Heavy rains during the second week of May resulted in the Fox River at Wayland going above the moderate flood stage level of 18 feet on May 13 around 330 pm. 3 feet around 1 pm May 14.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
Heavy rains during the second week of May resulted in the Fox River at Wayland going above the moderate flood stage level of 18 feet on May 13 around 330 pm. It crested around 19.3 feet around 1 pm May 14. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 330 am May 15.
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 May 13, 2:00 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 300 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 19Z...THE SURFACE COLD FRONT REACHED FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER W CENTRAL WI SOUTH ALONG THE MS RIVER THROUGH THE CWA INTO S CENTRAL MO. KDVN 88D INDICATED A FINE LINE OF SHOWERS ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. PARTIAL INSOLATION THROUGH THINNING IN THE OVERCAST AT MIDDAY HAS BOOSTED TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY. THIS...ALONG WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 60S HAD CREATED SOME VERY WEAK SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY WITH LAPS SURFACE BASED CAPES FROM 100 TO 200 J/KG AND LI/S AROUND ZERO IN W CENTRAL AND NW IL. AT 12Z...UPPER AIR ANALYSIS INDICATED THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE AXIS OF VERY MOIST AIR AT H8 THAT BROUGHT FLOODING RAINS OVERNIGHT REACHED FROM TX TO NRN IL THIS MORNING. THIS MOISTURE WAS BEING SHUNTED EASTWARD BY THE ADVANCING H8 COLD FRONT CURRENTLY PUSHING THROUGH EASTERN IA AND STRONG MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE AROUND THE BASE OF THE UPPER LOW...AS EVIDENT BY VERY DRY AIR ON WV IMAGE OVERSPREADING IA THIS AFTERNOON. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... INITIAL FOCUS IS ON POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION TO REFIRE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON OVER W CENTRAL AND NW IL...THEN CHALLENGE IS TEMPERATURES AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS BRINGS A REPRIEVE FROM THE SEVERAL DAYS OF CLOUDY...WET WEATHER. CONVECTION ALONG THE ADVANCING COLD FRONT HAS BEEN LIMITED TO PRIMARILY SPRINKLES SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON. WILL CLOSELY MONITOR TRENDS AS IT MOVES INTO IL AND SLIGHTLY MORE UNSTABLE AIRMASS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT AT THIS TIME...EXPECTING LITTLE MORE THAN SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE EAST BEFORE 6 PM. NEXT CLUSTER OF STORMS LIFTING NORTHEAST OUT OF OK INTO SRN MO SHOULD STAY ROOTED ALONG THE H8 AND SURFACE BOUNDARY...WHICH WILL BE DRIVEN WELL SE OF THE REGION BY TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT...OPEN CELL CU SEEN ON VISIBLE SAT OVER WESTERN IA...ALONG WITH THE SURFACE AND MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE...SUPPORTS CLEARING SKIES THIS EVENING. SHORT TERM MODELS BUILD THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE NEB PANHANDLE E-SE INTO SW IA AND CENTRAL MO OVERNIGHT. THE TIMING OF THE THERMAL TROUGH WITH SINGLE DIGITS C AT H8...AND INCOMING AIRMASS WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S SUPPORTS KEEPING MINS NEAR GUIDANCE IN THE LOWER 40S NW TO UPPER 40S SE. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH TO THE SW AND DEPARTING LOW...TEMPERATURES COULD POTENTIALLY BE MUCH COOLER AND WOULD HAVE POTENTIAL FOR FOG. FRI...SOMEWHAT CONFLUENT MID LEVEL FLOW AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD PROVIDE DRY WEATHER AND MUCH NEEDED SUNSHINE. STAYED NEAR GUIDANCE BLEND WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70. ..SHEETS.. .LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY... ...NICE BUT SEASONALLY COOL MAY WEATHER WITH SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY SOME STORMS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY... OVERALL...INITIALIZATION AND VERIFICATION OF UPSTREAM ENERGY GOOD TO EXCELLENT. VERIFICATION AND RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY SUPPORT A BLEND OF UKMET AND 80KM NAM-WRF INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THEN...A 70/30 BLEND OF GFS/GEM-NH MIX WITH THE HI-RES ECMWF. THIS VERIFIES A LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND RAIN SHOWER EVENT WITH POSSIBLY EMBEDDED THUNDER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...LIGHT WINDS SUGGEST SOME PATCHY FOG WITH SHALLOW INVERSION DUE TO STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING FROM CLEAR SKIES. SOME FAVORED LOW LYING LOCATIONS AROUND WAPSIPINICON RIVER VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE LOWS NEAR 40F. SATURDAY...LIGHT WIND AND FAIR SKIES WITH LOW DEWPOINTS TO ALLOW FOR HIGHS TO REBOUND WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF 70 DEGREES. NEARLY IDEAL FOR OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...MOST RELIABLE TOOLS INDICATE A SLOW MOVING WAVE TO MOVE