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Flood Potential Outlook
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1033 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FOR POTENTIAL RIVER FLOODING...FOR ALL OR
PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...IOWA RIVER...CEDAR
RIVER...WEST FORK CEDAR RIVER...SHELL ROCK RIVER...

  AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...BLACK HAWK...BREMER...
  BUTLER...MARSHALL

THIS HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK IS BASED ON BOTH OBSERVED AND FORECAST
PRECIPITATION. THE RIVERS MAY RESPOND DIFFERENTLY THAN INDICATED...
IF ACTUAL PRECIPITATION IS GREATER OR LESS THAN EXPECTED.

LATER STATEMENTS...POSSIBLY WARNINGS...WILL BE ISSUED AS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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

IAC127-051533-
1033 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013

OUTLOOK INFORMATION FOR
  THE IOWA RIVER AT MARSHALLTOWN...OR FROM MINERVA CREEK NEAR
  ALBION...TO TIMBER CREEK NEAR LE GRAND.
* AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET...OR 5.4 FEET BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 14.3 FEET MONDAY
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT  14.0 FEET...THERE IS LOWLAND FLOODING NORTH OF TOWN
  NEAR IOWA 14.

&&

LAT...LON 4221 9314 4203 9304 4298 9277 4205 9277 4221 9300

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IAC013-017-023-051533-
1033 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013

OUTLOOK INFORMATION FOR
  THE CEDAR RIVER AT JANESVILLE...OR FROM QUARTER SECTION RUN...TO
  THE WEST FORK CEDAR RIVER.
* AT  9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.0 FEET...OR 9.0 FEET BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 10.0 FEET
  TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

LAT...LON 4261 9236 4269 9230 4269 9249 4262 9249 4260 9249

$$

IAC013-051533-
1033 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013

OUTLOOK INFORMATION FOR
  THE CEDAR RIVER AT WATERLOO...OR FROM THE WATERLOO-CEDAR FALLS CITY
  LIMITS...TO SPRING CREEK NEAR LA PORTE CITY.
* AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET...OR 4.7 FEET BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 12.4 FEET
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT  10.0 FEET...STORM SEWERS ARE CLOSED BEHIND THE CATTLE
  CONGRESS.

&&

LAT...LON 4255 9252 4230 9222 4230 9207 4238 9207 4255 9236

$$

IAC013-017-023-051533-
1033 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013

OUTLOOK INFORMATION FOR
  THE WEST FORK CEDAR RIVER AT FINCHFORD...OR FROM MCCLURE CREEK...TO
  THE SHELL ROCK RIVER.
* AT  9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET...OR 8.0 FEET BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 13.9 FEET TUESDAY
  NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT  14.0 FEET...WATER BACKS UP IN NEARBY BASEMENTS.

&&

LAT...LON 4276 9271 4264 9257 4264 9248 4260 9249 4262 9277

$$

IAC013-017-023-051533-
1033 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013

OUTLOOK INFORMATION FOR
  THE SHELL ROCK RIVER AT SHELL ROCK...OR FROM FLOOD CREEK NEAR
  CLARKSVILLE...TO THE CEDAR RIVER.
* AT  9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET...OR 3.6 FEET BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.5 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 11.5 FEET
  MONDAY MORNING.

&&

LAT...LON 4291 9289 4264 9257 4264 9248 4269 9249 4291 9273

$$
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
