Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1033 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...FORECAST FLOODING SEVERITY HAS INCREASED FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...CEDAR RIVER...

  AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...BLACK HAWK

RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.

MORE INFORMATION IS AT  WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES .

&&

IAC013-231533-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130525T2200Z/
/CEDI4.3.ER.130521T1440Z.130523T0000Z.130524T2200Z.NO/
1033 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CEDAR RIVER AT CEDAR FALLS...OR FROM THE WEST FORK CEDAR
  RIVER...TO THE CEDAR FALLS-WATERLOO CITY LIMITS.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT  9:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 92.5 FEET...OR 4.5 FEET ABOVE
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 88.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE TO 93.5 FEET...OR 5.5 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...THIS
  EVENING. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT  93.3 FEET...WATER COVERS COTTAGE ROW ROAD SOUTH OF
  CENTER STREET. WATER ALSO CROSSES BIG WOODS ROAD AT LARK LANE.

&&

LAT...LON 4255 9255 4264 9255 4264 9233 4255 9236

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