ALONG FRONT TO FROM SOUTH PLAINS INTO OHIO RIVER VALLEY. THIS WITH MODEST UPGLIDE OVER COOLER AIR TO ALLOW FOR CLOUDS AND CHANCE OF RAIN OR RAIN SHOWERS WITH POSSIBLE SOME BRIEF AND ISOLATED THUNDER. HAVE UPPED POPS TO 40 TO 50 WITH SYSTEM WITH LARGE SCALE FORCING TECHNIQUES SUGGESTING MAINLY A FEW TENTHS TO LOCALLY UP TO HALF INCH AMOUNTS. HIGHS TO STAY IN 60S MOST LOCATIONS UNLESS THEY GET LOTS OF SUNSHINE WHICH IS NOT INDICATED. SOME LOCATIONS HIGHS WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF RAIN AND DENSE CLOUDS MAY NEED FURTHER LOWER BY UP TO 5 DEGREES FOR LATER SHIFTS TO ASSESS. TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...SLOW MOVING SURFACE RIDING TO RESULT IN FAIR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS WITH SLOW WARMING TREND TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES BY LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES TO BECOME ABOVE NORMAL BY FRIDAY INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND AHEAD OF NEXT LONG WAVE TROUGH WITH DECENT CHANCE OF STORMS. ..NICHOLS.. && .AVIATION... MUCH DRIER AIR FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. BROKEN TO OVERCAST MVFR CIGS IN 2000 TO 3000 FT RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO LIFT INTO VFR RANGE BY EVENING...FOLLOWED BY CLEARING SKIES AT ALL TERMINALS BY 06Z. GUSTY WEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KTS THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KTS AFTER SUNSET. VFR CONDITIONS THEN PREVAIL OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL PICK UP BACK INTO THE 10 TO 20 KT RANGE BY MID MORNING FRI. ..SHEETS.. && .HYDROLOGY... HEAVY RAIN FELL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT ROUGHLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR WITH 1.5 TO 3.5 INCHES. A SECOND BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN FELL FROM NORTHEAST MISSOURI INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. AMOUNTS OF 2.5 TO 4 INCHES WERE REPORTED WITH SEVERAL REPORTS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. AREA RIVERS HAVE RISEN SHARPLY SINCE LAST NIGHT. THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WAS OF SUCH MAGNITUDE THAT EVEN THE MAIN STEM MISSISSIPPI IS RISING RAPIDLY. NEW FLOOD WARNINGS WERE ISSUED FOR THE MAIN STEM MISSISSIPPI FROM NEW BOSTON TO KEOKUK. THE PECATONICA AND PARTS OF THE ROCK AND WAPSIPINICON RIVER ALSO HAD NEW FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED. CREST FORECASTS WERE RAISED FOR MANY RIVERS. LOCAL RUNOFF IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS...SOIL TYPE...USAGE...AND TOPOGRAPHY. THESE CHARACTERISTICS ARE HIGHLY NONLINEAR IN NATURE AND DIFFICULT TO MODEL WHICH CAN RESULT IN CREST FORECASTS CHANGING SIGNIFICANTLY OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. MODERATE FLOODING WILL BE SEEN ON PARTS OF THE WAPSIPINICON... IOWA...NORTH SKUNK...FOX...AND ROCK RIVERS. MAJOR FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE AT AUGUSTA IOWA ON THE SKUNK AND MOLINE ILLINOIS ON THE ROCK. CREST FORECASTS WILL VARY FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 24 HRS UNTIL RUNOFF IS FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE RIVER MODELS. MINOR FLOODING WILL BE SEEN OR IS EXPECTED ON ALL OR PARTS OF THE WAPSIPINICON...CEDAR...IOWA...PECATONICA...ROCK...GREEN...AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM NEW BOSTON ON SOUTH. ..08.. .DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IA...NONE. IL...NONE. MO...NONE. && SHEETS/NICHOLS/08
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 156 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2010 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-141900- 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- 156 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2010 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 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED STORMS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH BETWEEN 3 AND 7 PM. AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
956 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0955 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NW NEW BOSTON 40.59N 91.53W
05/13/2010 M4.00 INCH LEE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
LEGROPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1028 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0841 AM HEAVY RAIN HAZLETON 42.62N 91.91W
05/13/2010 M2.47 INCH BUCHANAN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
LEGROPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1029 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NE COLUSA 40.59N 91.14W
05/13/2010 M2.80 INCH HANCOCK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0536 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 W MEMPHIS 40.47N 92.28W
05/13/2010 M6.00 INCH SCOTLAND MO TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL OF 5 INCHES BETWEEN 6 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
