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WGUS83 KDMX 210219
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
919 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...CEDAR RIVER...SHELL ROCK RIVER...

  AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...BLACK HAWK...BREMER...
  BUTLER

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 .

&&

IAC013-017-023-220219-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0013.130521T2000Z-130524T1342Z/
/JANI4.1.ER.130521T2000Z.130522T1200Z.130523T1342Z.NO/
919 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CEDAR RIVER AT JANESVILLE...OR FROM QUARTER SECTION RUN...TO
  THE WEST FORK CEDAR RIVER.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT  8:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET...OR 5.8 FEET BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE TO FLOOD STAGE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CONTINUE
  RISING TO 14.5 FEET...OR 1.5 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT  14.0 FEET...AREAS OF JANESVILLE SOUTH OF 8TH STREET
  ARE THREATENED.

&&

LAT...LON 4261 9236 4269 9230 4269 9249 4262 9249 4260 9249

$$

IAC013-220219-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0011.130521T1330Z-130526T1251Z/
/CEDI4.2.ER.130521T1330Z.130523T0600Z.130525T1251Z.NO/
919 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY 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 SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT  8:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 86.9 FEET...OR 1.1 FEET BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 88.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE TO FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING. CONTINUE RISING TO
  92.3 FEET...OR 4.3 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT  92.2 FEET...WATER IS IN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF GATEWAY
  PARK.

&&

LAT...LON 4255 9255 4264 9255 4264 9233 4255 9236

$$

IAC013-220219-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0012.130522T0640Z-130525T1500Z/
/ALOI4.1.ER.130522T0640Z.130523T0600Z.130524T1500Z.NO/
919 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CEDAR RIVER AT WATERLOO...OR FROM THE WATERLOO-CEDAR FALLS CITY
  LIMITS...TO SPRING CREEK NEAR LA PORTE CITY.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT  9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET...OR 3.3 FEET BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE TO FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. CONTINUE
  RISING TO 15.0 FEET...OR 2.0 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT  13.0 FEET...MANY STORM SEWERS ARE CLOSED ALONG BLACK
  HAWK CREEK AND THE CEDAR RIVER. THE FLETCHER AVENUE LEVEE GATES
  ARE CLOSED.

&&

LAT...LON 4255 9252 4230 9222 4230 9207 4238 9207 4255 9236

$$

IAC013-017-023-220219-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0014.130521T1800Z-130522T1800Z/
/SHRI4.1.ER.130521T1800Z.130521T1800Z.130521T1800Z.NO/
919 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SHELL ROCK RIVER AT SHELL ROCK...OR FROM FLOOD CREEK NEAR
  CLARKSVILLE...TO THE CEDAR RIVER.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  8:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET...OR 2.0 FEET BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.5 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE TO FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT  13.5 FEET...EAST WASHINGTON STREET IS CLOSED.

&&

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

$$