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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Quad Cities, IA

April 28, 2024Clark County, Missouri

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this river flood warning at Apr 28, 2024, 8:05 AM CDT for Clark County, Missouri. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2024, 8:05 AM CDT (13:05 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2024, 3:16 PM CDT
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

County Clark County, MO

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Fox River (IA/MO) at Wayland (WYLM7).

Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05495000, 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 27, 6:20 PM CDT, 13 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 6:20 PM CDT, 13 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:23 PM CDT, 16 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
323 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 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-
323 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

Southerly wind gusts may occasionally reach 35 to 45 mph this
afternoon.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon through
tonight. Severe weather is expected with large hail and damaging
winds the main threats. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out
this evening. The Storm Prediction Center has placed portions of
eastern Iowa, northeast Missouri and west central Illinois in an
Enhanced risk, or level 3 out of 5, for severe weather, with the
remainder of the area in a Slight risk, or level 2 out of 5.

Heavy rainfall will also be possible with the storms and could
lead to a localized flooding risk. A Flood Watch has been issued
for southeast Iowa, west central Illinois, and northeast Missouri,
where rainfall totals around 1 to 2 inches will be possible
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

Additional showers and storms are expected on Sunday. A few of
these storms could be severe Sunday afternoon and evening with
damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes. Heavy rainfall
could also pose a localized flooding risk.

The pattern will turn active once again Tuesday night through
Friday, with several chances for storms. It is too soon to
determine the severe weather threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed at times through Sunday
evening.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Toward the northeast at 30 to 40 MPH.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNIowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Washington42 min
Apr 27, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCedar, Johnson, Muscatine, Washington40 min
Apr 27, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJefferson, Van Buren50 min
Apr 27, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNLouisa, Muscatine, Washington34 min
Apr 27, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNJefferson28 min
Apr 27, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNHenry, Lee, Washington39 min
Apr 27, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCedar, Muscatine, Scott38 min
Apr 27, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVNCedar, Clinton, Jones, Scott39 min
Apr 27, 8:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNScott51 min
Apr 28, 1:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVNDes Moines, Henry, Lee19 hr

Nearby

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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.