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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Des Moines, IA

May 10, 2024Black Hawk County, Bremer County, Butler County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at May 10, 2024, 8:13 AM CDT for Black Hawk County, Bremer County, Butler County, Iowa. It took effect at May 10, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 10, 2024, 8:13 AM CDT (13:13 UTC)
In effect from
May 10, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 11, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Black Hawk County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Shell Rock River at Shell Rock (SHRI4). The gauge peaked at 12.07 ft at May 10, 2024, 9:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05462000, 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 9, 6:28 PM CDT, 13 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 6:28 PM CDT, 13 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 3:43 PM CDT, 16 hours 30 minutes before
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<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 8:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXBoone, Hamilton, Webster46 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2024Every river flood warning in 2024

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.