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Flood Warning issued May 23 at 3:19AM CDT until May 27 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...Iowa River at Marshalltown affecting Marshall County.Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 affecting Tama County.Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County.Cedar River at Waterloo affecting Black Hawk County.Beaver Creek at New Hartford affecting Butler and Black HawkCounties.Black Hawk Creek at Hudson affecting Black Hawk County.Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St affecting Polk County.Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Humboldt andKossuth Counties.Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding isforecast. This approaches the flood of record.* WHERE...The Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49, or from Timber Creeknear Le Grand...to Salt Creek near Belle Plaine.* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Water affects Hwy E49 between D Ave and EAve.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 2:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 13.6 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.9feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stageSunday evening.- Flood stage is 12.5 feet.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.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.For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer toweather.gov/desmoines/water.

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