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River Flood Warning 65, NWS Quad Cities, IA

July 15, 2024Whiteside County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Jul 15, 2024, 7:45 AM CDT for Whiteside County, Illinois. It took effect at Jul 16, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 67 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 15, 2024, 7:45 AM CDT (12:45 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 16, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 18, 2024, 7:48 PM CDT
In force: 67 hr
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Whiteside County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Rock River at Como (CMOI2).

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 12.5 ft
Moderate stage: 15.5 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05443500, 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 Jul 15, 6:50 AM CDT, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 6:50 AM CDT, 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 3:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
347 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-160900-
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-
347 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 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

The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting an Enhanced risk,
level 3 of 5, this afternoon and evening. Damaging winds are the
primary threat during the afternoon and evening, with tornadoes,
large hail, and torrential rainfall also possible.

Storms are expected to develop in very unstable atmosphere today
as the approach eastern Iowa this afternoon. Supercell
thunderstorms with tornadoes, would initially be most likely in
areas north of Interstate 80 this afternoon and early evening,
followed by a damaging wind producing line of storms, moving from
west to east towards early evening. Wind gusts over 75 mph are
possible with storms later today, and storms could move east as
fast as 60 mph. Later in the evening, storms will become
widespread and sink south through Missouri and central Illinois,
and heavy rain will become the primary threat.

Heavy rains through tonight could bring additional rises to
rivers, and could bring isolated areas of flash flooding. Area
rivers  are experiencing flooding. Please see the latest Flood
Statements and Flood Warnings for details.

Hot and humid conditions will be over the area through early this
evening, with heat index readings topping between 100 and 110
degrees. A Heat Advisory is in effect through 8 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is expected this afternoon and evening.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

To the east and southeast at 45 to 60 mph.

ERVIN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:08 AM CDT, 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:09 AM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:10 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:30 AM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:32 AM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:40 AM CDT, 5 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
Jul 14, 7:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton, Jackson	42 min
Jul 14, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton, Scott	39 min
Jul 14, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton, Jackson	41 min
Jul 14, 8:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Scott	49 min
Jul 14, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Muscatine	52 min
Jul 14, 9:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Keokuk	38 min
Jul 14, 9:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Clinton, Jackson	42 min
Jul 14, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Scott	44 min
Jul 14, 9:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Scott	54 min
Jul 14, 10:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Clinton	39 min
Jul 15, 2:33 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	17 hr
Jul 15, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan	67 min
Jul 15, 4:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Linn	54 min
Jul 15, 4:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Linn	39 min
Jul 15, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Benton, Linn	64 min
Jul 15, 4:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan	3 hr
Jul 15, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa and 3 more	70 min
Jul 15, 5:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Linn	38 min
Jul 15, 5:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Cedar, Jones, Linn	41 min
Jul 15, 5:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Linn	3 hr
Jul 15, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DVN	Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones	61 min
Jul 15, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DVN	Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson and 3 more	66 min
Jul 15, 6:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Linn	3 hr
Jul 15, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Benton, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn and 1 more	65 min
Jul 15, 6:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Delaware, Dubuque	2 hr
Jul 15, 6:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones	41 min
Jul 15, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott	63 min
Jul 15, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DVN	Dubuque, Jackson	77 min
Jul 15, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Scott	78 min
Jul 15, 6:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Dubuque, Jackson	78 min
Jul 15, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Louisa, Muscatine, Van Buren and 1 more	50 min
Jul 15, 6:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Clinton, Scott	47 min
Jul 14, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Jo Daviess	55 min
Jul 14, 7:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Carroll, Jo Daviess	32 min
Jul 14, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson	60 min
Jul 14, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Jo Daviess, Stephenson	58 min
Jul 14, 8:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Carroll, Whiteside	52 min
Jul 14, 8:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson	4 hr
Jul 14, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Stephenson	35 min
Jul 14, 8:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Carroll, Whiteside	35 min
Jul 14, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Whiteside	45 min
Jul 14, 8:48 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	Henry, Rock Island	9 days
Jul 14, 8:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Bureau, Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside	41 min
Jul 14, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Mercer, Rock Island	47 min
Jul 14, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Mercer	46 min
Jul 14, 10:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau	42 min
Jul 14, 10:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Carroll, Whiteside	39 min
Jul 14, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside	49 min
Jul 14, 10:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Bureau, Henry, Putnam, Whiteside	66 min
Jul 15, 12:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Warren	40 min
Jul 15, 2:22 PM CDT	Flood Watch	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Stephenson and 1 more	8 hr
Jul 15, 6:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson	52 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.