Cloudy skies along with scattered showers and thunderstorms continued across much of the area August 27. Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding in parts of west central Illinois.
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The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
Cloudy skies along with scattered showers and thunderstorms continued across much of the area August 27. Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding in parts of west central Illinois.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 27, 1:38 PM CST, 6 hours 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
238 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009
.DISCUSSION...
AN EXCEPTIONAL RAIN EVENT CONTINUES OVER THE CWA THIS
AFTERNOON...AS A VERY SLOW MOVING VERTICALLY STACKED LOW PRESSURE
MOVES EASTWARD ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARIES THAT REMAIN IN PLACE
FROM TWO DAYS AGO. WIDESPREAD RAINS OF 3 TO 10 INCHES HAVE LIKELY
ALREADY FALLEN GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM KEOSAUQUA...TO THE
QUAD CITIES...TO STERLING ILLINOIS. MEASURED RAINS THROUGH THIS
MORNING HAVE TOTALED AS HIGH AS 11.75 INCHES...IN SOUTHEAST KEOKUK
COUNTY. TODAYS RAINS HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVE ALONG THE STATIONARY
DEFORMATION ZONE...AFFECTING THE CEDAR RAPIDS METRO.
UNFORTUNATELY...THE RAINFALL EVENT IS NOT NEARING
COMPLETION...WITH A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF 1 TO 3 MORE INCHES ALONG
AND EAST THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TONIGHT.
EARLIER TODAY...WE EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 12Z
FRIDAY. THE VERTICALLY STACKED CIRCULATION WILL BE EXITING THE
EAST AROUND 7 AM TO 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING...ENDING THE HEAVY
RAINFALL THREAT. UNTIL THEN PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL REMAIN
AROUND 2 INCHES WITH HEAVY RAINS RATES AND AMOUNTS BOTH LIKELY.
THE SOUTHEAST CWA HAS RECEIVED SOME HEATING TODAY...AND WITH
DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S...THERE WILL BE SOME CAPE AVAILABLE FOR
AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION. IN ADDITION...UPPER DIFFLUENCE
ALOFT WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT...SUPPORTING
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. THUS...RAINFALL COVERAGE SHOULD AGAIN
INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CWA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. INTENSITY SHOULD ALSO INCREASE AS WELL DUE TO THE
STRONG DYNAMICS AND AVAILABLE CAPE. SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34...THE
STRONGER DYNAMICS SHOULD MISS JUST TO THE
NORTH...HOWEVER...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE LIKELY.
AFTER TONIGHT...RAINS TOMORROW WILL QUICKLY END IN THE
EAST...FOLLOWED BY SOME MODEST HEATING PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF A
VIGOROUS COLD FRONT FRIDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE A
SHOWER OR BRIEF STORM COULD OCCUR WITH THE AFTERNOON FROPA...AND
WILL HANG ONTO A SMALL CHANCE.
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE REMARKABLE COOL...AND
INITIALLY BREEZY. EXPECT SEVERAL DAYS OF HIGHS IN THE 60S...AND
LOWS IN THE 40S. SOME LOWER 40S ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING IN THE
WAPSI VALLEY.
WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY...A CHANCE OF RAIN AND POSSIBLE STORMS
RETURNS AS ANOTHER STRONG UPPER WAVE PROVIDES OVER RUNNING LIFT.
...ERVIN...
&&
.AVIATION...
DEFORMATION RA ACROSS KCID/KDBQ THIS AFTERNOON AND HAS KEPT
PERSISTENT LIFR/IFR CIGS WITH VSBYS 1-2SM IN THE HEAVY RA THAT
INCREASE TO 3-5SM IN MODERATE RA. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW CG STRIKES
SO INCLUDED CB WORDING FOR THE 18Z TAFS. NEW CONVECTION IS
DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHEAST IA AND WILL TURN INTO HEAVY RAIN
TONIGHT. KBRL/KMLI HAVE THE BEST CHANCES OF SEEING TSRA LATER TODAY.
18Z TAFS FOR KCID/KDBQ ARE LIFR/IFR CIGS WITH TSRA THREAT UNTIL
03-06Z. KBRL/KMLI MVFR/VFR CIGS DROPPING GOING TO LIFR/IFR.
...08...
