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WGUS43 KDMX 211009
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
509 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

IAC081-109-189-212345-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hancock IA-Kossuth IA-Winnebago IA-
509 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of north central Iowa, including the following
  counties, Hancock, Kossuth and Winnebago.

* WHEN...Until 645 PM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 509 AM CDT, Local law enforcement reported water over
    several roads near Wesley and Algona due to thunderstorms.
    Flooding is already occurring. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain
    have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
    the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Algona, Forest City, Britt, Union Slogh, Eagle Lake, West
    Bend, Burt, Whittemore, Titonka, Wesley, Leland, Crystal
    Lake, Woden, Duncan, Miller, Hayfield, St. Benedict,
    Irvington, Sexton and Hutchins.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 4332 9404 4336 9354 4309 9363 4301 9397
      4291 9442 4291 9444 4318 9444 4330 9404


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Dodson