DMX Hydro Briefing

Index

Current Hazards & Weather

Radar (incl Q2 and current Z-Rs/VCPs)

Anomalies, Standardized Anomalies & Analogs

Significant Flood Outlooks

Excessive QPF Outlooks

Current Conditions / AHPS / Flooding Products / Real-Time Data
- AHPS Hydrographs--Iowa Streams

90-Day Flood Outlooks
- Exceedance Probabilities--Iowa Streams
- 90-Day Flood Outlook Graphics--Individual River Forecast Points

USGS Data

Precip % of Normal

Soil Moisture

Drought

Snow & Snowpack

Ground Frost

NWS Des Moines Missouri River flooding information page

Current Hazards & Weather

	NOAA/NWS	USGS
Current hazards	NOAA Watch	Current natural hazard events (Natural Hazards Support System)

Ice jams (seasonal)	NCRFC ice jam potential page

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Radar

	IEM	NWS
Current radar	State scale, centered on WFO Des Moines CWA Regional scale, centered on WFO Des Moines CWA Regional scale, centered on northwest of Iowa Regional scale, centered on west of Iowa Regional scale, centered on southwest of Iowa Sub-Regional scale, centered on WFO Des Moines CWA	Upper Mississippi River Valley (regional) WFO Des Moines (KDMX) WFO Quad Cities (KDVN) WFO La Crosse (KARX) WFO Sioux Falls (KFSD) WFO Omaha (KOAX)

Q2	Q2 data (Univ of OK) Q2 project info (NOAA)

Radar Z-Rs & VCPs	Current Z-Rs (NCRFC HSA) (table) Current Z-Rs (MBRFC HSA) (map) Z-R selection guidance (WSR-88D ROC) Greg Noonan e-mail--WSR-88D Z-R relationships (10/7/2009) Radar information (including VCP info) (NWS WDTB)

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Anomalies, Standardized Anomalies & Analogs

Anomalies	Anomalies--NWS/Penn State Unversity (site #1) Anomalies--NWS/Penn State Unversity (site #2)

Standardized Anomalies	Standardized anomalies--HPC Standardized anomalies--Penn State University Standardized anomaly training--HPC Archived standardized anomalies--western U.S. Archived standardized anomalies--Penn State University

Precipitable Water Standardized Anomalies	CONUS gridded maps Plots by upper air site Plot for Omaha, NE upper air site Plot for Davenport, IA upper air site

Forecast Confidence & Standardized Anomalies	Florida State University

Analogs	Analogs--probability forecasts (ESRL/PSD) Analogs--warm season (CIPS/St. Louis University) Analogs--cold season (CIPS/St. Louis University)

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Significant Flood Outlooks

	National (HPC)	NCRFC	MBRFC
Significant flood outlooks

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Excessive QPF Outlooks

	Day 1 (HPC)	Day 2 (HPC)	Day 3 (HPC)
Excessive QPF

	HPC Excessive QPF Page

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Current Conditions / AHPS / Flooding Products / Real-Time Data

	Current Stages--Quick List
	AHPS (DMX--main page & map) AHPS (DMX--single site--DESI4) -- manually put desired NWSLI in the URL AHPS (DMX--list--all) Iowa Flood Center (IFIS GUI) IFC (IFIS Web service) IFC Sensor Metadata (tab-delimited) USGS (Iowa--table of sites) USGS (Iowa--single site--DESI4) -- manually put desired USGS station ID in the URL USGS (Stream Flow Duration Hydrograph--DESI4) -- manually put desired USGS station ID in the URL USGS (WaterWatch) USGS Office of Surface Water (OSW) USACE (RiverGages.com) USACE -- single location -- manually put desired NWSLI twice in the URL

	U.S. Water Monitor

	AHPS
	AHPS Mobile AHPS Web pages WFO Des Moines HSA All WFO Des Moines AHPS hydrographs WFO Quad Cities HSA All WFO Quad Cities AHPS hydrographs WFO La Crosse HSA All WFO La Crosse AHPS hydrographs WFO Sioux Falls HSA All WFO Sioux Falls AHPS hydrographs WFO Omaha HSA All WFO Omaha AHPS hydrographs

	AHPS Hydrographs--Iowa Streams
		Mississippi River basin
		Mississippi River--main stem Upper Iowa River Turkey River Maquoketa River Wapsipinicon River Iowa River basin Iowa River--main stem English River Cedar River basin Cedar River--main stem West Fork Cedar River Shell Rock River Winnbeago River Beaver Creek Skunk River basin South Skunk River Squaw Creek Skunk River Des Moines River basin West Fork Des Moines River East Fork Des Moines River Des Moines River--main stem Des Moines River--above Saylorville Reservoir Des Moines River--below Saylorville Reservoir and above Red Rock Reservoir Des Moines River--below Red Rock Reservoir Boone River Beaver Creek North River Middle River South River Cedar Creek Raccoon River basin North Raccoon River South Raccoon River Raccoon River--main stem