330 AM THIS MORNING. ANOTHER INCH FELL ON WEDNESDAY.
0545 AM HEAVY RAIN KEOSAUQUA 40.73N 91.96W
05/13/2010 M3.00 INCH VAN BUREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN TOTAL SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
0546 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SW GRANGER 40.43N 92.02W
05/13/2010 M3.10 INCH SCOTLAND MO TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
0610 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 E CANTRIL 40.64N 91.98W
05/13/2010 M3.70 INCH VAN BUREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL FAR.
0613 AM HEAVY RAIN ESE NEW LONDON 40.92N 91.40W
05/13/2010 M3.40 INCH HENRY IA TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL TOTAL OVERNIGHT.
0615 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 E COLUSA 40.57N 91.11W
05/13/2010 HANCOCK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
CAMP CREEK IS OVER THE ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF
HIGHWAYS 9 AND 94 EAST OF COLUSA.
0625 AM HEAVY RAIN S WELLMAN 41.47N 91.84W
05/13/2010 M2.20 INCH WASHINGTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL. STILL RAINING.
0630 AM HEAVY RAIN FARMINGTON 40.64N 91.74W
05/13/2010 M3.80 INCH VAN BUREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
3.10 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT.
0635 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 N KIRKWOOD 40.89N 90.75W
05/13/2010 M4.40 INCH WARREN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE 1030PM ON WEDNESDAY.
0636 AM HEAVY RAIN GALENA 42.42N 90.43W
05/13/2010 M3.33 INCH JO DAVIESS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY.
0639 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 W DUBUQUE 42.50N 90.74W
05/13/2010 M2.49 INCH DUBUQUE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0652 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NE GENESEO 41.46N 90.14W
05/13/2010 M4.70 INCH HENRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SINCE 900PM WEDNESDAY.
0653 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSE PRINCETON 41.37N 89.46W
05/13/2010 M4.10 INCH BUREAU IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0655 AM HEAVY RAIN STOCKTON 42.35N 90.01W
05/13/2010 M2.79 INCH JO DAVIESS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.
0657 AM HEAVY RAIN SALEM 40.85N 91.62W
05/13/2010 M2.23 INCH HENRY IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN ESE MONMOUTH 40.91N 90.63W
05/13/2010 M2.50 INCH WARREN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SO FAR BUT HEAVY RAIN CURRENTLY FALLING.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN BURLINGTON REGIONAL AIR 40.78N 91.13W
05/13/2010 M3.34 INCH DES MOINES IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
24 HOUR TOTAL.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPOR 42.40N 90.72W
05/13/2010 M2.43 INCH DUBUQUE IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
24 HOUR TOTAL.
0703 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNW GENESEO 41.46N 90.16W
05/13/2010 M6.00 INCH HENRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0720 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SE ANNAWAN 41.37N 89.87W
05/13/2010 M2.20 INCH HENRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0726 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 SSE COUNCIL HILL 42.41N 90.31W
05/13/2010 M3.50 INCH JO DAVIESS IL TRAINED SPOTTER
2.75 INCHES IN THE LAST 12 HOURS.
0727 AM HEAVY RAIN WOODHULL 41.18N 90.32W
05/13/2010 M2.21 INCH HENRY IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL.
