Alert archive / Iowa / River Flood Warnings in 2022
River Flood Warning 1, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Apr 23, 2022, 6:03 AM CDT for Keokuk County, Iowa. It took effect at Apr 23, 2022, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2022, 6:03 AM CDT (11:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2022, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2022, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Keokuk County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:06 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 North Skunk River near Sigourney (SIGI4). The gauge peaked at 16.61 ft at Apr 23, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 14.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 21 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05472500, 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 23, 4:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 4:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 4:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 450 AM CDT Sat Apr 23 2022 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-241000- 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- 450 AM CDT Sat Apr 23 2022 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 Windy conditions are on tap for today, with southerly winds gusting to around 45 mph. A wind advisory is in effect for portions of eastern Iowa. The strong winds and warm temperatures will be favorable for the spread of grass fires, especially in areas that received less rain yesterday. Therefore, caution is advised on any outdoor burning. There is a chance for thunderstorms tonight, as a cold front approaches the area. There's a low chance for an isolated severe thunderstorm west of the Mississippi River, with the primary threat being strong winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY Sunday: Very windy with southwest winds gusting to around 45 mph, mainly in Iowa and Illinois north of Interstate 80. High profile vehicles should use extra caution. Monday through Wednesday: Near record cold temperatures are expected with the potential for a frost or freeze as nighttime temperatures drop into the 20s to lower 30s. Thursday through Friday: Showers and thunderstorms return once again but too early to determine the severe potential or rain amounts. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today, but is possible this evening for portions of eastern Iowa and northeast Missouri.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 3:04 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque and 12 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 10:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines | 21 days |
| Apr 23, 10:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa | 3 days |
| Apr 23, 10:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 7 days |
Nearby
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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.