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WGUS43 KDMX 221535
FLWDMX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1035 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Iowa...

  East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Humboldt and
  Kossuth Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast
precipitation over the next 24 hours.

For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.

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IAC091-109-230345-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-240525T2100Z/
/AGNI4.2.ER.240522T0336Z.240523T0600Z.240525T1500Z.NO/
1035 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...The East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, or from
  Buffalo Creek near Burt...to Lotts Creek near Livermore.

* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Water threatens US 169 near Saint Joseph
  and may affect it south of Algona.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 17.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.1
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage late Saturday morning.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.


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LAT...LON 4288 9415 4288 9425 4307 9428 4320 9422
      4320 9414


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