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WGUS43 KDMX 180522
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1222 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 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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IAC063-181730-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0030.240618T0522Z-240619T0300Z/
/ESVI4.1.ER.240618T0055Z.240618T0400Z.240618T1500Z.NO/
1222 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO LATE THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...The West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville, or from the
  Iowa-Minnesota border to near Wallingford.

* WHEN...From early this morning to late this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 10.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage late this
    morning to 9.6 feet this evening. It will then rise to 9.9
    feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will fall to 9.4 feet early
    Friday morning. It will then rise to 9.8 feet Monday morning.
    It will fall again and remain below flood stage.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.


&&

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


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