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Flood Watch 2, NWS Quad Cities, IA

August 4, 2023Des Moines County, Lee County, Iowa; 4 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this flood watch at Aug 4, 2023, 9:53 PM CDT for Des Moines County, Lee County, Iowa; 4 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri. It took effect at Aug 5, 2023, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 4, 2023, 9:53 PM CDT (02:53 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 5, 2023, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 5, 2023, 9:24 AM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Flood severity: None

Counties Des Moines County, IA, Lee County, IA, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL, McDonough County, IL, Warren County, IL, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this 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 flood watch went out at Aug 4, 6:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 6:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 2:33 PM CDT, 7 hours 20 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 5, 1:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Lee	5 hr
Aug 5, 2:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Des Moines, Lee	6 hr
Aug 5, 2:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Lee	56 min
Aug 5, 5:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	Des Moines, Lee	6 hr
Aug 5, 11:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	Lee	6 hr
Aug 5, 12:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Hancock	43 min
Aug 5, 3:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	McDonough	62 min
Aug 4, 11:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Clark, Scotland	6 hr
Aug 5, 12:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clark	43 min
Aug 5, 5:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	Clark, Scotland	6 hr
Aug 5, 6:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Clark	13 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in Illinois, 2023 Flood Watches in Iowa, 2023 Flood Watches in Missouri, 2023 Every flood watch in 2023

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.