Raymond, Iowa

... Flood Warning remains in effect until Sunday afternoon...

The Flood Warning continues for
the Shell Rock river at Shell Rock... or from flood creek near
Clarksville... to the Cedar River.
* Until Sunday afternoon.
* At 7:45 PM Saturday the stage was 12.2 feet... and steady.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Forecast... fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon.


Beitlich




819 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010

... Flood Warning now in effect until late Sunday evening...

The Flood Warning continues for
the West Fork Cedar River at Finchford... or from McClure
creek... to
the Shell Rock river.
* Until late Sunday evening.
* At 7:45 PM Saturday the stage was 12.6 feet... and steady.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Forecast... fall below flood stage late Sunday evening.





819 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010

... Flood Warning now in effect until Wednesday afternoon...

The Flood Warning continues for
the Cedar River at Cedar Falls... or from the West Fork Cedar
River... to the Cedar Falls-Waterloo city limits.
* Until Wednesday afternoon.
* At 7:45 PM Saturday the stage was 90.1 feet... and steady.
* Flood stage is 88 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring.
* Forecast... fall below flood stage Wednesday afternoon.

03/20/2010 0100 am

Waterloo Airport, Black Hawk County.

Snow m1.5 inch, reported by official NWS obs.


            Storm total.

... Update to various snow records at the Des Moines Airport...

Given the ample snowfall this winter season... Des Moines is close to
or has broken numerous records regarding snow... snowfall and snow
depth.

Consecutive days of snow depth... this is just the number of days the
snow depth has been at or exceeded a given value for consecutive
days. Snow depth records at Des Moines go back to 1893. The snow
pack has begun to melt over the past several days so several streaks
of 4 inches or more have ended as indicated below. The following
data are valid through March 10th unless otherwise noted.

Snow depth consecutive days current total
1" or more 99 (2000-01) 94 days (ended Mar 10th)
2" or more 94 (2009-10) tied record (old 94 days in 2000-01)
3" or more 93 (2009-10) new record (old 91 days in 2000-01)
4" or more 92 (2009-10) new record (old 61 days in 1979)
5" or more 90 (2009-10) new record (old 54 days in 1961-62)
6" or more 54 (1961-62) 43 days (ended Mar 8th)
7" or more 52 (1911-12) 42 days (ended Mar 7th)
8" or more 46 (1911-12) 41 days (ended Mar 6th)
9" or more 41 (2010) new record (old 38 days in 1936)
10" or more 35 (1960) 28 days (ended Mar 5th)
11" or more 29 (1960) 26 days (ended Mar 5th)
12" or more 27 (1960) 25 days (ended Mar 4th)
13" or more 22 (2010) tied record (old 22 days in 1911-12)
14" or more 14 (2010) new record (old 13 days in 1905)


Non consecutive days of snow depth... this is the number of days the
snow depth has been at or exceeded a given value regardless if the
snow depth occurred on consecutive days or not. In other words... it
is just the total number of times this snow depth has been observed
during the season. Snow depth records at Des Moines go back to 1893.
The following data are valid through March 20th unless otherwise
noted.

Snow depth non consecutive days current total
1" or more 106 (2000-2001) 95 days
2" or more 101 (2000-2001) 95 days
3" or more 94 (ongoing) tied record (old 94 days in 2000-01)
4" or more 93 (ongoing) new record (old 90 days in 2000-01)
5" or more 91 (ongoing) new record (old 80 days in 2000-01)
6" or more 90 (ongoing) new record (old 79 days in 1961-62)
7" or more 88 (ongoing) new record (old 70 days in 1961-62)
8" or more 82 (ongoing) new record (old 62 days in 1911-12)
9" or more 78 (ongoing) new record (old 49 days in 1960)
10" or more 62 (ongoing) new record (old 42 days in 1960)
11" or more 47 (ongoing) new record (old 31 days in 1960)
12" or more 38 (ongoing) new record (old 29 days in 1960)
13" or more 32 (ongoing) new record (old 24 days in 1911-12)
14" or more 27 (ongoing) new record (old 19 days in 1911-12)
15" or more 19 (ongoing) new record (old 13 days in 1961-62)
16" or more 12 (ongoing) new record (old 9 days in 1905)


Most snowfall in a winter season (july-june). The current total is
valid through March 20th.

1. 72.0 inches in 1911-12
2. 70.9 inches in 1885-86
3. 69.0 inches in 2009-10
4. 64.1 inches in 1961-62
5. 62.9 inches in 1981-82
6. 59.7 inches in 1974-75
7. 58.5 inches in 2007-08
8. 58.4 inches in 2003-04
9. 58.2 inches in 1959-60
10. 57.8 inches in 1904-05


Most snowfall season to date. In other words... the most snowfall
since July of the prior year through March 20th in any given season.

1. 71.1 inches in 1911-12
2. 69.0 inches in 2009-10
3. 62.7 inches in 1961-62
4. 61.7 inches in 1885-86
5. 58.4 inches in 2003-04


Average snow depth for the entire snow season to this point (october
1st through March 20th). The snow year actually begins July 1st but
no appreciable snow depth has been recorded prior to October. Snow
depth records at Des Moines go back to 1893.

1. 6.1 inches in 2009-10
2. 5.0 inches in 1961-62
3. 4.5 inches in 2000-01
4. 4.5 inches in 1911-12
5. 3.9 inches in 1978-79 and 1959-60


Total number of days in the winter season on which at least an inch
of new snow has fallen. The current total is valid through March 20th.

1. 22 days in 2009-10
2. 21 days in 1981-82
   21 days in 1885-86
4. 20 days in 1974-75
5. 19 days in 1959-60
   19 days in 1886-87