Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
282 WGUS83 KDMX 030836 FLSDMX Flood Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 336 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024 ...The Flood Warning is extended 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 www.weather.gov. && IAC091-109-032045- /O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0001.240503T1000Z-240507T0600Z/ /AGNI4.1.ER.240503T1032Z.240504T1200Z.240507T0000Z.NO/ 336 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...Until early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, US 169 is threatened near Saint Joseph and may be overtopped south of Algona. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.8 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early this morning to a crest of 17.7 feet tomorrow 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 $$ Lee