Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
735 WGUS43 KDMX 022126 FLWDMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 426 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa... East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth and Humboldt Counties. 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 weather.gov/desmoines. && IAC091-109-030930- /O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0001.240503T1600Z-240507T0600Z/ /AGNI4.1.ER.240503T1600Z.240504T1200Z.240507T0000Z.NO/ 426 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...The East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, or from Buffalo Creek near Burt...to Lotts Creek near Livermore. * WHEN...From Friday morning to early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, US 169 south of Algona is threatened and some rural roads flood. At 18.0 feet, US 169 is threatened near Saint Joseph and may be overtopped south of Algona. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 15.8 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 17.7 feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday evening. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 4288 9415 4288 9425 4307 9428 4320 9422 4320 9414 $$ Jimenez