Waarschuwingen

Flood Warning issued June 24 at 11:07AM CDT until June 26 at 2:48PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County.Cedar River at Janesville affecting Butler, Bremer and Black HawkCounties.Cedar River at Waterloo affecting Black Hawk County.Winnebago River at Mason City affecting Floyd, Worth and CerroGordo Counties.Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Butler, Bremer and BlackHawk Counties.East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City affecting HumboldtCounty.East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth andHumboldt Counties....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Hamilton, Boone andWebster Counties.Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County.West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg affecting Pocahontas andPalo Alto Counties.West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County..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...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...The Cedar River at Janesville, or from Quarter Section Runto the West Fork Cedar River.* WHEN...From this evening to early Wednesday afternoon.* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Water threatens areas of Janesville southof 8th St.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 9.6 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stagelate this evening to a crest of 14.3 feet early tomorrowafternoon. It will then fall below flood stage earlyWednesday morning.- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize thedangers of flooding.For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer toweather.gov/desmoines/water.River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecastprecipitation over the next 24 hours.

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