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River Flood Warning 24, NWS Des Moines, IA

May 24, 2024Polk County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at May 24, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT for Polk County, Iowa. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 24, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT (16:00 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2024, 10:34 AM CDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Des Moines, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Polk County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr (DEMI4). The gauge peaked at 12.68 ft at May 23, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05484900, 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 May 24, 6:55 AM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 6:55 AM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 1:50 AM CDT, 9 hours 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
150 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-250700-
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-
150 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Widespread thunderstorm will continue over the region early today.
An enhanced risk of severe storms continues to central Iowa early
this morning with a surrounding slight risk across eastern Iowa.

This afternoon the focus for some severe storms will shift into
eastern Iowa. Large hail, damaging thunderstorm winds, and a few
tornadoes are possible. Locally heavy rainfall from a few of the
storms may lead to localized renewed ponding of water or local
runoff and a small risk of flash flooding early today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Other chances for storms are in the forecast for Saturday night
into Sunday and Monday. There is a small risk of strong to severe
storms Saturday night into Sunday morning over the south. Some
lingering showers and thunderstorms will be possible into Monday
and again by late Wednesday into Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters may be needed briefly early this morning and possibly
again later Saturday night into early Sunday.

REV

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 24, 9:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 9:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 9:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 9:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 9:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 1:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DMX	Calhoun	31 min
May 24, 2:25 AM CDT	Flood Watch	DMX	Adair, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 30 more	14 hr
May 24, 2:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello	59 min
May 24, 2:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DMX	Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne	50 min
May 24, 3:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DMX	Adair, Adams, Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass and 6 more	53 min
May 24, 3:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Cass	42 min
May 24, 3:25 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, Guthrie	25 min
May 24, 3:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne	49 min
May 24, 3:37 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Decatur, Lucas, Wayne	23 min
May 24, 3:42 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Audubon, Cass, Greene, Guthrie	33 min
May 24, 3:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DMX	Clarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren	46 min
May 24, 3:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Wapello	8 min
May 24, 3:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll and 12 more	49 min
May 24, 4:00 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Lucas, Monroe, Wayne	30 min
May 24, 4:00 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Cass, Dallas, Guthrie	30 min
May 24, 4:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DMX	Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Wayne	50 min
May 24, 4:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Boone, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie	31 min
May 24, 4:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Emmet, Palo Alto, Pocahontas	42 min
May 24, 4:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Adair, Dallas, Madison	27 min
May 24, 4:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DMX	Adair, Clarke, Lucas, Madison, Union, Warren	39 min
May 24, 4:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Boone, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Polk	32 min
May 24, 4:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer	40 min
May 24, 4:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Boone, Calhoun, Dallas, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin and 8 more	50 min
May 24, 4:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Boone, Dallas, Polk, Story	34 min
May 24, 4:46 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Boone, Dallas, Polk, Story	44 min
May 24, 4:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas and 3 more	39 min
May 24, 4:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DMX	Clarke, Jasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe and 2 more	49 min
May 24, 4:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe	46 min
May 24, 5:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer	56 min
May 24, 5:04 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	DMX	Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Polk, Poweshiek, Warren	41 min
May 24, 5:09 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Hardin, Marshall, Story	36 min
May 24, 5:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story	23 min
May 24, 5:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper and 6 more	57 min
May 24, 5:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Winnebago and 2 more	56 min
May 24, 5:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DMX	Jasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek and 1 more	59 min
May 24, 5:32 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Poweshiek	43 min
May 24, 5:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin and 4 more	50 min
May 24, 6:00 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DMX	Mahaska, Poweshiek	20 min
May 24, 6:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DMX	Cerro Gordo, Worth	23 min
May 24, 7:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DMX	Decatur, Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe, Wayne	93 min
May 24, 11:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DMX	Humboldt	62 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.