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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Quad Cities, IA

April 2, 2024Henry County, Rock Island County, Whiteside County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Apr 2, 2024, 3:04 PM CDT for Henry County, Rock Island County, Whiteside County, Illinois. It took effect at Apr 3, 2024, 10:30 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2024, 3:04 PM CDT (20:04 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 3, 2024, 10:30 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 14, 2024, 9:05 PM CDT
In force: 11 days
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Henry County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Whiteside County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Rock River near Joslin (JOSI2). The gauge peaked at 14.33 ft at Apr 6, 2024, 3:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 11 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 16.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05446500, 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 Apr 2, 2:46 PM CDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 2:46 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 3:01 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 1:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
127 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0115 PM     Rain             Cantril                 40.64N 92.07W
04/02/2024  M2.50 Inch       Van Buren          IA   Trained Spotter

            Rainfall since yesterday.

&&

Haase

Local storm report, Apr 2, 1:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
131 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0130 PM     Rain             Wyoming                 42.06N 91.00W
04/02/2024  M2.20 Inch       Jones              IA   Trained Spotter

            Rainfall since midnight.

&&

Haase

Special weather statement, Apr 2, 1:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
133 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024

IAZ040-051>053-063>068-076>078-ILZ007-009-015-016-024-030100-
Buchanan-Benton-Linn-Jones-Iowa-Johnson-Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-
Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Carroll-Whiteside-Rock Island-
Henry IL-Mercer-
Including the cities of Independence, Vinton, Cedar Rapids,
Anamosa, Marengo, Iowa City, Tipton, Clinton, Muscatine,
Davenport, Bettendorf, Sigourney, Washington, Wapello,
Mount Carroll, Sterling, Moline, Rock Island, Geneseo, and Aledo
133 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...Periods of Moderate to Heavy Snow Through the Afternoon...

Moderate to heavy snow is moving through the area this afternoon,
generally along the Interstate 80 corridor and north. 1-3 inches
of snow may accumulate, with roads becoming slushy to snow
covered, resulting in slick travel conditions this afternoon and
evening. Temperatures and roads are a little above freezing,
resulting in a wet accumulation on roads, but the higher snowfall
rates at times will allow for some accumulation. After 6pm, roads
should start to improve, as snowfall rates decrease. Expect lower
visibilities in the snow as well, where it may be under a mile at
times. Remember, ice and snow, take it slow!

Gunkel

Local storm report, Apr 2, 2:12 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
212 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0207 PM     Snow             Lowden                  41.86N 90.92W
04/02/2024  M1.5 Inch        Cedar              IA   CO-OP Observer

            Snow since 1235p. Snow accumulating on
            streets now with 1/4 mi vsby at the moment.

0115 PM     Snow             Dubuque Regional Arpt   42.41N 90.73W
04/02/2024  M0.6 Inch        Dubuque            IA   Official NWS Obs

            Snowfall prior to 1 pm.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 2, 2:30 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 3:02 PM CDT, 2 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
Apr 2, 1:13 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones	24 hr
Apr 2, 2:24 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	30 hr
Apr 1, 8:59 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Hancock, McDonough	37 hr
Apr 1, 8:59 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Henry	36 hr
Apr 1, 8:59 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside	7 days
Apr 2, 11:10 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Whiteside	57 hr
Apr 2, 11:13 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Henry, Rock Island	21 days
Apr 2, 3:04 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Henry, Rock Island	21 days

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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.