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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
758 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

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

  West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County.

  East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth and
  Humboldt 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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IAC091-109-041300-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240508T0900Z/
/AGNI4.1.ER.240503T1100Z.240505T0000Z.240508T0300Z.NO/
758 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...The East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, or from
  Buffalo Creek near Burt...to Lotts Creek near Livermore.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, US 169 is threatened near Saint Joseph and
  may be overtopped south of Algona.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 17.3 feet and falling.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:15 PM CDT Friday was 17.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.7
    feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    late Tuesday evening.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4288 9415 4288 9425 4307 9428 4320 9422
      4320 9414


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IAC091-041300-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0002.240504T1800Z-240508T0600Z/
/HBTI4.1.ER.240504T1800Z.240505T1800Z.240508T0000Z.NO/
758 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON 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 Saturday afternoon to early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, water impacts some homes along Country
  Club Dr.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 9.5 feet and rising.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 10.4 feet early Sunday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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


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