		Missouri River basin
		Missouri River--main stem -- from Gavins Point Dam to Brownville, NE James River (South Dakota) -- from Huron, SD to the Missouri River Vermillion River (South Dakota) Rock River Big Sioux River -- Sioux Falls to the Missouri River Perry Creek Floyd River Little Sioux River basin Little Sioux River--main stem Ocheyedan River Maple River Soldier River Platte River (Nebraska) -- from Kearney, NE to the Missouri River Boyer River Nishnabotna River basin West Nishnabotna River East Nishnabotna River Nishnabotna River--main stem Nodaway River 102 River basin East Fork 102 River Thompson River Chariton River basin Chariton River--main stem South Fork Chariton River

	Latest hydro text products from WFO DMX

	Current conditions	Current flooding
	NWS WFO Des Moines HSA (river stages) WFO Quad Cities HSA (river stages) WFO La Crosse HSA (river stages) WFO Sioux Falls HSA (river stages) WFO Omaha HSA (river stages) USGS Most recent flow & stage data for Iowa (table) (incl. time above flood stage & historical peaks) Reservoir Storage-Capacity Tables & Graphs COE reservoirs (MS Excel spreadsheet) Water Temperatures NCRFC (map)	NWS WFO Des Moines HSA Flood categories & max forecast stages Flood Warnings Flood Statements WFO Quad Cities HSA Flood Warnings Flood Statements WFO La Crosse HSA Flood Warnings Flood Statements WFO Sioux Falls HSA Flood Warnings Flood Statements WFO Omaha HSA Flood Warnings Flood Statements Flooding Summaries WFO Des Moines HSA WFO Quad Cities HSA WFO La Crosse HSA WFO Sioux Falls HSA WFO Omaha HSA

	Real-time data
	USGS	COE
	Table of IA gaging sites	Rivergages.com Iowa River basin Cedar River basin Skunk River basin Des Moines River basin Raccooon River basin COE Kansas City District forecast & flood information (Incl. Rathbun Reservoir) Saylorville Reservoir Pool data & forecasts Direct link to forecast hydrograph Tailwater/discharge data & forecasts Direct link to forecast hydrograph Information on Saylorville Reservoir Red Rock Reservoir Pool data & forecasts Direct link to forecast hydrograph Tailwater/discharge data & forecasts Direct link to forecast hydrograph Information on Red Rock Reservoir Rathbun Reservoir Daily lake information

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90-Day Flood Outlooks

	Tables & text products--entire U.S. Look for Des Moines, IA in the "Issuing Office" column Eastern 2/3rds of Iowa--North Central River Forecast Center (NCRFC) Western 1/3rd of Iowa--Missouri Basin River Forecast Center (MBRFC)


Probabilities vs. normal	NCRFC MBRFC (under development)

Exceedance Probabilities--Iowa Streams	Stage exceedance (weekly and 90-day)	Flow exceedance (weekly and 90-day)
	Mississippi River basin
	Mississippi River--main stem Upper Iowa River Turkey River Maquoketa River Wapsipinicon River Iowa River basin Iowa River--main stem English River Cedar River basin Cedar River--main stem West Fork Cedar River Shell Rock River Winnbeago River Beaver Creek Skunk River basin South Skunk River Squaw Creek Skunk River Des Moines River basin West Fork Des Moines River East Fork Des Moines River Des Moines River--main stem Boone River Beaver Creek North River Middle River South River Cedar Creek Raccoon River basin North Raccoon River South Raccoon River Raccoon River--main stem	Under development

	Missouri River basin
	Missouri River--main stem -- from Gavins Point Dam to Rulo, NE James River (South Dakota) -- from ND/SD border to the Missouri River Vermillion River (South Dakota) Rock River Big Sioux River -- From ND/SD border to the Missouri River Perry Creek Floyd River Little Sioux River basin Little Sioux River--main stem Ocheyedan River Maple River Soldier River Boyer River Nishnabotna River basin West Nishnabotna River East Nishnabotna River Nishnabotna River--main stem Nodaway River 102 River basin East Fork 102 River Thompson River Chariton River basin Chariton River--main stem South Fork Chariton River

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90-Day Flood Outlook Graphics--Individual River Forecast Points

River	Location	SID	90-day exceedance	Weekly exceedance	Daily statistics	Hydrograph spaghetti plot

Iowa R	Rowan	ROWI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
Iowa R	Marshalltown	MIWI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Cedar R	Waverly	WVLI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
Cedar R	Janesville	JANI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
Cedar R	Cedar Falls	CEDI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
Cedar R	Waterloo	ALOI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

W Fk Cedar R	Finchford	FNHI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Winnebago R	Mason City	MCWI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Shell Rock R	Shell Rock	SHRI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Beaver Cr	New Hartford	NHRI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

S Skunk R	Ames W Riverside Rd	AMEI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
S Skunk R	Ames Hwy 30	AESI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
S Skunk R	Colfax	CFXI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
S Skunk R	Oskaloosa	OOAI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Squaw Cr	Ames Lincoln Way	AMWI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

W Fk Des Moines R	Estherville	ESVI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
W Fk Des Moines R	Emmetsburg	EMTI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
W Fk Des Moines R	Humboldt	HBTI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

