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Flood Potential Outlook
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1010 AM CDT SUN MAY 5 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...WINNEBAGO
RIVER...BEAVER CREEK...DES MOINES RIVER...CHARITON RIVER...

  AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...BLACK HAWK...BREMER...
  BUTLER...CERRO GORDO...FLOYD...LUCAS...MARSHALL...POLK...WAYNE...
  WORTH

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 .

IAC127-061510-
1010 AM CDT SUN MAY 5 2013

OUTLOOK INFORMATION FOR
  THE IOWA RIVER AT MARSHALLTOWN...OR FROM MINERVA CREEK NEAR
  ALBION...TO TIMBER CREEK NEAR LE GRAND.
* AT  9:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET...OR 2.4 FEET BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 16.7 FEET EARLY SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT  16.5 FEET...THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PRIMARY CONCRETE
  SUPPORT SPAN OF IOWA 14 IS AFFECTED.

&&

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

$$

IAC013-061510-
1010 AM CDT SUN MAY 5 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  9:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET...OR 3.9 FEET BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 11.6 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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

$$

IAC013-017-023-061510-
1010 AM CDT SUN MAY 5 2013

OUTLOOK INFORMATION FOR
  THE WEST FORK CEDAR RIVER AT FINCHFORD...OR FROM MCCLURE CREEK...TO
  THE SHELL ROCK RIVER.
* AT  9:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET...OR 6.7 FEET BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST 12.9 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT  12.0 FEET...SOME LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS.

&&

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

$$

IAC013-017-023-061510-
1010 AM CDT SUN MAY 5 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 SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET...OR 3.0 FEET BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.5 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 11.4 FEET MONDAY MORNING.

&&

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

$$

IAC033-067-195-061510-
1010 AM CDT SUN MAY 5 2013

OUTLOOK INFORMATION FOR
  THE WINNEBAGO RIVER AT MASON CITY...OR FROM BEAVER CREEK NEAR
  FERTILE...TO THE SHELL ROCK RIVER NEAR ROCKFORD.
* AT  9:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET...OR 3.6 FEET BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 6.7 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

LAT...LON 4314 9302 4301 9302 4328 9350 4329 9328

$$

IAC013-023-061510-
1010 AM CDT SUN MAY 5 2013

OUTLOOK INFORMATION FOR
  THE BEAVER CREEK AT NEW HARTFORD...OR FROM JOHNSON CREEK NEAR
  PARKERSBURG...TO THE CEDAR RIVER.
* AT  9:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET...OR 3.1 FEET BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 9.8 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT.

&&

LAT...LON 4256 9249 4261 9250 4263 9202 4256 9203

$$

IAC153-061510-
1010 AM CDT SUN MAY 5 2013

OUTLOOK INFORMATION FOR
  THE DES MOINES RIVER AT DES MOINES SE 6TH ST...OR FROM BELOW THE
  CENTER STREET DAM...TO RUNNELLS.
* AT  9:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.8 FEET...OR 5.2 FEET BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 22.3 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT  20.5 FEET...THE STORM VALVE IS CLOSED AT SOUTHEAST 6TH
  STREET AND DUNHAM.

&&

LAT...LON 4159 9356 4159 9366 4154 9356 4145 9333 4152 9333

$$

IAC117-185-061510-
1010 AM CDT SUN MAY 5 2013

OUTLOOK INFORMATION FOR
  THE CHARITON RIVER NEAR CHARITON...OR FROM WOLF CREEK...TO RATHBUN
  RESERVOIR.
* AT  9:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET...OR 2.1 FEET BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.5 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST NOW AND WILL CONTINUE TO DROP.
* IMPACT...AT  16.0 FEET...ABOUT 5000 ACRES FLOOD.

&&

LAT...LON 4100 9331 4099 9310 4090 9310 4090 9331

$$
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
