Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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535 WGUS43 KDMX 011437 FLWDMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 937 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 ...The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa... West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County. 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. && IAC063-020245- /O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0027.240601T1708Z-240607T0000Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.240601T1708Z.240602T0000Z.240606T1200Z.NO/ 937 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...The West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville, or from the Iowa-Minnesota border to near Wallingford. * WHEN...Until Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Mike Mickelson Park south of Iowa 9 is inundated. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 10.6 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. && LAT...LON 4326 9483 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 $$ Martin