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WGUS83 KDMX 031449
FLSDMX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
949 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

...The Flood Warning continues 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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IAC063-040300-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-240606T1800Z/
/ESVI4.1.ER.240601T1848Z.240604T0600Z.240606T0600Z.NO/
949 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* 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 early Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Extensive lowland flooding occurs
  particularly over the parkland areas near the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 9.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this afternoon to a crest of 10.2 feet just after
    midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early
    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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