Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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WGUS43 KDMX 011437
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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.



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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.


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LAT...LON 4326 9483 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471


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Martin