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River Flood Warning 35, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 22, 2024Dubuque County, Jackson County, Iowa; Jo Daviess County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Jun 22, 2024, 11:09 AM CDT for Dubuque County, Jackson County, Iowa; Jo Daviess County, Illinois. It took effect at Jun 24, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 26 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 22, 2024, 11:09 AM CDT (16:09 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 24, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jul 19, 2024, 8:21 PM CDT
In force
26 days
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Dubuque County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jo Daviess County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Mississippi River at Dubuque (Railroad Bridge) (DBQI4).

Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
17 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
21.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 Jun 22, 6:28 AM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 6:28 AM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 9:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
902 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Iowa-Johnson-
Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Jefferson-
Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll-
Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-
Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark-
902 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northwest Illinois...west central Illinois...east
central Iowa...northeast Iowa...southeast Iowa and northeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Hot and humid conditions are expected once again today,
particularly for areas along and south of Interstate 80. Heat
index values between 95 to 100 degrees will be possible, and a
Heat Advisory has been issued for these locations.

Chances of thunderstorms will increase today, especially along a
cold front that will pass through the area late this afternoon
through the evening hours. Strong to severe storms are possible,
with damaging winds and tornadoes being the main threats. Initial
storms will develop along Highway 20 during the mid afternoon as a
disconnected line of supercell thunderstorms, growing upscale into
a line as it approaches the Quad Cities early this evening. The
entire outlook area remains in a Slight Risk, or level 2 of 5, for
severe weather today. Additionally, heavy rainfall from these
storms could produce localized flash flooding, especially for
urban and poorly drained areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

Thunderstorm chances return for Tuesday and Tuesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed late this afternoon through the
evening hours.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY: Towards the southeast around 30
to 40 mph this afternoon and evening.

Gunkel/JTS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 8:39 PM CDTFlood WatchDVNBenton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 1 more25 hr
Jun 21, 8:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNBenton6 days
Jun 21, 9:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNDubuque, Jackson14 hr
Jun 21, 9:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNMuscatine, Scott21 days
Jun 21, 9:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNDes Moines24 hr
Jun 21, 9:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNDes Moines, Lee21 days
Jun 21, 9:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLouisa21 days
Jun 21, 9:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNClinton, Scott21 days
Jun 21, 9:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNDes Moines, Louisa21 days
Jun 21, 9:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLouisa, Muscatine21 days
Jun 21, 9:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNDubuque21 days
Jun 22, 2:55 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVNDes Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 4 more16 hr
Jun 22, 10:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLinn7 days
Jun 22, 10:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLinn3 days
Jun 22, 10:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNCedar, Johnson, Muscatine21 days
Jun 22, 10:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNLouisa, Muscatine21 days
Jun 22, 11:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNClinton21 days
Jun 22, 11:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNScott21 days
Jun 22, 11:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNMuscatine21 days
Jun 22, 11:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNClinton, Jackson21 days
Jun 22, 11:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNClinton, Scott5 days
Jun 22, 3:53 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware29 min
Jun 22, 5:12 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDubuque18 min
Jun 22, 5:22 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBuchanan, Delaware53 min
Jun 22, 6:03 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNDelaware, Dubuque57 min
Jun 22, 1:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNStephenson24 min
Jun 22, 10:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNHenry, Rock Island, Whiteside27 hr
Jun 22, 11:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchDVNHancock21 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2024River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 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.