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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
753 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster 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.

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

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IAC187-221300-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0015.240522T2230Z-240526T0300Z/
/FODI4.1.ER.240522T2230Z.240524T0600Z.240525T2100Z.NO/
753 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE SATURDAY
EVENING...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...The Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, or from the municipal
  power dam...to Lehigh.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to late Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Water affects lowland areas near the river
  and threatens residences along the river in Fort Dodge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 8.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 11.3 feet early Friday
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 10.5 feet.


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LAT...LON 4242 9421 4265 9424 4265 9416 4232 9393
      4230 9405


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