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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
336 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

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

  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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IAC091-109-032045-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0001.240503T1000Z-240507T0600Z/
/AGNI4.1.ER.240503T1032Z.240504T1200Z.240507T0000Z.NO/
336 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

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

* WHAT...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 Tuesday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.8 feet and rising.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early this morning to a crest of 17.7 feet tomorrow morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage Monday 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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Lee