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WGUS83 KDMX 201545
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1045 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED 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 .

&&

IAC013-211545-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0011.130521T1251Z-130526T1244Z/
/CEDI4.2.ER.130521T1251Z.130523T0600Z.130525T1244Z.NO/
1045 AM 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  9:45 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 86.6 FEET...OR 1.4 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
  92.7 FEET...OR 4.7 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT  92.7 FEET...WATER COVERS BIG WOODS ROAD NORTH OF
  DUNKERTON ROAD. WATER COVERS FORD ROAD SOUTH OF FITKIN ROAD.

&&

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

$$

IAC013-211545-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0012.130522T0636Z-130525T1434Z/
/ALOI4.1.ER.130522T0636Z.130523T0600Z.130524T1434Z.NO/
1045 AM 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 10:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET...OR 3.7 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 15.5 FEET...OR 2.5 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

$$