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
HEAVY RAIN THE PAST TWO DAYS IS PUSHING SEVERAL RIVERS ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE. CURRENT RIVERS AFFECTED ARE THE IOWA...LOWER PORTIONS OF THE
WAPSI AND CEDAR...SKUNK...AND NORTH SKUNK RIVERS. MINOR FLOODING IS
EXPECTED EXCEPT FOR MARENGO...DEWITT...AND WAPELLO. ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. CURRENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT
THIS RAIN WILL BE A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF LAST
NIGHTS HEAVY RAINFALL. HOWEVER...SOME AREAS THAT SAW HEAVY RAIN LAST
NIGHT WILL SEE HEAVY RAIN AGAIN TONIGHT. THE PECATONICA...ROCK...AND
GREEN RIVER BASINS WILL BE MOST AT RISK TONIGHT FOR HEAVY RAIN WHICH
MAY PUSH THESE RIVERS INTO FLOOD AS WELL. CREST FORECASTS ON ALL
RIVERS ARE HIGHLY SUBJECT TO CHANGES...POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT...
DEPENDING ON WHERE...WHEN...AND HOW MUCH RAIN FALLS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
...08...
&&
.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR CLINTON-JACKSON-
SCOTT.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BENTON-
BUCHANAN-CEDAR-DELAWARE-DES MOINES-DUBUQUE-HENRY IA-IOWA-
JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-KEOKUK-LINN-LOUISA-MUSCATINE-
WASHINGTON.
IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR BUREAU-CARROLL-
HENRY IL-JO DAVIESS-MERCER-PUTNAM-ROCK ISLAND-STEPHENSON-
WHITESIDE.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HENDERSON-
WARREN.
MO...NONE.
&&
ERVIN/08HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 455 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-280900- BENTON IA-BUCHANAN IA-BUREAU IL-CARROLL IL-CEDAR IA-CLARK MO-CLINTON IA-DELAWARE IA-DES MOINES IA-DUBUQUE IA-HANCOCK IL-HENDERSON IL-HENRY IA-HENRY IL-IOWA IA-JACKSON IA-JEFFERSON IA-JO DAVIESS IL-JOHNSON IA- JONES IA-KEOKUK IA-LEE IA-LINN IA-LOUISA IA-MCDONOUGH IL-MERCER IL- MUSCATINE IA-PUTNAM IL-ROCK ISLAND IL-SCOTLAND MO-SCOTT IA- STEPHENSON IL-VAN BUREN IA-WARREN IL-WASHINGTON IA-WHITESIDE IL- 455 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009 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 A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE EXTENDED PERIODS OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED BY LATE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL 40 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A SIGOURNEY TO QUAD CITIES TO STERLING LINE. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING ALONG THIS LINE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER ONE INCH MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAL AND POSSIBLY FLASH FLOODING DUE TO ALREADY VERY SATURATED GROUND. SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON MANY RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. FLOODING CAUSED BY RUNOFF FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DEVELOP OR CONTINUE ALONG AREA RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING OR SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. NICHOLS/SHEETS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
816 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0811 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 E WHAT CHEER 41.40N 92.28W
08/27/2009 M4.20 INCH KEOKUK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
2 DAY TOTAL.
&&
MIKEZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
831 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 SW FARMINGTON 40.59N 91.81W
08/27/2009 M2.00 INCH CLARK MO TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL TOTAL SO FAR TODAY.
&&
MIKEZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
844 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM HEAVY RAIN ESE NEW LONDON 40.92N 91.40W
08/27/2009 E7.20 INCH HENRY IA TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 5.0 INCHES FROM 4 PM THROUGH 730 PM DUE
OVERFLOWING 5 INCH RAIN GAGE. ANOTHER 2.2 INCHES FELL
BETWEEN 730 PM AND 8 PM. TOTAL RAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
IS 8.3 INCHES.
&&
DLFPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
853 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 PM HEAVY RAIN CHARLOTTE 41.96N 90.47W
08/27/2009 M3.05 INCH CLINTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN TOTAL SINCE 6 AM.
&&
MIKEZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
906 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0902 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSE CEDAR RAPIDS 41.95N 91.66W
08/27/2009 M5.80 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL. 48 HOUR AND STORM TOTAL 7.4 INCHES.
&&
DLFPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
907 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0904 PM FLASH FLOOD WELTON 41.91N 90.60W
08/27/2009 CLINTON IA EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED WATER OVER OLD HIGHWAY 61 IN WELTON AND IN MANY
LOW LYING AREAS. ALSO REPORTED WATER OVER BROADWAY STREET
IN CHARLOTTE WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE MOVED OUT OF LOW LYING
AREAS.
&&
MIKEZThe Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:16 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding between Dallas City, IL and Niota, IL during the late evening of August 27. At 1016 pm, the flood waters were covering Highway 9 between Niota and Dallas City. Prior to that time, flood waters in the area were deep enough to float a car.
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