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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1118 AM CDT Sat May 4 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...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts on the
Internet refer to https://water.noaa.gov.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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IAC187-050430-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0003.240505T0600Z-240508T0000Z/
/FODI4.1.ER.240505T0600Z.240506T0000Z.240507T1800Z.NO/
1118 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TUESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From late tonight to Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, water affects roads to residences in Fort
  Dodge along the river and limits access to some subdivisions. At
  11.0 feet, water affects lowland areas near the river and
  threatens residences along the river in Fort Dodge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.7 feet and rising.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 10.9 feet tomorrow
    evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 10.5 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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


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