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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at May 22, 2024, 8:57 PM CDT for Black Hawk County, Iowa. It took effect at May 23, 2024, 9:24 AM CDT. It was in force for 28 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2024, 8:57 PM CDT (01:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2024, 9:24 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Black Hawk County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 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 Cedar River at Waterloo (ALOI4). The gauge peaked at 13.34 ft at May 23, 2024, 4:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 8.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 21 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05464000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Webster | 3 days |
| May 23, 10:49 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Humboldt | 15 hr |
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.