Flood Statement Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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WGUS83 KDMX 252023
FLSDMX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
323 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING
RIVERS IN IOWA...CEDAR RIVER...
AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...BLACK HAWK
RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES .
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IAC013-262023-
/O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130527T0900Z/
/CEDI4.3.ER.130521T1440Z.130523T0330Z.130526T0900Z.NO/
323 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CEDAR RIVER AT CEDAR FALLS...OR FROM THE WEST FORK CEDAR
RIVER...TO THE CEDAR FALLS-WATERLOO CITY LIMITS.
* UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 2:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 88.4 FEET...OR 0.4 FEET ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 88.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FORECAST...GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 88.5 FEET...WATER COVERS THE BIKE PATH AT GEORGE WYTH
PARK.
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LAT...LON 4255 9255 4264 9255 4264 9233 4255 9236
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