Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
924 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Winnebago River at Mason City affecting Cerro Gordo, Worth and
  Floyd 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.

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IAC033-067-195-091430-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0006.240509T2100Z-240511T1500Z/
/MCWI4.1.ER.240509T2100Z.240510T1200Z.240511T0900Z.NO/
924 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...The Winnebago River at Mason City, or from Beaver Creek
  near Fertile...to the Shell Rock River near Rockford.

* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to late Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, widespread flooding occurs at city parks.
  Water reaches the underside of the 12th St NE bridge at the piers.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 8.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 10.4 feet Friday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.


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


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