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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Quad Cities, IA

May 24, 2024Cedar County, Johnson County, Muscatine County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at May 24, 2024, 4:56 PM CDT for Cedar County, Johnson County, Muscatine County, Iowa. It took effect at May 25, 2024, 9:24 AM CDT. It was in force for 71 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 24, 2024, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)
In effect from: May 25, 2024, 9:24 AM CDT
Expired: May 28, 2024, 8:36 AM CDT
In force: 71 hr
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Cedar County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Muscatine County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cedar River at Cedar Bluff (CEBI4). The gauge peaked at 16.60 ft at May 26, 2024, 11:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05464780, 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 May 24, 2:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 2:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 1:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 24, 1:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 2:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 2:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 2:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 4:09 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 4:21 PM CDT, 35 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
May 23, 9:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Clinton, Scott	15 days
May 23, 9:16 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Des Moines, Louisa	47 hr
May 23, 10:07 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Lee	4 days
May 24, 2:38 AM CDT	Flood Watch	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 10 more	13 hr
May 24, 3:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Jefferson, Keokuk, Washington	38 min
May 24, 4:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Louisa, Washington	49 min
May 24, 4:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Louisa, Muscatine, Washington	43 min
May 24, 5:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Jones, Linn	44 min
May 24, 5:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Iowa, Keokuk	59 min
May 24, 5:54 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Iowa, Keokuk, Washington	51 min
May 24, 6:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Washington	40 min
May 24, 6:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Linn	47 min
May 24, 6:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Iowa, Johnson, Louisa, Washington	46 min
May 24, 6:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson and 6 more	67 min
May 24, 6:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones and 1 more	60 min
May 24, 7:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Cedar, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Muscatine	43 min
May 24, 7:08 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn	52 min
May 24, 7:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott	58 min
May 24, 7:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones	66 min
May 24, 7:39 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Scott	51 min
May 24, 7:54 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Dubuque, Jackson	36 min
May 24, 8:00 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Clinton, Jackson, Scott	45 min
May 24, 8:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton, Scott	64 min
May 24, 8:27 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Jackson	48 min
May 24, 8:37 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Clinton, Jackson	53 min
May 24, 8:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton, Jackson	47 min
May 24, 10:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Lee	42 min
May 24, 10:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Louisa, Muscatine	22 min
May 24, 12:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Delaware, Dubuque	32 min
May 24, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Dubuque	21 min
May 24, 2:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Dubuque	9 min
May 24, 2:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Dubuque, Jones	42 min
May 24, 2:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Dubuque, Jackson, Jones	42 min
May 24, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott	32 min
May 24, 4:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa	10 days
May 24, 4:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Louisa	10 days
May 24, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Clinton, Scott	39 min
May 24, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Scott	45 min
May 24, 7:50 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Henry, Rock Island	40 min
May 24, 8:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	DVN	Bureau, Henry, Whiteside	51 min
May 24, 8:56 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Stephenson	49 min
May 24, 9:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Stephenson	34 min
May 24, 9:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Stephenson	20 min
May 24, 11:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Henderson, Warren	28 min
May 24, 11:37 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Hancock, McDonough	38 min
May 24, 12:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Hancock, McDonough, Warren	34 min
May 24, 12:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	McDonough, Warren	30 min
May 24, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Bureau, Henry	24 min
May 24, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Bureau, Henry	23 min
May 24, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Jo Daviess, Stephenson	54 min
May 24, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Whiteside	47 min

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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.