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WGUS83 KDMX 171719
FLSDMX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1219 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2018
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER...
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...EMMET
.RAINFALL AND RUNOFF FROM EARLY OCTOBER RAINFALLS CONTINUE TO KEEP THE RIVER AT ELEVATED LEVELS.
RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION, AS WELL AS EXPECTED
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DUE TO THE SLOWLY RECEDING RIVER FLOOD CONDITIONS, THE WARNING WILL BE UPDATED EVERY MONDAY OR AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA, TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE. TURN AROUND, DO NOT DROWN.
MORE INFORMATION--INCLUDING IMPACT STATEMENTS AND CREST
HISTORIES--IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES.
CLICK ON THE RIVERS AND LAKES LINK.
IAC063-241200-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-181024T1200Z/
/ESVI4.1.ER.181010T1751Z.181018T0600Z.181023T1200Z.NO/
1219 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2018
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE, OR FROM THE
IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET, OR 1.4 FEET ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FORECAST...RISE TO 9.5 FEET, OR 1.5 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE, AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THEN BEGIN FALLING AND GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET, MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS.
NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER FROM THE
RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF VALLEY DRIVE.
LAT...LON 4326 9483 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471
4326 9483
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