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Flood Warning issued June 22 at 10:17PM CDT until June 30 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Webster, Hamilton andBoone Counties....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Humboldt andKossuth Counties.East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City affecting HumboldtCounty.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..Record or near record flooding is anticipated along the West ForkDes Moines River at Estherville, Emmetsburg, and Humboldt.* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding isforecast.* WHERE...The East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, or fromBuffalo Creek near Burt to Lotts Creek near Livermore.* WHEN...Until Sunday, June 30.* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Water affects portions of US 18. Waterenters the parking lot of the shopping center north of US 18 andwest of the river.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 20.1 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.8feet early Monday morning. It will then fall below floodstage Saturday, June 29.- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer toweather.gov/desmoines/water.Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize thedangers of flooding.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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