Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1236 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...

  West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt 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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IAC091-041745-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0002.240504T0536Z-240508T0600Z/
/HBTI4.1.ER.240504T0836Z.240505T1800Z.240508T0000Z.NO/
1236 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...The West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt, or from Joe
  Reasoner Dam...to the East Fork Des Moines River.

* WHEN...From early this morning to early Wednesday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.9 feet and rising.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early this morning to a crest of 10.4 feet early tomorrow
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4265 9416 4265 9424 4272 9428 4274 9423
      4272 9420


$$

Lee