webster, Wright47 min
Apr 12, 10:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMXCerro Gordo, Worth25 min
Apr 12, 10:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXAdair, Dallas, Madison, Polk62 min
Apr 12, 10:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXBoone, Hamilton, Hardin, Story61 min
Apr 12, 10:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXAdams, Ringgold, Taylor, Union59 min
Apr 12, 10:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy, Hardin65 min
Apr 12, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXMarshall, Tama60 min
Apr 12, 11:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXDallas, Madison, Polk, Warren56 min
Apr 12, 11:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXClarke, Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold, Union54 min
Apr 12, 11:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXAppanoose, Davis, Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe and 3 more61 min
Apr 13, 12:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXBlack Hawk, Bremer27 min
Apr 13, 12:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDMXClarke, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion and 5 more64 min
Apr 13, 3:04 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDMXAdair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more28 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.