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Flood Warning issued June 23 at 11:52AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity andincreased in duration for the following rivers in Iowa...Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Boone, Hamilton andWebster Counties..River forecasts have recently been updated. Record flooding isforecast along portions of the West Fork Des Moines River. Varyingdegrees of flood severity are forecast along portions of otherstreams.* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.* WHERE...The Des Moines River near Stratford, or from the BooneRiver to near the City of Boone.* WHEN...From late tonight until further notice.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 11:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 16.4 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stagejust after midnight tonight and continue rising to a crest of26.0 feet Thursday morning.- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer toweather.gov/desmoines/water.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecastprecipitation over the next 24 hours.

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