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Flood Warning issued May 25 at 2:33AM CDT until May 29 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 affecting Tama County.Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County.Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St affecting Polk County.West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County.Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...The West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville, or from theIowa-Minnesota border...to near Wallingford.* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Mike Mickelson Park south of Iowa 9 isinundated.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 1:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 10.6 feet.- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage this morningto 9.6 feet this evening. It will then rise to 9.8 feet earlytomorrow afternoon. It will fall to 9.7 feet tomorrowevening. It will then rise to flood stage Tuesday evening. Itwill fall for the remainder of the period.- Flood stage is 10.0 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.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecastprecipitation over the next 24 hours.

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