Waarschuwingen

Flood Warning issued June 25 at 3:32PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...Winnebago River at Mason City affecting Floyd, Worth and CerroGordo Counties....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...Cedar River at Waterloo affecting Black Hawk County.Cedar River at Janesville affecting Butler, Black Hawk and BremerCounties.Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County.Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Butler, Black Hawk andBremer Counties.Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Webster, Boone andHamilton 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 Palo Alto andPocahontas Counties.West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County.East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City affecting HumboldtCounty.East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth andHumboldt Counties.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.* WHERE...The Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, or from the municipalpower dam to Lehigh.* WHEN...Until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the railroadtrestle approach.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 2:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.2 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.4feet early Thursday morning.- Flood stage is 10.5 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of18.5 feet on 04/08/1965.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.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.

National Weather Service