0734 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SE PRINCETON 41.37N 89.45W
05/13/2010 M2.65 INCH BUREAU IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0755 AM FLOOD MEMPHIS 40.46N 92.17W
05/13/2010 SCOTLAND MO EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING HAS CLOSED HIGHWAY 136 ONE MILE WEST OF MEMPHIS
WHICH HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN THE PAST 100
YEARS. SIX OTHER HARD SURFACED ROADS ALSO CLOSED
THROUGHOUT SCOTLAND COUNTY. SCHOOLS CLOSED.
0810 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 WNW BURLINGTON 40.85N 91.22W
05/13/2010 M5.50 INCH DES MOINES IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
0815 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 W CAMBRIDGE 41.30N 90.20W
05/13/2010 M3.25 INCH HENRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0818 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 WNW DUBUQUE 42.52N 90.76W
05/13/2010 M3.20 INCH DUBUQUE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
1.20 INCHES OVERNIGHT.
0820 AM FLOOD 1 SE MEMPHIS 40.45N 92.16W
05/13/2010 SCOTLAND MO EMERGENCY MNGR
STATE HIGHWAY MM CLOSED AND COMPLETELY COVERED WITH
WATER.
0841 AM HEAVY RAIN HAZLETON 42.62N 91.91W
05/13/2010 M2.47 INCH BUCHANAN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL.
0842 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSW BURLINGTON 40.77N 91.14W
05/13/2010 M3.90 INCH DES MOINES IA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL.
0844 AM HEAVY RAIN ESE JESUP 42.47N 92.06W
05/13/2010 M2.78 INCH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL. 3.36 INCHES IN THE LAST TWO DAYS.
0845 AM HEAVY RAIN FARMINGTON 40.64N 91.74W
05/13/2010 M3.00 INCH VAN BUREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL FROM 9 PM TO 7 AM.
0905 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NE FREEPORT 42.33N 89.58W
05/13/2010 M2.75 INCH STEPHENSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0955 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NW NEW BOSTON 40.59N 91.53W
05/13/2010 M4.00 INCH LEE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
LEGROPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1110 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1108 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 NW HENNEPIN 41.29N 89.37W
05/13/2010 M2.75 INCH BUREAU IL TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
LEGROSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1242 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2010
IAZ042-054-ILZ001-002-007-132030-
DUBUQUE IA-JACKSON IA-JO DAVIESS IL-STEPHENSON IL-CARROLL IL-
1242 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2010
...HIGH WATER LINGERING FROM HEAVY OVERNIGHT RAINFALL...
DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT IN DUBUQUE...JO DAVIESS AND
STEPHENSON COUNTIES...SEVERAL AREA RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE
EXPERIENCING HIGH WATER TODAY. LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO
FLOODING HAVE LIKELY BEEN FLOODED...AND WILL BE SLOW TO DRAIN.
SPECIFICALLY...THE APPLE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARY FURNACE CREEK IN JO
DAVIESS COUNTY HAS CAUSED HIGH WATER PROBLEMS WEST OF ELIZABETH. IT
HAS CAUSED LONE STREET NEAR HIGHWAY 20 TO BE CLOSED...AND VERY HIGH
WATER UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE OVER THE APPLE RIVER ON GEORGETOWN
ROAD. ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF HIGH WATER HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM
NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTY...WHERE A LOW WATER CROSSING ROAD HAS BEEN
FLOODED...AND IS IMPASSABLE.
EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS...AND RISES
IN AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS. MOST
FATALITIES OCCUR IN VEHICLES SWEPT AWAY IN FLOOD WATERS AS SHALLOW
AS 1 FOOT.
&&
LAT...LON 4259 9067 4251 9062 4250 8941 4220 8940
4219 8941 4219 8968 4203 8969 4206 9029
4230 9065 4233 9095 4260 9096
LEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
127 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0127 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW ORION 41.32N 90.42W
05/13/2010 M5.50 INCH HENRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
LEGROThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains during the second week of May resulted in the Fox River at Wayland going above the moderate flood stage level of 18 feet on May 13 around 330 pm. It crested around 19.3 feet around 1 pm May 14. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 330 am May 15.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, May 2010
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