E Fk Des Moines R	Algona	AGNI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
E Fk Des Moines R	Dakota City	DAKI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Des Moines R	Fort Dodge	FODI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
Des Moines R	Stratford	STRI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
Des Moines R	DSM 2nd Ave	DMOI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
Des Moines R	DSM SE 6th St	DESI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
Des Moines R	Eddyville	EDYI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
Des Moines R	Ottumwa	OTMI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Boone R	Webster City	WBCI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Beaver Cr	Grimes	GRMI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

N Raccoon R	Jefferson	EFWI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
N Raccoon R	Perry	PROI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

S Raccoon R	Redfield	REDI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Raccoon R	Van Meter	VNMI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
Raccoon R	DSM Hwy 28	DMWI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
Raccoon R	DSM Fleur Dr	DEMI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

North R	Norwalk	NRWI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Middle R	Indianola	IDNI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

South R	Ackworth	AKWI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Cedar Cr	Bussey	BSSI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

E Nishnabotna R	Atlantic	ATCI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

E Fk 102 R	Bedford	BDFI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Thompson R	Davis City	DVSI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Chariton R	Chariton	CHTI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
Chariton R	Moulton	MOLI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

S Fk Chariton R	Promise City	PRMI4	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

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USGS Data

USGS WaterAlert service This service sends e-mail or text messages when certain parameters measured by a USGS data-collection station exceed user-definable thresholds.

	Note: click on a given location's dot in the below state maps to bring up an additional window with tabbed information for that site, including NWS river forecasts. You must click on the text links for the below maps, not on the maps themselves. Clicking on the maps themselves will only bring up a static map image.

National stream flow percentiles (daily)	Iowa stream flow percentiles (daily)



National stream flow percentiles (14-day average)	Iowa stream flow percentiles (14-day average)


National stream flow percentiles (14-day average--by Hydrologic Unit)	Iowa stream flow percentiles (14-day average--by Hydrologic Unit)



National stream flow percentiles (loop)

National flood & high flow conditions (daily)	Iowa flood & high flow conditions (daily)



National low flow conditions (daily)	Iowa low flow conditions (daily)



Iowa stream flow percentiles (time series)	Iowa stream flow percentiles (average index)


	Stream flow index key 1 = record low 2 = much below normal 3 = below normal 4 = normal 5 = above normal 6 = much above normal 7 = record high

Stream flow percentiles (table of daily values) Iowa Table Explanation Local spreadsheet of values

Stream flow duration hydrographs Iowa

Stream flow measurements Measurements search (Iowa) List of USGS station ID#s Measurements (DESI4 / #05485500) Place USGS station ID# into the URL

USGS threatened stream gages

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QPF

	HPC QPF NCRFC QPF MBRFC QPF HPC probabilistic QPF NAEFS probabilistic QPF

	MBRFC QPF vs. QPE

	QPF ensemble hydrographs

	HPC QPF confidence interval QPFs for River Forecast Center ensemble forecasts

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QPE

	NCRFC	MBRFC

	Gage QPE
National daily QPE analysis (#1) National daily QPE analysis (#2) National hourly QPE analysis
	Last 5 days of observed gage precipitation

	Other links: Hourly automated multi-sensor QPE

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Precip % of Normal

HPRCC	Past 7 days--IA	Past 14 days--IA	Past 30 days--IA	Past 60 days--IA


	Past 90 days--IA	Past 6 months--IA	Past 12 months--IA	Past 24 months--IA



	Past 7 days--US	Past 14 days--US	Past 30 days--US	Past 60 days--US


	Past 90 days--US	Past 6 months--US	Past 12 months--US	Past 24 months--US

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Soil Moisture

CPC	Anomaly	Percentile	Trends	CPC-USDA NASS


Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model	Percentile	Trends (1 week)	Trends (2 weeks)	Trends (1 month)


North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS)	Ensemble mean	NOAH	NASA	OHD SAC


Iowa State University / Iowa Environmental Mesonet (WEPP)	Volumetric soil water

Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX)

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Drought

Drought.gov (drought portal)	Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC)--drought page

Iowa Drought information (Iowa USGS)

Drought Monitor	U.S. Drought Monitor	Midwest Drought Monitor	Iowa Drought Monitor


Drought Monitor category changes for selected time periods

Drought Impact Reporter

Seasonal drought outlooks	CPC


Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI)	1-month	2-month	3-month


Palmer Indices	Palmer Z-Index	Palmer Drought (short-term) Index	Palmer Hydrologic (long-term) Drought Index


National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)	Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI)


Precip needed	Estimated precip needed to bring Palmer Drought Index to -0.5

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Snow & Snowpack

NOHRSC	Element	Upper Mississippi R basin	Iowa	DMX HSA	Missouri River basin
	Snow depth (SD)--modeled	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
	Snow depth (SD)--observed past 24 hrs	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

	Snow depth vs. normal	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

	Snow water equivalent (SWE)--modeled	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_
	Snow water equivalent (SWE)--observed past 24 hrs	_X_	_X_	_X_	_X_

Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model	SWE percentiles	SWE percentile trends (1 week)	SWE percentile trends (2 weeks)	SWE percentile trends (1 month)

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Ground Frost

	NCRFC	MBRFC

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